Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Beirut blast chemicals possibly linked to Syrian businessmen: report, company filings
By Ellen Francis, Tom Bergin and Maria Tsvetkova BEIRUT/LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The company that bought the ammonium nitrate which exploded in Beirut last August had possible links to two Syrian bus...
Jan 17, 2021
Israel economy likely to grow 4.6% in 2021, says finance minister
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's economy is likely to grow by 4.6% this year, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday in a forecast reliant on continuation of rapid COVID-19 inoculations an...
Jan 17, 2021
Lebanon patriarch tells feuding president and PM-designate to reconcile
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Christian cleric has urged President Michel Aoun to set up a reconciliation meeting with Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri to form a cabinet and end the country'...
Jan 17, 2021
Bayer aims to help CureVac with COVID-19 vaccine output, says CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) - German pharmaceutical giant Bayer is examining whether it can help CureVac to produce its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its chief executive was quoted as saying on Sunday. Though i...
Jan 17, 2021
German minister says COVID curbs should be eased for vaccinated people
BERLIN (Reuters) - People who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 should be allowed to go to restaurants and cinemas earlier than others, a German minister said, contradicting other cabinet members ...
Jan 17, 2021
India's COVID-19 vaccination drive hits bump due to app glitch
By Rajendra Jadhav and Jatindra Dash SATARA/BHUBANESWAR (Reuters) - India's COVID-19 vaccination drive hit a bump on the first day due to glitches in an app called Co-Win that is being used to coordin...
Jan 17, 2021
Gunmen kill two female Supreme Court judges in Afghanistan: police
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi KABUL (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen killed two female judges from Afghanistan's Supreme Court on Sunday morning, police said, adding to a wave of assassinations in Kabul and ot...
Jan 17, 2021
Brazilian approval of Sputnik V vaccine delayed by missing data
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's health regulator is seeking further data on Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine before considering its approval for emergency use. Documents supporting drugmaker Uniao...
Jan 17, 2021
France wants suspension of 'poisonous' U.S.-Europe trade spat
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union and the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden should suspend a trade dispute to give themselves time to find common ground, France's foreign mi...
Jan 17, 2021
UK hopes to be able to consider lockdown easing in March: Raab
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government is hoping that it can meet its target for rolling out coronavirus vaccines and be able to consider easing lockdown restrictions by March. "What we want to do is...
Jan 17, 2021
