Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sweden's central bank extends swap arrangement with U.S. Federal Reserve
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's central bank said it had agreed with the U.S. Federal Reserve to extend a $60 billion swap agreement signed during spring last year until Sept. 30 this year. The arrange...
Jan 29, 2021
BOJ seen dropping pledge to buy ETFs at current pace: ex-c.bank policymaker
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to drop its commitment to buy exchange-traded funds (ETF) at an annual pace of roughly 6 trillion yen ($57 billion) at i...
Jan 29, 2021
AstraZeneca offers 8 million extra doses to EU through March - source
By Francesco Guarascio and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has offered the European Union 8 million more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine this quarter, which the EU has deemed inadequate ...
Jan 29, 2021
Pakistan government appeals against acquittal of men convicted of beheading U.S. journalist Pearl
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's government on Friday petitioned the Supreme Court to review its decision to free an Islamist and his co-accused convicted of kidnapping and...
Jan 29, 2021
Apartment building near Vienna partially collapses after apparent explosion
LANGENZERSDORF, Austria (Reuters) - An apartment building in a suburb of Vienna caught fire and part of it collapsed after an apparent explosion on Friday morning, but police had no immediate informat...
Jan 29, 2021
Vietnam to begin mass COVID-19 testing after new outbreak - health official
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will conduct mass testing for COVID-19 in the northern province of Hai Duong, the epicentre of a new outbreak of the coronavirus, and other affected areas, deputy health mini...
Jan 29, 2021
NHL roundup: Overtime goal helps Carolina down Tampa Bay
Martin Necas scored 1:12 into overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes came off a long layoff and defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C. The Hurricanes had been out of act...
Jan 29, 2021
London Stock Exchange completes Refinitiv deal
LONDON (Reuters) - London Stock Exchange said on Friday that it had completed its $27 billion deal to buy data provider Refinitiv as it bulks up into a major financial data provider to compete with Bl...
Jan 29, 2021
UK national security prevents publication of vaccine supply data, junior minister says
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - Britain cannot publish details of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine supply contract because it would jeopardize national security, a junior minister said on Friday, as...
Jan 29, 2021
Melbourne struggles to warm to pandemic Grand Slam
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open has long been the jewel in Melbourne's sporting crown but residents with bitter memories of COVID-19 lockdowns fear the Grand Slam could yet pro...
Jan 29, 2021
