Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thai sniffer dogs can detect COVID-19 in sweat, project shows
By Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai sniffer dogs trained to detect COVID-19 in human sweat proved nearly 95% accurate during training and could be used to identify coronavirus infections a...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Futures muted as Fed takes center stage
By Shashank Nayar and Medha Singh (Reuters) - Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Dow were subdued on Wednesday as investors held their breath ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy statement which cou...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Russia could invest $13.7 billion from 'rainy day fund' on infrastructure by 2023: finance minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia could invest 1 trillion roubles ($13.7 billion) from its National Wealth Fund on infrastructure projects between 2021 and 2023, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednes...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Exclusive: Venezuelan ministers were informed of deal 'Citgo Six' were jailed for, documents show
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Six executives of U.S. refiner Citgo have been jailed in Caracas on graft charges since 2017, but court documents seen by Reuters show that top Venezuelan officials were made ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Syria says Assad and wife are recovering from COVID-19
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad and his wife Asma are recovering from COVID-19 and will soon resume their full duties after ending a period of isolation at home, the president's off...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
G7 agrees to boost IMF reserves by $650 billion to fund pandemic relief: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - G7 advanced economies have agreed to boost International Monetary Fund reserves by around $650 billion through a new allocation of the fund's special drawing rights, Japan's Kyodo ne...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
First batch of COVAX-supplied vaccines arrives for Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday received its first batch of vaccines from the global COVAX sharing initiative, in a boost to inoculations in the occupied West Bank and Gaz...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Tourism-starved Europe charts course for summer travel
By Gabriela Baczynska and Tanya Wood BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union will unveil on Wednesday plans to reopen summer travel with a new coronavirus pass intended to help revive the bloc'...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. safety regulators reviewed concerns over GM sensor
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. automotive safety regulators reviewed evidence related to an allegedly defective steering sensor that was used in roughly 778,000 older General Motors Co vehi...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Special Report: Suit over deadly crash renews spotlight on GM safety practices
By Mike Spector and Benjamin Lesser NEW YORK (Reuters) - On a clear afternoon in November 2014, Glenda Marie Buchanan set off in her silver Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV from her home in rural Georgia. Se...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
