Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed’s Evans says he’s ‘optimistic’ about recovery
(Reuters) - As more people get vaccinated and coronavirus infections come down, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans on Wednesday said he is optimistic about the economic outlook and e...
Mar 03, 2021
Belgium’s largest vaccine centre swamped with demand after technical issues
By Yves Herman BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's biggest COVID-19 vaccination centre was overwhelmed on Wednesday by hundreds of Belgians queuing to get inoculated, after computer problems when the centr...
Mar 03, 2021
Nigerian soldiers open fire as kidnapped schoolgirls returned to families: Reuters witnesses
JANGEBE, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian soldiers opened fire in the town of Jangebe as 279 schoolgirls who had been kidnapped in northwest Nigeria were being returned to their families on Wednesday, a d...
Mar 03, 2021
Navalny emerges in jail in Russia’s Vladimir region, meets lawyers
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is sharing a quarantine cell in central Russia, allies said on Wednesday, revealing his location for the first time since he was moved from jail in Mos...
Mar 03, 2021
Rising yields still ‘a world away’ from impacting sovereign ratings – S&P Global
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The recent jump in global bond market borrowing costs is still a world away from impacting most countries' credit ratings S&P Global has said. The rise in benchmark U....
Mar 03, 2021
Democrat Katie Porter says to target Big Oil in new role as natural resources chair
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Katie Porter, who has earned a reputation for grilling bank and drug company executives during Congressional hearings,...
Mar 03, 2021
Czechs and Slovaks to get 100,000 extra vaccines each from EU partners
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic and Slovakia, both under severe pressure from the coronavirus pandemic, will each receive an extra 100,000 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine from their European Un...
Mar 03, 2021
Low corporation tax not the best way to attract investment, UK’s Sunak says
LONDON (Reuters) - Low corporation tax rates might not be the best way to attract capital investment, British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday after announcing the country's first hike t...
Mar 03, 2021
EU countries approve green transition fund, look to challenges ahead
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union officials on Wednesday formally approved the bloc's multi billion euro fund that is to help wean countries off fossil fuels by shielding vulnerable c...
Mar 03, 2021
New media outlets expanding in Turkey, still face online hurdles – report
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Newer media outlets in Turkey are reaching a wider audience but the practices of big tech gate keepers such as Google and Facebook are slowing their efforts to catch up with mains...
Mar 03, 2021
