Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis: Sanctions-hit Chinese firms surge as global buyers swoop in
By Samuel Shen and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian and European investors are snatching up discounted Chinese stocks hit by a U.S. investment ban, finding bargains as giant American...
Jan 14, 2021
Scottish nationalists set for record majority, boosting independence push
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish nationalists are on course to win a record majority in elections for Scotland's devolved parliament that would start a new push for independence, an opinion poll published ...
Jan 14, 2021
Japan minister calls U.S. Capitol riot 'shocking,' yearns for 'good old days'
By David Dolan and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - A high-profile Japanese cabinet minister said on Thursday he was shocked at last week's assault on the U.S. Capitol, urging Washington to resume its ...
Jan 14, 2021
German health official urges people to get vaccinated
BERLIN (Reuters) - People who are offered a COVID-19 vaccination should accept it to help curb the pandemic and relieve hospitals, the chief of Germany's Robert Koch health institute said on Thursday....
Jan 14, 2021
Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Ad5-Ncov shows high antibody levels at Russian trial -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian pharmaceutical company Petrovax on Thursday said 92.5% of Russian volunteers in trials of the Chinese Ad5-Ncov vaccine against COVID-19 had shown high levels of antibodies, ...
Jan 14, 2021
Indonesia reports record daily rise in COVID-19 cases
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Thursday a record daily rise in COVID-19 cases, with 11,557 new infections, bringing the total caseload to 869,600, data from the country's COVID-19 task forc...
Jan 14, 2021
German economy shrank 5% in 2020 due to COVID-19
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy shrank by a smaller-than-expected 5.0% in 2020 as a strong state response helped to limit the havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, preliminary data from the sta...
Jan 14, 2021
Indian stores shuttered by farmer protests cost Reliance, Walmart millions in revenue: sources
By Manoj Kumar and Aditya Kalra MOHALI, India (Reuters) - Dozens of Reliance Industries' retail stores and a giant Walmart outlet face revenue losses of millions of dollars after being forced to shut ...
Jan 14, 2021
French PM says COVID-19 vaccines more widely accepted by people
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday he was happy to see the COVID-19 vaccination programme was starting to be more widely accepted by French citizens, who are among th...
Jan 14, 2021
Malaysia's opposition leader to seek king's assent to end state of emergency
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday he would submit an appeal to the king to end a state of emergency imposed to fight the coronavirus, which he descri...
Jan 14, 2021
