Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Irish health service reports early positive signs in COVID-19 fight
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The head of the Irish health service said on Thursday there were early signs that the spread of COVID-19 was being curtailed by the country's lockdown, which began in late December ...
Jan 07, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine deliveries under COVAX could start this month – WHO
ZURICH (Reuters) - COVID-19 vaccine deliveries under the COVAX facility coordinated by the World Health Organization to support lower-income countries could start this month, WHO immunization director...
Jan 07, 2021
WHO reviewing COVID vaccines from China, AstraZeneca for emergency listing
ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is reviewing COVID-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca and Chinese developers for possible emergency listing, its top immunization and vaccination expert said...
Jan 07, 2021
Fed’s Harker says he doesn’t expect to taper bond purchases until late 2021, early 2022
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is unlikely to pare back the pace of its bond purchases in the near future, and may not make changes until the end of 2021 or early 2022, Philadelphia Fed Bank Presiden...
Jan 07, 2021
Mercedes wide screen display aims to outdo Tesla’s hallmark touchscreen
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Daimler AG's on Thursday unveiled a new "Hyperscreen" display that will cover almost the entire dashboard of its luxury Mercedes-Benz models, in a bid to outdo Tesla I...
Jan 07, 2021
Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine 78% effective in late-stage trial in Brazil -source
By Eduardo Simes SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech was 78% effective in a late-stage Brazilian trial, a person familiar with the study said on Thursday, movi...
Jan 07, 2021
Mexico president urges peaceful resolution to conflicts after mob raids U.S. Capitol
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president on Thursday said conflicts should be resolved peacefully in response to the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday by hundreds of supporters of U.S. Presi...
Jan 07, 2021
Turkish court accepts new indictment against former Kurdish leader – media
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish court accepted an indictment against jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas on Thursday, state media reported, rebuffing demands by the European Court of Human Righ...
Jan 07, 2021
Annual WEF meeting in Singapore moved back 12 days
ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum's annual gathering of political and business leaders will be held in Singapore from May 25-28, 12 days later than initially announced, the organisers said o...
Jan 07, 2021
BoE’s Hauser calls for new central bank tools to tackle market upheavals
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Financial markets are likely to be hit more often by the kind of upheaval unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic and central banks need new tools to deal with power...
Jan 07, 2021
