Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Zimbabwe to buy 1.2 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses from China
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will buy an additional 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China at a preferential price, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman said on Wednesday, after Beijing agre...
Feb 24, 2021
UK will resist EU pressure on banks over clearing: BoE's Bailey
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will resist "very firmly" any European Union attempts to arm-twist banks into shifting trillions of euros in derivatives clearing from Britain to the bloc after Brexit, Bank...
Feb 24, 2021
U.S. new home sales exceed expectations in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased more than expected in January, boosted by historically low mortgage rates and an acute shortage of previously owned houses on the...
Feb 24, 2021
India plans new social media controls after Twitter face-off
By Aditya Kalra and Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chafing from a dispute with Twitter, India plans to oblige social media companies to erase contentious content fast and assist investigation...
Feb 24, 2021
U.S. public power/natgas groups urge Biden to cap prices in last week's freeze
(Reuters) - Trade groups representing U.S. public power and natural gas companies urged President Joe Biden to declare a gas emergency for last week's extreme weather and authorize the secretary of en...
Feb 24, 2021
World auditors voice concern at access to Cyprus cash-for-passport scheme records
NICOSIA (Reuters) - A grouping of world auditors say they are concerned that the Cypriot government is limiting examiners' access to records from an axed citizenship-for-investment scheme that critics...
Feb 24, 2021
DTCC proposes one-day settlement for stock trades
LONDON (Reuters) - Global securities settlement house DTCC proposed on Wednesday a two-year timetable for introducing one-day settlement to cut risk in securities transactions in the United States. "B...
Feb 24, 2021
Forest Green Rovers hope recycled coffee kit will prove a good fit
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Already in a league of their own when it comes to sustainability in sport, innovative English soccer club Forest Green Rovers will trial a kit made from coffee bean...
Feb 24, 2021
Nigeria's Senate approves president's nominee for anti-corruption chief
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a new anti-corruption chief nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senate approved Abdulrasheed Bawa, a regi...
Feb 24, 2021
Norwegian Air says Boeing not engaging with Irish restructuring process
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Boeing is not engaging with Norwegian Air's restructuring proceedings in Ireland and Norway, a lawyer representing Norwegian said on Wednesday. Boeing "to date hasn't engaged in the...
Feb 24, 2021
