Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Beirut blast victims' families protest after lead investigator removed from role
By Maha El Dahan BEIRUT (Reuters) - Families of people killed in the Beirut port explosion last August protested on Friday for a second day after a court removed the lead investigator into the blast i...
Feb 19, 2021
Aeromexico says has requested final disbursements of $675 million: statement
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican airline Aeromexico said in a statement on Friday that it has requested final preferential financing disbursements of $675 million as part of the company's restructuring...
Feb 19, 2021
Portugal's emergency services workers bumped down vaccine priority list
By Victoria Waldersee LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will refocus its COVID-19 inoculation campaign towards vulnerable groups and away from some key state workers such as police and firefighters owing to...
Feb 19, 2021
Japan PM: all G7 leaders support Japan's plan to hold Olympics this summer
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said that all Group of Seven leaders expressed their support for Japan's plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer. Suga made the comment to ...
Feb 19, 2021
CDC data on first month of vaccinations find Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna shots safe to use
(Reuters) - The two COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the United States have reassuring safety profiles, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday after monitoring the fir...
Feb 19, 2021
Negotiations on Franco-German fighter jet stuck, security sources say
BERLIN (Reuters) - The negotiations on the next steps in the development of a Franco-German fighter jet are still going on, the government in Berlin said on Friday, while security sources described th...
Feb 19, 2021
Draghi fever may drive Italian risk premium to post-crisis low
By Stefano Rebaudo and Yoruk Bahceli MILAN/AMSTERDAM(Reuters) - Italy's new Prime Minister Mario Draghi may boost the appeal of his government's bonds for foreign investors, and could even push their ...
Feb 19, 2021
AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine more effective with longer dose gap: study
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca and Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine is more effective when its second dose is given three months after the first, instead of six weeks, a peer-reviewed study published in ...
Feb 19, 2021
U.S. should consult Taliban on any Afghan pullout delay: Pakistani envoy to U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should consult the Taliban on any extension of the May 1 deadline for a full U.S. troop pullout from Afghanistan and should not unilaterally decide to do so, t...
Feb 19, 2021
G7 says to counter 'non-market' policies from China to ensure free trade
LONDON (Reuters) - Group of Seven leaders on Friday said they would seek a collective approach to China to counter "non-market oriented" policies and practices and to ensure a fair multilateral global...
Feb 19, 2021
