Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Officials says vaccine link uncertain after Hong Kong man dies two days after COVID-19 jab
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A 63-year-old man in Hong Kong died two days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine shot, the Department of Health said in a statement, although it was uncertain if there was a direc...
Mar 02, 2021
OPEC demand outlook sees oil stocks falling in 2021: sources
LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC expects oil inventories to drop by about 400 million barrels in 2021 in the latest supply and demand outlook being reviewed by a technical meeting on Tuesday, two OPEC+ sources...
Mar 02, 2021
EU, under pressure over vaccine rollouts, considers switch to emergency approvals
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Tuesday that it was considering emergency approvals for COVID-19 vaccines as a faster alternative to more rigorous condition...
Mar 02, 2021
'Undesirable' - UK holiday parks blacklisted people with Irish surnames
LONDON (Reuters) - A British chain of holiday parks was until recently using an "undesirable guest list" to stop people with Irish surnames from making bookings, an anti-discrimination watchdog said o...
Mar 02, 2021
Russian court orders ex-journalist accused of treason to be held until May
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Tuesday ordered former journalist Ivan Safronov to be kept in custody until May 7 on charges of treason, the court's press officer said. Safronov, who left journa...
Mar 02, 2021
Israeli defence chief sees 'special security arrangement' with Gulf allies
By Dan Williams KEREM SHALOM, Israel (Reuters) - Israel's defence minister said on Tuesday it intends to develop a "special security arrangement" with Gulf Arab allies, who share common concerns over ...
Mar 02, 2021
IMF chief Georgieva says got G20 go ahead to work on SDR allocation
LONDON (Reuters) - The G20 group of major economies have given the International Monetary Fund the go ahead to work on a new allocation of special drawing rights (SDRs), the head of the Fund Kristalin...
Mar 02, 2021
Politicians, doctors and a fortune-teller: Myanmar's new wave of detainees
By Wa Lone, Poppy McPherson and Aditi Bhandari (Reuters) - Since Myanmar's military seized power in a coup on Feb. 1, overthrowing elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, security forces have detained more t...
Mar 02, 2021
Canadian dollar adds to Monday's rally as economy grows
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar edged higher against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday, adding to the previous day's rally as oil prices rose and domestic data showed faster-than-expected econom...
Mar 02, 2021
OPEC president says oil market rebalancing, pandemic still a risk
By Sergio Goncalves and Noah Browning LISBON (Reuters) - The global oil market is rebalancing after damage to demand wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic was met with curbs on output by producers from the...
Mar 02, 2021
