Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Take Five: Who's afraid of U.S. inflation?
LONDON (Reuters) - 1/ U.S. INFLATION U.S. consumer prices for March are due out Tuesday and markets are ready to scour the data for signs that massive stimulus spending is spurring inflation. Rising i...
Apr 09, 2021
Families thwart COVID-19 patient transfers as third wave grips France
By Caroline Pailliez PARIS (Reuters) - In March, emergency room doctor Frederic Adnet needed to move COVID-19 patients from his fast-filling Paris hospital to less hard-hit regions of France to free u...
Apr 09, 2021
EU reviews J&J COVID-19 vaccine for blood clots, expands AstraZeneca probe
(Corrects typo in paragraph 3) (Reuters) - Europe's drugs regulator said on Friday it was reviewing reports of a bleeding condition in people after receiving AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and looking...
Apr 09, 2021
China in touch with 'all parties' in Myanmar, embassy says
(Reuters) - China's embassy in Yangon said on Friday it had been in touch with "all parties" in military-ruled Myanmar, when asked about a report that a diplomat had spoken to a parallel government re...
Apr 09, 2021
Countries emphasise importance of AstraZeneca shot as they look to alternatives
By Byron Kaye and Twinnie Siu (Reuters) - Australia said on Friday it had ordered more alternatives for the AstraZeneca vaccine, setting back its vaccination rollout, and Hong Kong delayed deliveries ...
Apr 09, 2021
Study flags gender bias in Facebook's ads tools
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Facebook users may not be learning about jobs for which they are qualified because the company's tools can disproportionately direct ads to a particular gender "beyond what ...
Apr 09, 2021
Uber, Lyft use rides to vaccines to get drivers, customers back on the platform
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc are spending millions of dollars to provide drivers with access to COVID-19 vaccines and offering tens of millions of free or discounted r...
Apr 09, 2021
Biden administration pressed by lawmaker to label white supremacists overseas as terrorists
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is being pressed by a key Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, to consider designating white supremacist groups oversea...
Apr 09, 2021
U.S. Rep. Kinzinger calls on fellow Republican Gaetz to resign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger has called for the resignation of fellow Republican Matt Gaetz, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump who faces a federal probe into...
Apr 09, 2021
Spain cuts 2021 growth forecast to 6.5% after first-quarter contraction
By Beln Carreo and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government slashed its forecast for this year's economic recovery on Friday to reflect a COVID-induced contraction in the first quarter and e...
Apr 09, 2021
