Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Madrid may shut down mass vaccination centres unless more shots arrive
MADRID (Reuters) - A shortage of coronavirus shots may force the Madrid region to close down mass vaccination centres next week, the regional public health chief said on Friday, as infections in the S...
Apr 16, 2021
Dutch coronavirus cases jump nearly 9,000 in 24 hours
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - New coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by nearly 9,000 in 24 hours, the fastest pace since early January, data released on Friday showed. The figures published by the Nati...
Apr 16, 2021
Analysis: U.S. announcement of pullout from Afghanistan undermines chances of peace
By Hamid Shalizi, Charlotte Greenfield and Jibran Ahmad KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's announced pullout of troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 has jeopardised Washington's push for peac...
Apr 16, 2021
With food and fuel, Hezbollah braces for the worst in Lebanon collapse
By Laila Bassam and Ellen Francis BEIRUT, (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah has made preparations for an all-out collapse of the fracturing state, issuing ration cards for food, importing medicine and r...
Apr 16, 2021
One in three Germans to be offered first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by summer: Spahn
BERLIN (Reuters) - By end of May, one in three Germans should have been offered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday. Germany should be able to abandon its stric...
Apr 16, 2021
Bank of America CEO Moynihan says supports 'a well-focused infrastructure plan': CNN interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan on Friday said in a CNN interview that the U.S. needs to keep investing in infrastructure, adding that a "well-focuse...
Apr 16, 2021
India calls for immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Friday called for a ceasefire in Afghanistan and said it was deeply concerned about targetted killings of people in that country. An Indian foreign ministry spokesman sa...
Apr 16, 2021
Exclusive: As Biden advances UAE F-35 sale, senators seek more control of arms deals
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior Democratic senators will introduce legislation on Friday that would reassert Congress' oversight of international weapons deals, after President ...
Apr 16, 2021
Take Five: ECB, earnings and geopolitical escalations
1/ ECB DAY The European Central Bank meets on Thursday and will likely be pressed on signs of divisions over the future pace of bond purchases, which have been stepped up recently to prevent a rise in...
Apr 16, 2021
Knighthead, Certares sweeten bid to fund Hertz's bankruptcy exit: WSJ
(Reuters) - Investment firms Knighthead Capital Management and Certares Management sweetened their bid to fund Hertz Global's exit from bankruptcy, valuing the U.S. car rental firm at $6.2 billion, th...
Apr 16, 2021
