Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Afghan leaders invited by Russia to meeting on struggling peace process
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan political leaders including former president Hamid Karzai are mulling whether to attend a meeting organised by Russia to jumpstart Afgh...
Mar 11, 2021
IMF urges vigilance against rate spike as Biden stimulus juices U.S. growth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday warned central banks to be vigilant against a sudden spike in interest rates and tighter financial conditions that could spill over i...
Mar 11, 2021
Army helicopter vaccine drop brings relief to tiny Irish island
By Clodagh Kilcoyne ARRANMORE, Ireland (Reuters) - The army pilots landed their helicopter on the tiny Irish island of Arranmore just before lunch on Thursday and handed over their precious cargo of C...
Mar 11, 2021
U.S. housing finance regulator extends some loan flexibilities until April 30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. housing finance regulator on Thursday said it was extending temporary loan origination flexibilities until the end of next month amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ...
Mar 11, 2021
Exclusive: EU told to expect no AstraZeneca vaccines from U.S. in near future – sources
By Francesco Guarascio and John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Washington has told the European Union that it should not expect to receive AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines manufactured in the United State...
Mar 11, 2021
Pakistan to block social media app TikTok over ‘indecency’ complaint
By Asif Shahzad and Jibran Ahmad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will block the popular social media app TikTok after a court order over a complaint that it runs "indecent" content, a spokesman for the...
Mar 11, 2021
China’s antitrust regulators consider levying record fine against Alibaba: WSJ
(Reuters) - China's antitrust regulators are mulling levying a record fine against Alibaba Group Holding Ltd over its anticompetitive behavior, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing peo...
Mar 11, 2021
Vodafone, Fastweb seek 1.1 billion euros in damages from Tim over alleged market abuse: document
MILAN (Reuters) - Vodafone and Fastweb have asked Telecom Italia (TIM) for a total of 1.1 billion euros ($1.31 billion) in damages after a ruling by Italy's competition watchdog over alleged abuse of ...
Mar 11, 2021
Democratic U.S. Senator Manchin to vote for Becerra to be HHS Secretary: MSNBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin plans to vote for Xavier Becerra to serve as President Joe Biden's Secretary of Health and Human Services, MSNBC reported Thursday. The suppo...
Mar 11, 2021
UK delays post-Brexit import checks to give more time to prepare
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday delayed the introduction of a range of post-Brexit import checks on goods from the European Union by around six months, saying businesses needed more time to pre...
Mar 11, 2021
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