Author Archives: Syndicated Content
American Kenin named WTA Player of the Year
(Reuters) - American Sofia Kenin has been named WTA Player of the Year after winning her maiden Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open. Kenin defeated World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty in the semi-f...
Dec 08, 2020
Citi names first woman boss for its MENA business
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc named Elissar Farah Antonios as the new head of its Middle East and North Africa operation, making her the first woman to lead the fastest growing region in the bank's emergi...
Dec 08, 2020
Kenya signs trade deal with Britain to avoid post-Brexit disruption
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya signed a trade agreement with Britain on Tuesday to ensure the uninterrupted flow of goods between the two nations once Britain transitions out of European Union trading arra...
Dec 08, 2020
Pfizer CEO confident of getting U.S. advisory panel nod for COVID-19 vaccine
ZURICH (Reuters) - Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a "very intense" meeting with a U.S. vaccine advisory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts...
Dec 08, 2020
Texas asks U.S. Supreme Court to help Trump upend election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Texas, aiming to help President Donald Trump upend the results of the U.S. election, said on Tuesday it has filed suit against the states of Georgia, Michigan, Penn...
Dec 08, 2020
Putin signs law allowing Russian legislation to trump international treaties
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Tuesday allowing Russia's national legislation precedence over international treaties and rulings from international bodies in cases when th...
Dec 08, 2020
Billionaire Ratcliffe’s Ineos drops Wales for France to build new car
LONDON (Reuters) - Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos will build its first car in France after buying a site from Daimler, ditching plans to build a factory in Wales to manufacture an off-roader which ...
Dec 08, 2020
U.S. third-quarter productivity pared; unit labor costs revised up
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. worker productivity increased strongly in the third quarter, though the pace of growth was likely overstated as the sharp rebound in output from the COVID...
Dec 08, 2020
UAE official lauds efforts to strengthen Gulf unity
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates appreciates efforts by Kuwait and the United States to strengthen Gulf Arab unity, a senior Emirati official said on Tuesday in a reference to a row with Qat...
Dec 08, 2020
AstraZeneca partners with Halix to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine in Netherlands
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca has signed an agreement with Halix B.V. for manufacturing the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the British drugmaker and the University of Oxford, the Netherlands-based biop...
Dec 08, 2020
