Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German court halts criminal proceedings against former VW CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court in Braunschweig, Germany, said on Friday it had halted criminal proceedings against former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn for alleged market manipulation as part of...
Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021
Askar Mamin reappointed as Kazakh prime minister after election
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev nominated Askar Mamin as prime minister on Friday and the newly elected lower house of parliament swiftly approved his appointment after r...
Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021
Nepal approves AstraZeneca COVID vaccine for emergency use: government statement
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal on Friday granted approval for AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD vaccine against the novel coronavirus in the country. "Conditional permission has been granted for emergency use aut...
Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021
Iran tests ballistic missiles, drones in military exercise, state TV says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired "abundant" surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and tested locally manufactured new drones in a military exercise on Friday, state television repor...
Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021
China’s battle against fresh COVID outbreak clouds economic recovery
By Sophie Yu and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - From cancelled hotel bookings ahead of the Lunar New Year to steel piled up at mills because of transport curbs in Hebei province, China's battle against...
Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021
U.S. stock funds draw $2.2 billion in week: Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds saw inflows of $2.2 billion in the week ended Wednesday, a period when Wall Street indexes hit record highs on optimism that President-elect Joe Biden will be able to pus...
Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021
EMA chief hopes J&J will seek COVID-19 vaccine approval next month
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) hopes Johnson & Johnson will seek regulatory approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in February, its executive director said on Friday. "We hope it is...
Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021
President-elect Biden chooses former FDA chief Kessler to lead Operation Warp Speed – NYT
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner David Kessler to help lead the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program Operation Warp Speed, the New ...
Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021
Euro zone bank damage from pandemic limited so far, ECB’s Enria says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone banks have suffered some damage so far from the coronavirus pandemic, but that could change once official support measures are lifted, the European Central Bank's top s...
Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021
Japan to stick to budget surplus goal even as pandemic costs grow: sources
By Daniel Leussink and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will stick to a target of achieving a primary budget surplus by fiscal 2025 in projections to be presented next week, sources with knowl...
Syndicated Content Jan 15, 2021




