Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump aide Meadows urges FDA’s Hahn to approve vaccine by Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urged U.S. Food and Drug Administration head Stephen Hahn to authorize Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine by Friday and quipped that he should...
Dec 11, 2020
U.S. Congress bans anonymous shell companies
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S Senate on Friday passed a bill overhauling anti-money laundering rules and banning anonymous shell companies, a victory for law enforcement and rights ...
Dec 11, 2020
Zambia’s finance minister expects economy to contract by at least 3% in 2020
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's economy is expected to contract by at least 3% in 2020, as manufacturing, retail and wholesale trade, tourism and the travel industry post negative growth rates, Finance Mi...
Dec 11, 2020
UK’s Prince William and family thank key workers at Christmas pantomime
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and wife Kate took their three young children to a special pantomime performance on Friday to meet and thank health workers, delivery drivers and volunteers...
Dec 11, 2020
Investors weigh blocked China companies as Sino-U.S. chill deepens
By Tom Westbrook, Andrew Galbraith and Ross Kerber SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI/BOSTON (Reuters) - Investors face uncertain rules and could miss out on promising opportunities after index makers cut some blocke...
Dec 11, 2020
U.S. Labor Department finalizes limits on pension-fund voting on corporate proxies
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday finalized a rule requiring pension funds to vote on shareholder proposals only when there is an economic reason, a chang...
Dec 11, 2020
Factbox-When and how electors in key contested states cast their votes for U.S. president
(Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden's journey to the White House is set to cross a key threshold on Monday when the U.S. Electoral College formally picks the winner of November's presidential election amid...
Dec 11, 2020
Gold hubs including UAE pledge support for crackdown on illegal trade
By Peter Hobson and Maha El Dahan LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - Eleven gold trading hubs including the United Arab Emirates have declared their support for an initiative by the world's most influential bul...
Dec 11, 2020
Reports former Vodafone CEO Colao among candidates for Ferrari top job groundless – source
ROME (Reuters) - Italian media reports citing the former chief executive of Vodafone Vittorio Colao as one of the candidates for the top job at Ferrari are groundless, a source close to Colao said on ...
Dec 11, 2020
With eye on ski season, Swiss canton mass-tests to catch symptom-free COVID cases
By John Miller ZUOZ, Switzerland (Reuters) - Residents of Zuoz, a Swiss mountain village, lined up on Friday for COVID-19 swabs, part of a new mass-testing programme the government hopes will identify...
Dec 11, 2020
