Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada’s first COVID-19 vaccinations set to start as soon as Monday
By Allison Lampert (Reuters) - Canada's first COVID-19 inoculations are set to begin as soon as Monday after some of the 30,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine arrived over the weekend, making Ca...
Dec 14, 2020
With eye on exchange rate, Panetta says ECB ready to do more
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is committed to lifting the euro zone out of its recession and can provide still more stimulus if needed to counter any drag, including from the firming...
Dec 14, 2020
PM declines to be questioned in Beirut blast probe, official source says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Hassan Diab, has declined to be questioned by a judge who charged him and three former ministers with negligence over the Beirut port blast, an o...
Dec 14, 2020
Former France coach Gerard Houllier dies at 73 – French media
PARIS (Reuters) - Former France manager Gerard Houllier, who also coached Olympique Lyonnais, Paris St Germain and Liverpool, has died, local media reported on Monday. RMC sport and sports daily L'Equ...
Dec 14, 2020
Spain expects to start COVID-19 vaccination as early as Jan 4 or 5
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain expects to start vaccinating people against the coronavirus as early as Jan. 4 or 5 if the European Medicines Agency gives the green light to a vaccine on Dec. 29, health mini...
Dec 14, 2020
Olympics – Surfing wants cut of Games’ revenues as permanent sport – president
By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS (Reuters) - Surfing should be eligible for a cut of Olympic Games revenues distributed by the International Olympic Committee, after being picked for the 2024 Paris Olympics...
Dec 14, 2020
Germany likely to be under lockdown until early next year -Merkel aide
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is unlikely to lift its coronavirus lockdown early next year, a top aide to Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday, signalling Europe's biggest economy will have to contend...
Dec 14, 2020
EU regulators okay 30-billion-euro Dutch scheme to cut greenhouse gas emissions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU competition regulators cleared on Monday a 30-billion-euro ($36.5 billion) Dutch scheme to support projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions, saying it would contribute to the...
Dec 14, 2020
Thai protesters to pause for now and return next year
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai protesters will take a break and return stronger next year, one protest leader said on Monday after months of demonstration...
Dec 14, 2020
Argentina’s economic scorecard after wild-ride first year
By Eliana Raszewski and Rodrigo Campos BUENOS AIRES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentina's Peronist government has had a wild ride in its first year of government: a sovereign default, mammoth debt restruct...
Dec 14, 2020
