Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Don’t mix Sputnik vaccine with alcohol, says Russian official. Some recoil
By Polina Nikolskaya and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - A health official's warning that anyone getting vaccinated against COVID-19 with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine should give up alcohol for almost ...
Dec 09, 2020
‘We need help,’ says Stockholm healthcare chief as COVID fills intensive care wards
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The head of Stockholm's health service appealed to national authorities on Wednesday to send specialist nurses and other hospital staff as it struggles to cope with a second wave...
Dec 09, 2020
Biden agriculture pick to reassure farmers, disappoint activists
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for U.S. agriculture secretary, according to two sources familiar with the decision, a choic...
Dec 09, 2020
Portugal border service chief quits after fatal beating of Ukrainian traveller
By Catarina Demony and Victoria Waldersee LISBON (Reuters) - The head of Portugal's SEF border service resigned on Wednesday after months of backlash over the fatal beating of a Ukrainian man detained...
Dec 09, 2020
Bank of Canada keeps key rate at 0.25%, maintains QE policy
OTTAWA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada on Wednesday left its key interest rate unchanged at 0.25%, as expected, and said it would maintain its current policy of quantitative easing. The central ...
Dec 09, 2020
New York State Pension Fund to review energy sector investments
(Reuters) - The New York State Pension Fund will review its energy sector investments, including potential divestments, as it targets net zero carbon emissions by 2040, the New York State Comptroller ...
Dec 09, 2020
Starbucks names Mellody Hobson board chair
(Reuters) - Coffee chain Starbucks Corp on Wednesday named Vice Chair Mellody Hobson as head if its board, making her the only African American woman to chair a Fortune 500 company. She will replace M...
Dec 09, 2020
Saudi crown prince’s lawyer seeks dismissal of ex-spy chief case in U.S. court
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's lawyer has asked a U.S. court to dismiss a case filed by a former top-ranking Saudi intelligence official, claiming it has no juri...
Dec 09, 2020
P&G names Andre Schulten as CFO replacing Jon Moeller
(Reuters) - Procter and Gamble named Andre Schulten, currently senior vice president of its baby care unit in North America, as its new chief financial officer, replacing Jon Moeller. Moeller will ret...
Dec 09, 2020
Ethiopia shifts focus from war to economy, U.N. worries about Tigray
By Jackson Njehia and Stephanie Nebehay NAIROBI/GENEVA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's prime minister shifted his focus away from war on Wednesday, opening a cross-border highway to Kenya at the opposite end o...
Dec 09, 2020
