Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Polish police keep protesters against abortion ruling away from parliament
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poles who planned to blockade parliament to protest against a judicial ruling that amounted to a near-total ban on abortion were kept away from the building by police on Wednesday, ...
Nov 18, 2020
Short-seller Muddy Waters takes aim at Chinese social media firm JOYY
(Reuters) - China's JOYY Inc shares dropped 20% on Wednesday after U.S. short-seller Muddy Waters accused the social media platform of being a "multibillion-dollar fraud" and decided to bet against th...
Nov 18, 2020
Pfizer – Phase 3 study indicates COVID-19 vaccine is 95% effective
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Wednesday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the results from a Phase 3 study indicate its COVID-19 vaccine may actually be 95 percent effective against the virus. ...
Nov 18, 2020
Pennsylvania high court to hear Trump challenge to thousands of votes
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court said on Wednesday it would take up an appeal by President Donald Trump's campaign challenging thousands of mail-in votes cast in Philadelphia tha...
Nov 18, 2020
Exclusive: Canada in talks to donate extra COVID-19 vaccine shots to poorer countries – sources
By David Ljunggren, Allison Martell and Stephanie Nebehay OTTAWA/GENEVA (Reuters) - Canada, which has reserved enough doses to vaccinate residents against COVID-19 several times over, is in talks with...
Nov 18, 2020
Saudi-led coalition destroys drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards kingdom: state TV
CAIRO - (Reuters) - The Saudi-Led coalition said on Wednesday that it destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen's Houthis towards the kingdom, according to state TV. The Saudis have accused...
Nov 18, 2020
Pfizer offers Brazil deal for millions of vaccine doses
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday it had offered to provide Brazil with millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in the first half of 2021, amid evidence the coronavirus is spreading mo...
Nov 18, 2020
Fed’s Barkin: ending emergency lending facilities poses risks
(Reuters) - Allowing the Federal Reserve's emergency lending programs to sunset on December 31 could pose risks to financial markets, especially given that the pandemic is intensifying, Richmond Feder...
Nov 18, 2020
New York transit agency to borrow a second time from Fed program
(Reuters) - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on Wednesday authorized borrowing up to $2.9 billion from a U.S. Federal Reserve loan program to aid its coronavirus-battered budget....
Nov 18, 2020
Explainer: What is happening with the Keystone XL oil pipeline?
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - TC Energy Corp says it is continuing to advance its Keystone XL (KXL) oil pipeline, the $9 billion project that would move oil from the province of Alberta...
Nov 18, 2020
