Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden taps Chopra as consumer financial regulator, Gensler as SEC chairman - statement
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Gary Gensler to serve as the commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission member Rohit Chopra to head th...
Jan 18, 2021
Tennis: Davis Cup Finals to take place over 11 days, three cities
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - The 2021 Davis Cup Finals will be held over 11 days rather than seven and will almost certainly be staged across three cities, the International Tennis Federation (...
Jan 18, 2021
Exclusive: India's budget seen raising import duties by 5%-10% on dozens of items, sources say
By Aftab Ahmed and Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is considering hiking import duties by 5%-10% on more than 50 items including smartphones, electronic components and appliances in the upcomi...
Jan 18, 2021
Russians queue for COVID vaccine at luxury Red Square mall
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dozens of Moscow residents queued on Monday to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at the GUM department store, opposite the Kremlin on Red Square, where the shot is given on a first-com...
Jan 18, 2021
Sinovac says its COVID-19 vaccine more effective with longer dosing interval
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Sinovac Biotech said on Monday that a clinical trial in Brazil showed its COVID-19 vaccine was almost 20 percentage points more effective in a small sub-group of patients w...
Jan 18, 2021
Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - The world is on the brink of "catastrophic moral failure" in sharing COVID-19 vaccines, the head of the World Health Organization said, urging countries and manufacturers to spread doses m...
Jan 18, 2021
As bodies pile up, Germany's eastern COVID hot spots struggle for answers
By Joseph Nasr MEISSEN, Germany (Reuters) - For some in Meissen the caskets piling up in the eastern German city's sole crematorium are a tragic reminder of what happens when the coronavirus is not ta...
Jan 18, 2021
Total speeds up renewables push with $2.5 billion investment in Indian solar power
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) - Total is paying $2.5 billion for a share in Indian renewable energy firm Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) and a portfolio of solar power assets, marking the lates...
Jan 18, 2021
Brazil to begin vaccination campaign on Monday afternoon
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - All Brazil's available vaccine doses will be distributed to the country's states on Monday, health minister Eduardo Pazuello said, with vaccinations able to start from 5 p.m. (20...
Jan 18, 2021
Russia to vaccinate over 20 million people in first quarter, says deputy PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to vaccinate more than 20 million people against COVID-19 in the first quarter of this year, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Monday. Golikova added that ...
Jan 18, 2021
