Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Volkswagen adjusting production amid semiconductor bottleneck
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen said on Friday it faced a bottleneck in semiconductors and would adjust production. Production will be adapted at locations in China, North America and Europe, it adde...
Syndicated Content Dec 18, 2020
Analysis-Spillover from Tigray conflict adds to pressure on Sudan
By Khalid Abdelaziz, Ali Mirghani and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM/DUBAI (Reuters) - Clashes along Sudan's eastern border and the influx of tens of thousands of refugees from neighbouring Ethiopia have add...
Syndicated Content Dec 18, 2020
‘Invisible shipwrecks’ belie falling migrant deaths: U.N
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of deaths recorded on migratory routes fell this year, although COVID-19 difficulties and so-called "invisible shipwrecks" mean the real number is probably ...
Syndicated Content Dec 18, 2020
Explainer-Young, lean, non-smoker: why odds favour France’s Macron in COVID-19 fight
By Elizabeth Pineau, Michel Rose and Tangi Salan PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron has caught COVID-19, but since he is 42, a non-smoker who is not overweight and has access to the be...
Syndicated Content Dec 18, 2020
Portugal believes Brexit trade deal still possible, says minister
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's foreign minister said on Friday he believed a trade deal between Britain and the European Union was still possible and said a close relationship between both sides was es...
Syndicated Content Dec 18, 2020
UK’s COVID R number jumps above 1, infections growing again
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's reproduction "R" number has jumped above 1 and the COVID-19 epidemic is estimated to be growing again, the Government Office for Science said on Friday, a sharp reversal f...
Syndicated Content Dec 18, 2020
U.S. current account widens sharply in third quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit surged in the third quarter as a record rebound in consumer spending pulled in imports, outpacing a recovery in exports. The Commerce Department...
Syndicated Content Dec 18, 2020
Pfizer irked after Belgian politician publishes COVID-19 vaccine prices
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer complained of a breach of confidentiality after a politician in Belgium published on Thursday the price per dose of COVID-19 vaccines order...
Syndicated Content Dec 18, 2020
Mysterious N.Korea site may be building nuclear components, report says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - A mysterious North Korean facility may be producing components for building nuclear bombs, a new report suggests, offering clues to understanding the site near the capi...
Syndicated Content Dec 18, 2020
Europe purchases 80 million more doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine
(Reuters) -Drug developer Moderna Inc said on Friday the European Commission had exercised its option to purchase an additional 80 million doses of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The European Comm...
Syndicated Content Dec 18, 2020

