Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians appeals for money to pay salaries
By Stephen Farrell and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees announced on Monday that it has run out of money to pay the salaries of its staff acro...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine could fundamentally change pandemic direction: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - A COVID-19 vaccine may be rolled out by March 2021 to the most vulnerable, which could fundamentally change the course of the pandemic, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) offi...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Ukraine's President contracts coronavirus: presidential office
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has tested positive for coronavirus, the presidential office said on Monday. "The head of state is feeling well and will continue to perform hi...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine over 90% effective: health ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 is more than 90% effective, a representative of the health ministry said on Monday, citing data collated from vaccinations of the public ...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Brazil armed forces could help with COVID-19 vaccine program: vice president
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's armed forces could help with the logistics and implementation of any COVID-19 vaccination program, Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday, adding that it is diffic...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Turkey releases journalist on trial for revealing state secrets: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court released a prominent opposition journalist from detention on Monday as her trial continues on accusations that she revealed state secrets in two articles about Ank...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
For investors, China's yuan is the big winner from Biden victory
By Sujata Rao and Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will be the next U.S. president but for the $6.6 trillion-a-day currency trading world, the undisputed victor is China's yuan, as investors ...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Goldman Sachs confident of hitting strategic targets: CFO
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs remains confident of meeting strategic targets laid out earlier this year including stripping out $1.3 billion in costs over the next 3 years, Chief Financial Office...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
C$ vaults to two-year high on vaccine news, Biden victory
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart on Monday to a more than 2-year high, as investors' appetite for riskier currencies surged follo...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
Exclusive: Zambia 'doing everything possible' to avoid default - FinMin
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zambia is doing everything possible to avoid a sovereign debt default later this week, including sharing information on its Chinese debt with creditors, its finance minister t...
Thomson Reuters Nov 09, 2020
