Author Archives: Syndicated Content
JPMorgan ups odds of a Brexit deal to 70% from 60%
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank JPMorgan said the probability of a Brexit trade deal had risen to 70% from 60%. "Our sense is that the likelihood of a deal has moved up from the 60-40 we had a...
Dec 18, 2020
Palestinians scramble for COVID-19 vaccines as Israel prepares rollout
By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - As Israel prepares to give COVID-19 vaccines to its citizens, Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza are scrambling to secure their own ...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S adding China chipmaker SMIC to economic blacklist, Ross confirms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is adding dozens of Chinese companies, including the country's top chipmaker SMIC, to a trade blacklist on Friday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Friday i...
Dec 18, 2020
India's Biological E. to start vaccine late-stage trials in April - executive
By Anuron Kumar Mitra BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Biological E. Ltd plans to start large late-stage trials of its potential COVID-19 vaccine candidate in April next year, according to a top executiv...
Dec 18, 2020
China says will keep policy support for economic recovery, no abrupt shift
By Lusha Zhang and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -China will maintain policy support for its economic recovery, avoiding a sudden shift in policy, to help keep economic growth within a reasonable range ...
Dec 18, 2020
Ukraine says faces almost daily hacker attacks
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine is facing almost daily hacker attacks on its government resources and intends to sharply strengthen its cyber security, Ukrainian state security service SBU said on Friday. "T...
Dec 18, 2020
Sweden to resume 5G auctions despite Huawei legal challenge
By Helena Soderpalm and Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish telecoms regulator PTS will resume 5G spectrum auctions on Jan. 19, it said on Friday, after winning court approval to proceed ...
Dec 18, 2020
Christmas comfort over COVID vaccines collides with new curbs
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Coronavirus vaccine approvals and rollouts have brought comfort and joy to many this Christmas but failed to halt new curbs on travel and family gatherings as COVI...
Dec 18, 2020
Burundi's ex-President Pierre Buyoya dies aged 71
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Pierre Buyoya, the former president of Burundi who twice seized power in military coups and oversaw a prolonged ethnic civil war that killed 300,000 of his countrymen, has died at ...
Dec 18, 2020
Kremlin says ruling on Russia's Olympic ban is regrettable
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that a Swiss court ruling partially upholding Russia's Olympic ban was regrettable and that Moscow viewed the decision "negatively". Russian athletes will...
Dec 18, 2020
