Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WHO reform needed in wake of pandemic, public health experts say
By Kate Kelland and Josephine Mason LONDON (Reuters) - The role and remit of the World Health Organization (WHO) should be examined in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and reforms will likely be nee...
Jan 13, 2021
Progress stalls in Afghan peace talks as sides await Biden
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Charlotte Greenfield KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan peace talks that resumed four days ago are effectively on hold, sources from both sides said on Wednesday, as negotiators wait f...
Jan 13, 2021
Volkswagen cuts production further over semiconductor shortage
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Volkswagen said on Wednesday it would further cut car production at its main plant in northern Germany due to a shortage of semiconductors that has hit the industry worldwide. Staf...
Jan 13, 2021
BlackRock co-founder Barbara Novick to retire
(Reuters) - Asset manager BlackRock Inc said in a memo on Wednesday that co-founder Barbara Novick will retire from her role as vice chairman next month. Novick was set to leave the firm last year but...
Jan 13, 2021
Human Rights Watch slams China’s ‘appalling year’ of violations
(Reuters) - China had an "appalling year" for human rights in 2020, a leading advocacy group said on Wednesday, with a crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong, repression of Muslim Uighurs and the silencing...
Jan 13, 2021
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he was right to question Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday he was right to criticize the credibility of a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech that posted disappointin...
Jan 13, 2021
Citi appoints Shahmir Khaliq as head of Treasury and Trade Solutions
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc on Wednesday named Shahmir Khaliq as its head of Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) effective immediately, according to a memo sent to Reuters by a company spokesperson. Khal...
Jan 13, 2021
Italy’s government close to collapse ahead of Renzi news conference
By Gavin Jones and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government was hanging by a thread on Wednesday ahead of a news conference by former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi who has threatened to pull hi...
Jan 13, 2021
U.S. House begins debating impeachment of Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday began debating legislation to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time of his presidency. The House is set to first hold...
Jan 13, 2021
Major U.S. insurers suspend political donations for next few months
(Reuters) - Major U.S. insurers on Wednesday decided to suspend contributions to political campaigns for the next few months, following last week's violence at the U.S. Capitol and challenge to Presid...
Jan 13, 2021
