Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey says Cyprus talks to be held with U.N., EU by early March
ANKARA (Reuters) - Talks over the divided island of Cyprus will be held in New York in the next two months with the participation of the United Nations, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said...
Jan 22, 2021
Italy reports 472 coronavirus deaths on Friday, 13,633 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 472 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday, against 521 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 13,633 from 14,078. Some...
Jan 22, 2021
Russia says TikTok deletes some posts promoting illegal pro-Navalny protest
By Anton Zverev and Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that TikTok had deleted some of what it called illegal posts promoting weekend protests aimed at securing the rele...
Jan 22, 2021
FX traders brush off ECB talk, bet euro-dollar has further to run
By Saikat Chatterjee and Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) - How strong is the euro really? Despite European policymakers' alarm over its run to 2-1/2-year highs against the dollar, several factors gov...
Jan 22, 2021
U.S. factory activity near 14-year high; home sales rise in December
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity surged to its highest level in nearly 14 years in early January, but bottlenecks in the supply chain caused by the COVID-19 pandemi...
Jan 22, 2021
Former MLB home run king Hank Aaron dead at 86
(Reuters) - Baseball Hall of Famer Henry "Hank" Aaron, who once held Major League Baseball's record for most career homes runs, has died, according to multiple media reports. He was 86. Aaron, who ear...
Jan 22, 2021
German CDU confirms Laschet as new leader in postal ballot
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Christian Democrats confirmed centrist Armin Laschet as their new party leader on Friday after a postal ballot, which was required to legally uphold his election by delega...
Jan 22, 2021
Hatton takes five-shot lead in Abu Dhabi as fading light stops play
(Reuters) - England's Tyrrell Hatton put on a show in the second round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, going 12-under overall after 13 holes to take a five-shot lead before fading light stopped pl...
Jan 22, 2021
Majority of U.S. Senate approves Biden nominee Austin to lead Pentagon
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee, retired Army General Lloyd Austin, to serve as Secretary of Defense - the first Black Ame...
Jan 22, 2021
Curevac, Novavax start phase III COVID-19 clinical trials in Mexico, says government
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday that CureVac and Novavax have begun their phase III clinical trials in Mexico for a COVID-19 vaccine. China's CanSino Bi...
Jan 22, 2021
