Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Which countries would benefit most from an IMF SDR increase
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Group of Seven finance ministers are expected on Friday to back a new allocation of the International Monetary Fund's own currency, or Special Drawing Rights, to help ...
Feb 12, 2021
Philippines’ Duterte tells U.S. ‘you have to pay’ if it wants to keep troop deal
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday the United States must pay if it wants to keep a two-decade-old troop deployment agreement with his country that is central to U....
Feb 12, 2021
French authority recommends single COVID-19 shot for those previously infected
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authority Haute Autorite de Sante recommended on Friday that only a single shot of COVID-19 vaccine should be administered to people who had been previously infected. T...
Feb 12, 2021
Vodafone Germany suspends China TV from cable after licence withdrawn
BERLIN (Reuters) - Vodafone Germany said it had suspended distribution of China's state-owned CGTN television on its cable services after authorities had withdrawn a licence for its distribution. The ...
Feb 12, 2021
Djokovic survives injury scare to beat Fritz
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic survived a major injury scare as he battled past American Taylor Fritz 7-6(1) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday. ...
Feb 12, 2021
Analysis: Pawz and UFOs: Thematic ETFs boom, drawing punters and concern
By Saikat Chatterjee and Thyagaraju Adinarayan LONDON (Reuters) - From cat food to cannabis, it's boom time for quirky ETFs offering the chance to punt on niche themes in fast-growth sectors, but thei...
Feb 12, 2021
Nigeria’s president approves set up of $2.6 billion infrastructure firm
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's president has approved the creation of a new company that will focus on infrastructure development, with a seed capital of 1 trillion naira ($2.63 billion), the head of sta...
Feb 12, 2021
UK Supreme Court to rule on worker rights case at Uber on Feb. 19
By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Supreme Court will announce a decision on Feb. 19 in a case regarding workers' rights at taxi app Uber that could have ramifications for millions of others...
Feb 12, 2021
Georgia prosecutor says Trump probe will look at intent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trump tried to influence the result of Georgia's 2020 presidential election suggested the former president knew what he was doing whe...
Feb 12, 2021
Exclusive: Pakistan approves Chinese CanSinobio COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use – health minister
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has approved China's CanSinoBio COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, Health Minister Faisal Sultan said on Friday. "Yes, Correct," Sultan texted Reuters after being asked...
Feb 12, 2021
