Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dutch PM: Social curbs through holidays due to rising infections
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Social curbs in the Netherlands will be extended through the end-of-year holidays due to stubbornly high COVID-19 infection rates, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday...
Dec 08, 2020
Morocco says Covid-19 vaccine will be free to all citizens
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's King Mohammed VI ordered that all Moroccans should receive a coronavirus vaccine for free, the Royal palace said on Tuesday. Morocco plans to roll out China's Sinopharm vac...
Dec 08, 2020
Pfizer says could vaccinate a ‘couple of million’ Brazilians in first quarter
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The chief executive of Pfizer Brasil, Carlos Murillo, said on Tuesday that "a couple of million" Brazilians could receive the company's COVID-19 vaccine in the first quarter of 20...
Dec 08, 2020
Robo-adviser Betterment founder to step down as CEO
(Reuters) - Robo-adviser Betterment LLC said founder Jon Stein will step down as chief executive officer on Tuesday and will be replaced by former ViacomCBS Inc executive Sarah Levy. Stein, who launch...
Dec 08, 2020
Barclays names 84 new MDs; women constitute about 27%
(Reuters) - Barclays Plc on Tuesday promoted 84 employees to the role of managing directors in corporate and investment banking, of which about 27% were women. The bank said the appointments will be e...
Dec 08, 2020
Some of those involved in killing of Iranian nuclear scientist arrested, official says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Some of those involved in the assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist last month have been arrested, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, an adviser to the Iranian parliament speaker, sai...
Dec 08, 2020
Brazil to buy any COVID-19 vaccine approved by health regulator Anvisa: health ministry
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil will buy any COVID-19 vaccine deemed effective and approved by the country's health regulator Anvisa, the health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. In the statement, ...
Dec 08, 2020
Trump sought contacts with Venezuela early in his term, Maduro says
CARACAS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump sought contacts with Venezuelan officials early in his term, President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday, adding that he hopes to establish dialogue with U...
Dec 08, 2020
As U.S. companies push to get workers vaccinated, states disagree on who’s essential
By Tina Bellon and Richa Naidu NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their U.S. workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork...
Dec 08, 2020
U.S. Chamber of Commerce says more work needed to broaden U.S.-Ecuador trade protocol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday welcomed the signing of a protocol on trade rules and transparency by the United States and Ecuador, but said significant work remained t...
Dec 08, 2020
