Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. weekly jobless claims surge; inflation tame
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week as mounting new COVID-19 infections caused mo...
Dec 10, 2020
ECB gives euro zone another shot in the arm to fight pandemic
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank rolled out yet more stimulus measures on Thursday to lift the currency bloc out of a double-dip recession and pro...
Dec 10, 2020
S&P DJI removes Chinese firms from indexes after U.S. order
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices on Thursday became the second major index provider to remove some Chinese companies from its index products following a Trump administrat...
Dec 10, 2020
Africa disease control head calls on rich nations to share excess COVID-19 shots
By Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) - Countries that have ordered more COVID-19 vaccines than they need should consider distributing excess doses to Africa, the head of the continent's disease control ...
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. voices concern about Bangladesh’s plans to relocate Rohingya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday said it was concerned about plans by Bangladesh to relocate 1,642 Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island and carry out further relocations, callin...
Dec 10, 2020
Gilead to acquire German biotech firm MYR for about 1.15 billion euros
(Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc said on Thursday it will acquire German biotech company MYR GmbH for about 1.15 billion euros ($1.39 billion) in cash. The deal, which will also include a potential fut...
Dec 10, 2020
Biden to campaign for Georgia Democrats next week amid hot U.S. Senate races
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden next week will jump into the fiery U.S. Senate campaigns in Georgia, two contests that could help push his legislative agenda through Congress if ...
Dec 10, 2020
Fight climate change like we battle COVID-19, says Paris Accord’s chief negotiator
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - Laurent Fabius, the Frenchman who brought down the gavel to seal the Paris Accord on climate change five years ago, said he wished world powers had fought global ...
Dec 10, 2020
Harking back to childhood, Britons mourn the decline of their high street
By Phil Noble and Sonya Dowsett CHESTER, Britain (Reuters) - Browns department store has traded from pride of place on Eastgate Street in the northern English city of Chester since 1791, selling fashi...
Dec 10, 2020
United Airlines invests in carbon-capture project to be 100% green by 2050
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Thursday it had committed to a multimillion-dollar investment in a project to remove carbon dioxide from the air through air direct-captur...
Dec 10, 2020
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