Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Futures jump on calmer bonds as inflation worries ease
By Medha Singh and Shashank Nayar (Reuters) - Futures tied to the Nasdaq 100 index jumped on Thursday as U.S. bond yields retreated to one-week lows on ebbing concerns over a strong pick up in inflati...
Mar 11, 2021
Actors Mirren and Lewis record album for Queen Elizabeth's birthday
LONDON (Reuters) - Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth on the silver screen, has recorded an album with fellow actor Damian Lewis to mark the British monarch's upcoming...
Mar 11, 2021
'We're not racist', says Prince William after Meghan and Harry interview
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William said on Thursday that Britain's royals were not racist after Meghan, wife of his younger brother Harry, said one unnamed member of the family had as...
Mar 11, 2021
EU study finds COVID-19 has already wiped out 6 million jobs
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out some 6 million jobs in the European Union, according to a study released on Thursday, with temporary contra...
Mar 11, 2021
Let's reset ties, EU urges Britain over post-Brexit relations
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union should stop trying to score points in their post-Brexit relationship, the bloc's ambassador to London said on Thursday, appealing for a more construct...
Mar 11, 2021
Thailand says Moderna to apply for COVID-19 vaccine approval this month
By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Moderna will submit to Thailand its application for approval for its COVID-19 vaccine this month, a health official said on Thursday, as the country gets re...
Mar 11, 2021
Cyprus says more than a quarter of COVID-19 cases are UK variant
NICOSIA (Reuters) - More than a quarter of COVID-19 cases detected in Cyprus are of a highly contagious variant of the virus first identified in Britain last autumn and may explain a recent spike, aut...
Mar 11, 2021
Pfizer/BioNTech say COVID-19 vaccine likely to prevent asymptomatic infection
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Wednesday that real-world data from Israel suggests that their COVID-19 vaccine is 94% effective in preventing asymptomatic infections, meaning the vacci...
Mar 11, 2021
India agrees 'significantly lower' AstraZeneca vaccine price
(Reuters) - The Indian government has lowered the price at which it buys AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine doses being produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the federal health secretary said on...
Mar 11, 2021
COVID cluster at gym sends hundreds into quarantine in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A coronavirus outbreak at a gym popular with expatriates in Hong Kong has resulted in over 240 people being sent into quarantine, the city's government said, with positive cases ...
Mar 11, 2021
