Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tunisia, Palestinians to be among first COVAX recipients: WHO
By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) - The Palestinian territories and Tunisia will benefit from a first wave of coronavirus vaccines from the COVAX scheme, but poorer states in the Middle East face a big g...
Feb 01, 2021
Biden statement on Myanmar is directed to all countries in the region, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday that a statement by President Joe Biden about the military coup in Myanmar is directed at all countries in the region, when ...
Feb 01, 2021
Germany sends doctors and ventilators to help Portugal with COVID-19 crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's military will send more than 20 doctors and nurses to Portugal, where space in hospital intensive care units is running out after a surge in coronavirus infections. "We su...
Feb 01, 2021
Euro should be global standard for hydrogen trades, EU says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will seek to establish the euro as the reference currency for international hydrogen trading as it makes a dash for clean energy sources, the blo...
Feb 01, 2021
U.N. fears situation will worsen for Rohingya in Myanmar
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar on Monday will worsen the situation for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims still in the country's Rakhine state, U.N. spokesman...
Feb 01, 2021
Pope says he is intent on making Iraq trip despite difficulties
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday he is intent on making a trip to Iraq next month even if it means many Iraqi Christians won't be able to see him in person because of COVID-19 rest...
Feb 01, 2021
Analysis: Delay to U.S. China investment ban leaves U.S. investors in limbo
By Rodrigo Campos and Karin Strohecker NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S. Treasury move to delay a ban on investments in companies linked to the Chinese military has left U.S. investors in limbo and u...
Feb 01, 2021
UK need to come down hard on South African COVID variant - health minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs to contain the spread of the South African variant of the coronavirus by identifying new cases through mass testing in areas where cases unconnected with travel have e...
Feb 01, 2021
Fed's Kashkari says need to keep "pedal to the metal" to boost economy
(Reuters) - The U.S. central bank and Congress have responded more to the COVID-19 crisis than they did in the last crisis, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said, and they need...
Feb 01, 2021
Analysis: Indian ARC may only give banks respite from toxic debt flood
By Nupur Anand and Aftab Ahmed MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's plan to set up a bad bank may boost valuations and ease short-term stress for state-owned lenders, but bankers and sector insiders ...
Feb 01, 2021
