Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK health minister says mistakes were made, one year on from first COVID lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - Mistakes were made in the original response to the coronavirus pandemic, health minister Matt Hancock said on Tuesday one year on from the first COVID-19 lockdown in England, adding...
Mar 23, 2021
Hopes low for progress at India, Pakistan's first river-sharing talks in three years
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian official played down on Tuesday prospects for a breakthrough at the first talks in three years with neighbouring Pakistan aimed at resolving long-running ...
Mar 23, 2021
Confusion grips Turkish markets after central bank overhaul
By Can Sezer and Tuvan Gumrukcu ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish stocks cratered again on Tuesday and the lira took a brief dive as investors, banks and local depositors sought to predict whether the cent...
Mar 23, 2021
Abu Dhabi funds invest $150 million in messaging app Telegram
DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company and Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners have invested a combined $150 million in messaging app Telegram, a joint statement said on...
Mar 23, 2021
Scottish parliamentary committee says it was misled by First Minister Sturgeon
LONDON (Reuters) - A Scottish parliamentary committee says First Minister Nicola Sturgeon misled it over evidence she gave about her handling of sexual harassment complaints, a potential breach of the...
Mar 23, 2021
UK minister says no plans to add all of Europe to travel 'red-list'
LONDON (Reuters) - There are no plans for travellers from Europe to be added to Britain's travel "red-list" with mandatory quarantine in hotels on arrival, health minister Matt Hancock said on Tuesday...
Mar 23, 2021
European stocks slide on concerns over new virus wave
(Reuters) - European stocks retreated from a one-year peak on Tuesday, as a new wave of coronavirus infection and fresh lockdown in Germany raised fears of a slow economic recovery from the pandemic s...
Mar 23, 2021
At NATO, Blinken warns Germany over Nord Stream 2
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, under construction from Russia to Germany, ran counter to the European Union's own interests and...
Mar 23, 2021
Vietnam approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for use, RDIF says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vietnam has approved Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for use against COVID-19, Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund, which promotes the shot globally, said on Tuesday in a statement on th...
Mar 23, 2021
Russia reports 8,457 new COVID-19 cases, 427 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday reported 8,457 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,042 in Moscow, pushing the national tally of cases to 4,474,610 since the pandemic began. The government coronavirus...
Mar 23, 2021
