Author Archives: Syndicated Content
African Union says Russia offers 300 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The African Union's vaccine task team said on Friday that Russia had offered it 300 million doses of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and that the offer included a financing pac...
Feb 19, 2021
Big tech-led equity inflows fuelling ‘mother-of-all asset bubbles’: BofA
LONDON (Reuters) - A record rush to big technology stocks saw equity funds bagging $27.8 billion inflows last week with the ongoing ultra-easy monetary policy creating the "mother-of-all asset bubbles...
Feb 19, 2021
Euro zone services hit in February but factories racing along: PMIs
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - Business activity across the euro zone contracted again in February as lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus hammered the bloc's dominant service industry, ...
Feb 19, 2021
Exports energise German manufacturing as lockdown dampens services: PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) - A surge in demand for exports pushed activity in Germany's manufacturing sector to a 36-month high in February as lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic pushed the se...
Feb 19, 2021
Myanmar protester shot by police turned 20 in intensive care, then died
(Reuters) - Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing became a rallying point for hundreds of thousands of demonstrators in towns and cities across Myanmar when video went viral of her being shot in the head by securi...
Feb 19, 2021
Exclusive: Hong Kong is not politicising any vaccine, says health chief
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Health Secretary said on Friday that the government had not politicised any coronavirus vaccine, as she sought to reassure residents worried about China's Sinovac, du...
Feb 19, 2021
Mertens, Sabalenka clinch Australian Open women’s doubles title
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka beat Czech pair Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova 6-2 6-3 to win the Australian Open women's doubles title on Friday for their second Gr...
Feb 19, 2021
Global equity funds led investment inflows in week to Feb. 17 – Lipper
(Reuters) - Global equity funds led investment inflows in the week to Feb. 17, as fund investors favoured riskier assets on optimism over the coronavirus vaccine roll-outs and expectations of a massiv...
Feb 19, 2021
U.S. defense secretary calls Saudi crown prince, reaffirms strategic ties
DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, state media said on Friday, days after the White House said it would deal with the king, not his ...
Feb 19, 2021
African Union to set up infrastructure fund for the continent
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - The African Union is setting up a fund to finance the construction of much-needed roads, railways and power plants on the continent, its infrastructure head said, ...
Feb 19, 2021
