Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Financier Joseph Safra, Brazil’s richest man, dies at 82
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Joseph Safra, the Lebanese-Brazilian financier who has died aged 82, was Brazil's richest man and for many years the world's wealthiest banker. Safra helped run and expand his fa...
Dec 10, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan, at Nagorno-Karabakh parade, says Armenia needs new leaders
By Nailia Bagirova and Tuvan Gumrukcu BAKU/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday renewed a call for a change of leadership in Armenia, as he reviewed a military parade markin...
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims surge; inflation tame
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week as mounting new COVID-19 infections caused mo...
Dec 10, 2020
ECB gives euro zone another shot in the arm to fight pandemic
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank rolled out yet more stimulus measures on Thursday to lift the currency bloc out of a double-dip recession and pro...
Dec 10, 2020
S&P DJI removes Chinese firms from indexes after U.S. order
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices on Thursday became the second major index provider to remove some Chinese companies from its index products following a Trump administrat...
Dec 10, 2020
Africa disease control head calls on rich nations to share excess COVID-19 shots
By Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) - Countries that have ordered more COVID-19 vaccines than they need should consider distributing excess doses to Africa, the head of the continent's disease control ...
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. voices concern about Bangladesh’s plans to relocate Rohingya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday said it was concerned about plans by Bangladesh to relocate 1,642 Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island and carry out further relocations, callin...
Dec 10, 2020
Gilead to acquire German biotech firm MYR for about 1.15 billion euros
(Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc said on Thursday it will acquire German biotech company MYR GmbH for about 1.15 billion euros ($1.39 billion) in cash. The deal, which will also include a potential fut...
Dec 10, 2020
Biden to campaign for Georgia Democrats next week amid hot U.S. Senate races
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden next week will jump into the fiery U.S. Senate campaigns in Georgia, two contests that could help push his legislative agenda through Congress if ...
Dec 10, 2020
Fight climate change like we battle COVID-19, says Paris Accord’s chief negotiator
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - Laurent Fabius, the Frenchman who brought down the gavel to seal the Paris Accord on climate change five years ago, said he wished world powers had fought global ...
Dec 10, 2020
