Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ethiopia says it has secured 9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines till April
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia has secured nine million doses of COVID-19 vaccines up until April and hopes to inoculate at least a fifth of its 110 million people by the end of the year, the health...
Feb 09, 2021
COVID virus could have been circulating elsewhere before Wuhan discovery – Chinese expert
WUHAN, China (Reuters) - The virus that causes COVID-19 could have been circulating in other regions before it was identified in the central Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of 2019, a top expert at C...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. safety board to meet on Kobe Bryant fatal helicopter crash
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) meets on Tuesday to determine the probable cause of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed retired NBA...
Feb 09, 2021
IOC says Tokyo 2020 chief Mori comments ‘absolutely inappropriate’
BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday that comments about women made by Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games chief Yoshiro Mori were "absolutely inappropriate". "The recent commen...
Feb 09, 2021
Short squeeze seen lifting S&P 500 further – Citi
(Reuters) - A squeeze of short positions looks set to drive a further rally in the S&P 500 index, Citi said, as hopes for big fiscal stimulus drove the U.S. equity benchmark to new record highs. Nearl...
Feb 09, 2021
Singapore Airlines defers $4 billion of spending on Airbus, Boeing planes
(Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd said on Tuesday it would defer over $4 billion of spending on Airbus SE and Boeing Co planes after reaching agreements with the aircraft manufacturers to delay deliv...
Feb 09, 2021
“Power in solidarity”: Myanmar protesters inspired by Hong Kong and Thailand
(Reuters) - Using one hand to photograph this moment in Myanmar's history, Myat gave a three-finger "Hunger Games" salute of defiance to authoritarian rule as she stood with tens of thousands of other...
Feb 09, 2021
Dollar struggles at 1-week lows as Bitcoin scales $48,000
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar struggled at a one-week low on Tuesday as traders grew wary about the prospects for the greenback against the backdrop of a large U.S. fiscal stimulu...
Feb 09, 2021
France was right to decide against new national lockdown – health minister
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - The COVID-19 situation in France is currently stable and the government was right to have decided against imposing a new national lockdown, Health Minister Olivi...
Feb 09, 2021
Navalny ally tells Russians to gather in courtyards for new anti-Kremlin protest on Sunday
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday announced plans for a new nationwide protest in support of the jailed politician, telling Russians to gather in residential court...
Feb 09, 2021
