Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Supreme Court hears World War Two-era Jewish property claims
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lingering legacy of World War Two reached the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as the justices weighed two cases involving claims by Jews in Germany and Hunga...
Dec 07, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 281,253 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 14,636,914 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 174,387 from its previous count, and said that the numb...
Dec 07, 2020
Canada set to receive first doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine earlier than expected
By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will start receiving its first doses of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine before the end of December, sooner than expected, with millions mor...
Dec 07, 2020
Morgan Stanley takes some ‘chips off the table’ after emerging market surge
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley said on Monday it was taking "a few chips off the table" after a thundering rally in emerging markets over the last month. The bank...
Dec 07, 2020
Relief and no nerves for Briton set for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - A retired race relations official from northern England has spoken of his relief at being among the first people in Britain to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the roll-out w...
Dec 07, 2020
The Carlyle Group to buy Swiss watch industry supplier Acrotec
ZURICH (Reuters) - Global investment company The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy the Acrotec Group, which supplies the watch and medical technology industries, from Castik Capital for an undisclosed s...
Dec 07, 2020
Trump says his attorney Giuliani is doing well, does not have fever
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's hospitalized personal attorney Rudy Giuliani is doing well and does not have a temperature, the president said on Monday at the White House. Giulia...
Dec 07, 2020
Airbnb boosts IPO price range as it looks to raise $3.09 billion
(Reuters) - Airbnb Inc expects to raise up to $3.09 billion in a stock market launch later this week after boosting its price range, capping a stunning recovery in its fortunes after it was heavily da...
Dec 07, 2020
U.S. Congress heads to defense bill showdown with Trump over Big Tech
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Republican lawmaker said on Monday he hoped Congress would pass a $740 billion defense bill this week by a margin large enough to ward off Pre...
Dec 07, 2020
IOC bans Belarus president Lukashenko from Games
BERLIN (Reuters) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is banned from attending the Olympic Games as head of his country's National Olympic Committee (NOC) as part of provisional sanctions imposed ...
Dec 07, 2020
