Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. business inventories increase solidly in October
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business inventories increased solidly in October, suggesting inventory investment could help to keep the economy on a moderate growth path in the fourth quarter amid a res...
Dec 16, 2020
Associate of 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack gang found guilty of terrorism-related offences
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court on Wednesday convicted Hayat Boumeddiene, the former partner of an Islamist militant who killed four people in a 2015 attack on a Jewish supermarket, of terrorism-rela...
Dec 16, 2020
Slovak government to close shops, limit movement from Saturday
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Slovak government will close most shops and limit people's movement from Saturday to help stem a rise in new COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Marek Krajci said on Wednesday. (Rep...
Dec 16, 2020
U.S. HHS to give $4.5 billion more to pandemic-hit healthcare providers
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday it would add $4.5 billion in funding for frontline healthcare providers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Dec 16, 2020
SocGen team’s analysis of newsflow suggests Brexit “No Deal”
PARIS (Reuters) - Current analysis of the newsflow suggests there will be a "No Deal" regarding Brexit, wrote French bank Societe Generale's Cross Asset Research team in a note on Wednesday. "With les...
Dec 16, 2020
Germany to contribute 1.5 million euros to Thyssenkrupp’s Saudi hydrogen plant
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany will make a 1.5 million euro ($1.83 million) contribution to Thyssenkrupp's planned hydrogen electrolysis plant in Saudi Arabia, the second commitment this month under a ...
Dec 16, 2020
EU could give final approval for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 23
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union could give final approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as early as Dec. 23, a senior Commission official said on Wednesday, only two days after a po...
Dec 16, 2020
India may need to spend $1.8 billion on COVID-19 vaccines in first phase, documents show
By Neha Arora and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under th...
Dec 16, 2020
Saudis pushing for Gulf dispute breakthrough at summit -sources
By Ghaida Ghantous and Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) - An annual Gulf Arab summit has been put off to January while parties locked in a rancorous row that led to a boycott of Qatar work towards ann...
Dec 16, 2020
Pompeo tests negative for COVID-19, will quarantine after close contact with positive case – statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has tested negative for COVID-19, but will quarantine after coming in close contact with a person who tested positive for the virus. A State ...
Dec 16, 2020
