Author Archives: Syndicated Content
In pandemic, Fed showed its muscle in markets still matters
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's response to the coronavirus pandemic began on Feb. 28 with a 44-word statement of faith in the economy from Chair Jerome Powell, an old-schoo...
Dec 29, 2020
Indiana mattress maker loses sleep over new COVID-related supply chain delays
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - Lauren Taylor's small mattress factory in northern Indiana has managed to survive during the coronavirus pandemic, with the help of a federal emergency loan and a surge o...
Dec 29, 2020
Health group CEPI to help fund Indian drugmaker’s COVID-19 vaccine
BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) will help fund the production of a COVID-19 vaccine by Indian drugmaker Biological E. Ltd, the global epidemic response...
Dec 29, 2020
Russia imposes travel ban on German officials in response to sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it had added senior German security and intelligence officials to its list of individuals barred from entering the country, in a tit-for-tat response to sanct...
Dec 29, 2020
Gaza militants fire rockets into the sea in first joint exercise
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - An array of Palestinian militant groups launched rockets into the Mediterranean Sea off the Gaza Strip on Tuesday at the start of what they called their first-eve...
Dec 29, 2020
China’s capital locks down part of district in coronavirus fight
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing sealed off 10 areas of its northeastern Shunyi district on Tuesday, the first lockdown in the Chinese capital since the last coronavirus outbreak in the months of June and ...
Dec 29, 2020
Turkey’s top court rules Kavala’s rights not violated -Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's top court on Tuesday ruled that high-profile philanthropist Osman Kavala's detention had not violated his right to liberty and security, state media said, after he spent mo...
Dec 29, 2020
American Airlines to restart U.S. commercial Boeing 737 MAX flights
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines is set to restart U.S. Boeing 737 MAX commercial flights on Tuesday, another milestone for the U.S. planemaker a...
Dec 29, 2020
Battle over $2,000 COVID-19 aid checks shifts to U.S. Senate
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unusual battle in Congress over President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 coronavirus aid checks for Americans shifts on Tuesday to the Senate, where Republi...
Dec 29, 2020
Iran starts human testing of first domestic COVID-19 vaccine
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran launched human trials of its first domestic COVID-19 vaccine candidate, state media reported on Tuesday, which Tehran says could help it defeat the pandemic despite U.S. sanctio...
Dec 29, 2020
