Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Battling for batteries: Two Korean companies court Washington
By David Shepardson and Ben Klayman WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - When U.S. President Joe Biden flies to Georgia Friday, he will land in the middle of an increasingly politicized battle between two S...
Mar 17, 2021
EU ‘should probably help Russia’ with Sputnik V vaccine, Commissioner says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Sputnik V is "probably a good vaccine" for COVID-19 and the European Union should probably help Russia with production of the jab, a member of the bloc's executive Commission said...
Mar 17, 2021
WHO statement on AstraZeneca shot expected ‘very soon’
GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Health Organization advisory group statement on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot is expected very soon, a WHO spokesman said on Wednesday. Global health experts have come under...
Mar 17, 2021
UK PM Johnson says he will get Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine very soon
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he would get the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot very soon, voicing his confidence in a vaccine that has been suspended in so...
Mar 17, 2021
Spain’s stock market supervisor expects record six IPOs in 2021
MADRID (Reuters) - The head of Spain's stock market supervisor said on Wednesday he expected around half a dozen companies to make their debuts on the Spanish market in 2021, which would set a record....
Mar 17, 2021
Canada annual inflation rate in February accelerates to 1.1%
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated to 1.1% in February, up from a year-over-year increase of 1.0% in January, on higher gas prices, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. Anal...
Mar 17, 2021
Merck’s marketing executive Michael Nally to step down
(Reuters) - Merck & Co said on Wednesday its Chief Marketing Officer Michael Nally will leave the company, the second top executive to do so after the drugmaker announced last month its Chief Executiv...
Mar 17, 2021
Canadian home prices gains accelerate in February
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian home prices accelerated in February, rising 0.5% from January with all 11 major markets rising on the year for the first time since 2018, data showed on Wednesday. The Tera...
Mar 17, 2021
Death toll in Malian army ambush rises to 33, defence ministry says
BAMAKO (Reuters) - The death toll from an ambush on a Malian army convoy in the north of the country has risen to 33, the defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. Fourteen soldiers were also...
Mar 17, 2021
Ukraine faces record COVID deaths, PM urges tighter restrictions
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine registered a record daily high of 289 coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, leading the prime minister to urge local authorities to impose stron...
Mar 17, 2021
