Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China's regulator drafts rules on corporate governance of banks and insurers
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's banking and insurance regulator issued draft rules on Friday on corporate governance of banks and insurers, the latest regulatory move to contain management risks of financ...
Jan 29, 2021
German vaccine regulator expects unrestricted EU approval of AstraZeneca's shot
BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of Germany's vaccine regulator expects that the European Union will approve AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine without any age restrictions, he told a news conference on Friday...
Jan 29, 2021
Analysis: "Russian roulette" in Europe as needle shortages hamper COVID-19 shots
By Matthias Blamont and Caroline Copley PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Laurent Fignon, a geriatric doctor in the south of France, is having to improvise as he gives shots of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer...
Jan 29, 2021
Hungarian Olympic Committee starts inoculating athletes against COVID
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary began inoculating its Olympic athletes against COVID-19 on Friday to ease their preparation for the Tokyo and Beijing games, according to a statement on the Hungarian Olym...
Jan 29, 2021
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister condemns Tripoli violence
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's caretaker prime minister on Friday condemned overnight violence in the city of Tripoli, where protesters angry over a strict lockdown clashed with security forces and set ...
Jan 29, 2021
Suarez Navarro dreams of Olympic return after cancer treatment
(Reuters) - Former world number six Carla Suarez Navarro said she dreams of a return to competitive action following cancer treatment and this year's Tokyo Olympics would be the perfect stage to call ...
Jan 29, 2021
Bitcoin soars 14% after Elon Musk namecheck on Twitter
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin jumped as much as 14% on Friday to a two-week high after Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk tagged the cryptocurrency in his Twitter biography. Musk wrote simply "#bitc...
Jan 29, 2021
Iran says it will not reverse nuclear steps before U.S. sanctions are lifted
(Reuters) - Tehran will not accept U.S. demands that it reverse an acceleration of its nuclear programme before Washington lifts sanctions, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday at a ne...
Jan 29, 2021
GameStop, Koss shares double in early deals
(Reuters) - Shares of videogame retailer GameStop Corp and headphone maker Koss Corp doubled in early premarket trading on Friday as amateur traders returned a day after online brokerage apps, includi...
Jan 29, 2021
Clippers' stars likely out again for visit to Orlando
The Los Angeles Clippers are expected to be without starters Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Patrick Beverley for a third straight game when they visit the Orlando Magic on Friday night. Leonard and Ge...
Jan 29, 2021
