Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Economic drag on U.S. to persist long after virus is gone, central bankers are told
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Even after the virus that spawned the current U.S. recession is vanquished, the drag on economic growth will persist much longer than widely understood, according to research...
Aug 27, 2020
White House’s Kushner says he will reach out to NBA superstar LeBron James
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Adviser Jared Kushner on Thursday said he would reach out to basketball superstar LeBron James following an NBA player boycott to protest racial injustice in the wak...
Aug 27, 2020
EU pays 336 million euros for doses of AstraZeneca’s potential COVID-19 vaccine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has paid 336 million euros ($396 million) to secure at least 300 million doses of the potential COVID-1 vaccine being developed by British drug maker Astra...
Aug 27, 2020
Powell: Jobs recovery faces ‘long tail’ of a couple of years
(Reuters) - Despite "a lot of strength in the economy," millions of U.S. workers displaced from restaurant, travel, and similar jobs will struggle to find new employment and need steady support from t...
Aug 27, 2020
Siemens Gamesa confident of return to profitability but shares slide
By Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) - Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa said its profit margins are set to rebound after a slump exacerbated by the pandemic and its onshore unit should break even in 2022,...
Aug 27, 2020
WHO says it is in talks with China’s BGI on test kit after Swedish complaint
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was looking into whether "observed irregularities" in a COVID-19 PCR swab test made by China's BGI Biotechnology (Wuhan) Co, Ltd we...
Aug 27, 2020
‘I looked him in the eyes’: Pakistan family watches mosque shooter face justice in New Zealand
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Around 3 a.m. each morning this week, Khurshid Alam woke up in his Pakistan home to watch survivors give testimony against the man who shot dead 51 worshi...
Aug 27, 2020
London Zoo weighs animals after lockdown blues
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - London Zoo began an annual weigh-in on Thursday with keepers keen to find out what effect the zoo's longest closure since World War Two has had on its animals, having ...
Aug 27, 2020
FDA warns against hand sanitizers that look like drinks
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday warned of alcohol-based sanitizers being packaged and sold in containers that appear like food or drinks. At a time when health agen...
Aug 27, 2020
Who else but Navalny? Kremlin critic’s illness a blow for campaign to break Putin’s grip
By Tom Balmforth and Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's sudden illness has upended his strategy to challenge Vladimir Putin's grip on power at upcoming regional elections....
Aug 27, 2020
