Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Take Five: Bond yield rise might be the real thing
LONDON (Reuters) - 1/ YIELD JOLT Higher U.S. Treasury yields have so far done little more than jolt equity markets off record highs. That will change if "real" yields -- adjusted for inflation -- take...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
EU moves to allow continued data flows to Britain after Brexit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday Britain's data protection laws were in line with the European Union's despite Brexit and it would start a process to allow a continued flow ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Czechs drop shop reopening plan amid COVID surge
By Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government dropped plans on Friday to open all retail shops from next week due to a surge in coronavirus cases as hospitals struggle with a continued infl...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Norway proposes easing of drugs law in bid to help addicts
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway should loosen its strict laws against recreational drug use, switching focus to treatment rather than jail or fines for those in possession of small quantities, the minority ce...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Banging pots, facing tear gas, Gabon citizens protest at COVID restrictions
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Residents of Gabon's two major cities took to the streets banging pots and pans for second night on Thursday, in defiance of coronavirus curfew measures, to protest against gove...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Double high jump world champion Vlasic retires
(Reuters) - Croatia's double high jump world champion and Olympic medallist Blanka Vlasic announced her retirement on Friday after a prolonged battle with injuries. Vlasic made her Olympic debut as a ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Serbian Orthodox Church enthrones its new Patriarch
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Hundreds, including top officials and clergy gathered in Belgrade on Friday to mark the enthronement of Porfirije, the new Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, a day after hi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Students in France wait for food handouts as COVID-19 destroys part-time jobs
By Manuel Ausloos PARIS (Reuters) - Every Tuesday evening, Moroccan student Chaimae Irfaq hands out food parcels to dozens of hard-up students in the foyer of her Paris university residence, and takes...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Johnson & Johnson submits emergency use listing to WHO for COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it had submitted for emergency use listing of its COVID-19 vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO). The company said the process is a prerequisite t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Petrobras CEO resisting pressure from Bolsonaro to resign: sources
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The chief executive of Brazil's state-led oil company Petrobras is resisting pressure from President Jair Bolsonaro to resign following tensions over r...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
