Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Real president Perez denies he influenced Messi's departure
MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has denied that he had any influence on Barcelona's decision to allow Lionel Messi to leave the club. Messi had been set to stay at Barca afte...
Aug 11, 2021
NY Fed's Logan says new repo facilities should boost confidence in money markets
(Reuters) - A major lesson from the global financial crisis and from the financial shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic is that central banks should maintain the tools needed to quickly address ma...
Aug 11, 2021
WHO-led trial to study three anti-inflammatory drugs for COVID-19 patients
ZURICH (Reuters) -The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday a clinical trial in 52 countries would study three anti-inflammatory drugs as potential treatments for COVID-19 patients. "These...
Aug 11, 2021
Iran's Khamenei sees 'urgent' need to curb COVID-19
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader said on Wednesday the COVID-19 pandemic was the country's "number-one problem" and must urgently be curbed, and called for greater efforts to import and produce...
Aug 11, 2021
Analysis-Brazil's Bolsonaro rolls out tanks to cover his weak position
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - The clouds of dark exhaust spewing from aging tanks and amphibious vehicles rolling past far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday were a poor smoke screen f...
Aug 11, 2021
Namibia sells only a third of elephants on offer in criticised auction
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Namibia's plan to sell "high value" elephants to local and overseas buyers via auction has secured sales of only a third of the 170 animals on offer, according to the country's en...
Aug 11, 2021
U.S. Democratic Senator Manchin objects to $3.5 trln spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin on Wednesday said he had "serious concerns" about Senate Democrats' planned $3.5 trillion spending plan, potentially gumming up efforts to mo...
Aug 11, 2021
Oil spill in Black Sea much bigger than reported - Russian scientists
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An oil spill off Russia's Black Sea coast over the weekend spread over an area of nearly 80 square kilometres and was much larger than initially thought, scientists at Russia's Acad...
Aug 11, 2021
French COVID-19 centres hit by anti-vaccine vandalism
PARIS (Reuters) - French COVID-19 vaccination centres have been hit by vandalism and daubed with Nazi-themed tags as the government steps up its vaccination drive. Across the country, vaccination cent...
Aug 11, 2021
Spain gets green light to test homegrown COVID vaccine on humans, PM says
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's medicines agency has authorized the first round of clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Spanish company Hipra, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told reporters o...
Aug 11, 2021
