Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German economy is slumping on anti-virus curbs, Bundesbank says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German economy is likely to shrink sharply this quarter as pandemic-fighting curbs hit the services sector and even the booming construction industry slows, the Bundesbank sa...
Mar 22, 2021
As vaccine battle with UK deepens, EU blames AstraZeneca
By Paul Sandle and John Chalmers LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Monday demanded that the European Union allow the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines it has ordered as tensions over a possible ban on EU-manu...
Mar 22, 2021
Premier League talking points
(Reuters) - Talking points from the Premier League weekend: COVID-19 WORRIES FOR MANAGERS AHEAD OF BREAK International breaks are always a worrying time for club managers but with COVID-19 still surgi...
Mar 22, 2021
Doctors in Hungary urge volunteers to join overwhelmed COVID-19 wards
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - An appeal went out on Monday for volunteers to join hospital staff treating coronavirus patients in northwestern Hungary, as doctors said COVID-19 wards were overwhelmed, with the...
Mar 22, 2021
Russia says U.S. rebuffal of Putin-Biden talks after killer allegation is a missed opportunity
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday that a U.S. refusal to organise live online talks between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden after the U.S. president said he believed his Russian counterpart was a ...
Mar 22, 2021
South African business group calls for vaccine focus on elderly
By Promit Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African business lobby group called on Monday for the government to shift the emphasis on its vaccine programme to target the elderly and vulnerabl...
Mar 22, 2021
EU agrees China sanctions over Xinjiang abuses; first in three decades
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers formally agreed on Monday to blacklist Chinese officials for human rights abuses, one EU diplomat said, the first sanctions against Beijing since ...
Mar 22, 2021
Two Lazard-backed SPACs aim to raise $500 million in IPOs
(Reuters) - Two special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) backed by investment bank Lazard Ltd are aiming to raise as much as $500 million in initial public offerings, according to regulatory fili...
Mar 22, 2021
Tokyo organisers to bar most international volunteers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic organisers said on Monday that Japan would not allow in volunteers from overseas except for some who are deemed essential, after it decided to bar international spectat...
Mar 22, 2021
Women with hearing loss in Gaza make animations to raise awareness
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - A group of Palestinian women with hearing loss are using stop motion animation to make short films about their condition to teach children about their condition. ...
Mar 22, 2021
