Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID, climate, tax feature at first post-Trump G7 talks
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The new administration of U.S. President Joe Biden joins international talks on the global economy this week with other rich nations expecting a decisive break ...
Feb 10, 2021
Biden announces Turk, Su to be energy, labor deputy secretaries: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his pick of David Turk as deputy energy secretary and Julie Su as deputy labor secretary, the White House said. "These tested and expe...
Feb 10, 2021
Britain’s Captain Tom was our world, says his daughter
LONDON (Reuters) - The daughter of Captain Tom Moore, who died last week aged 100 after contracting COVID-19, paid tribute to her father on Wednesday, casting him as a vibrant mentor who spread hope a...
Feb 10, 2021
Credit Suisse loses final bid to block auditor appointment in spying saga
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse has lost its final bid to block the auditor chosen by Swiss financial supervisor FINMA to scrutinise the bank's activities in a spying scanda...
Feb 10, 2021
WHO expert panel recommends wide use of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
(Reuters) - The benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University outweigh any risks and the shot should recommended for use, including in people aged 65 and older, a Wor...
Feb 10, 2021
Analysis: Economic pain may push tough-talking Iran to show nuclear flexibility
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) - Iran insists the new U.S. administration act first to save the collapsing 2015 nuclear deal but faces pent-up pressures, from ruinous sanctions ...
Feb 10, 2021
U.S. December wholesale inventories revised higher
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale inventories increased more than initially thought in December, even as sales accelerated, government data showed on Wednesday. The Commerce Department said wholes...
Feb 10, 2021
Ukraine launches investigation into COVID-19 vaccine deal
By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has launched an investigation into whether the government bought a COVID-19 vaccine at inflated prices, an anti-corruption prosecutor said...
Feb 10, 2021
Exclusive: Teva Pharm in talks to co-produce COVID-19 vaccines, CEO says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is in talks with COVID-19 vaccine makers to co-produce some shots, chief executive Kare Schultz told Reuters on Wednesday. "We do have som...
Feb 10, 2021
Socially-distanced Iran parades on wheels, not feet, to commemorate 1979 revolution
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranians staged a socially-distanced commemoration of their 1979 Islamic revolution on Wednesday, parading in vehicles to avoid infection rather than on foot and dis...
Feb 10, 2021
