Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain looking at temporary measures to alleviate trucker shortage
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is looking at temporary measures to alleviate an acute shortage of truckers, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said on Friday, to smooth disruption to food and petrol su...
Sep 24, 2021
Get up, stand up: Barbados leader invokes Marley to goad U.N
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An impassioned Barbados prime minister on Friday sought to spur meaningful action from the 193-member United Nations on crises from climate and COVID-19 ...
Sep 24, 2021
Brazil approves COVID-19 booster shots for healthcare workers
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has approved booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines for "health professionals," with preference given to the Pfizer shot, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said on Friday. The b...
Sep 24, 2021
Report: Ravens LB Jaylon Ferguson tests positive for COVID-19
The Baltimore Ravens placed four members of the defensive front on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday. The move came after ESPN reported outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson tested positive for the vir...
Sep 24, 2021
Fed's coming taper fans talk of renewed 'reflation' trade
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's signal that it will soon unwind its bond buying program is bolstering the case in financial markets for the so-called reflation trade, which...
Sep 24, 2021
Bulk of S&P 500 embraces sustainable accounting standard, foundation says
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - More than half of companies in the S&P 500 now use a common standard from the Value Reporting Foundation to report on topics like carbon emissions and energy management, ind...
Sep 24, 2021
Malala pleads with world to protect Afghan girls' education
By Daphne Psaledakis UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan as she left school in 2012, pleaded with the world on Friday not...
Sep 24, 2021
Vigils held for teacher murdered in London as suspect released
LONDON (Reuters) - Emotional vigils were held on Friday for a teacher who was found murdered in a London park last week, highlighting again public anger over violence against women, while police said ...
Sep 24, 2021
Key events in Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's extradition case
By Moira Warburton VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou reached an agreement with U.S. prosecutors on Friday to end the bank fraud case against her, Assistant U.S. Attorne...
Sep 24, 2021
S&P pushes Ethiopia's ratings into junk territory on delayed debt restructuring
(Reuters) -Ratings agency S&P Global cut Ethiopia's sovereign rating to 'CCC+' from 'B-' on Friday, citing heightened political instability and delays to debt restructuring. War broke out 10 months ag...
Sep 24, 2021
