Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer: Why Brazil is on course to shatter its fiscal ‘ceiling’
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's constitutional spending cap, a cornerstone of fiscal policy in recent years, is on course to being broken in 2021. Government officials insist it will n...
Aug 13, 2020
India announces $500 million for Maldives project to counter China influence
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India announced a $500 million package to fund a project in the Maldives on Thursday to help it connect the capital Male to three nearby islands, stepping up N...
Aug 13, 2020
AstraZeneca says could begin COVID-19 vaccine production early in 2021
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Production of a COVID-19 vaccine under an agreement between the Mexican and Argentine governments and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca could begin in the first quarter of 202...
Aug 13, 2020
Intel says new transistor technology could boost chip performance 20%
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Intel Corp on Thursday disclosed a new method for making transistors on semiconductors that its chief architect said could boost the performance Intel's next round of pro...
Aug 13, 2020
Coronavirus making it harder for Colombia’s indigenous Wayuu to survive, report finds
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Coronavirus is making it more difficult for indigenous Wayuu people in Colombia to survive and putting children at risk of malnutrition, advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said...
Aug 13, 2020
Senior Muslim Brotherhood figure dies in prison in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) - Essam el-Erian, a senior leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, died in prison in Cairo on Thursday after suffering a heart attack, prison sources, a lawyer and local media said. Eria...
Aug 13, 2020
Novavax to work with SK bioscience for coronavirus vaccine component
(Reuters) - Novavax Inc said on Thursday South Korea's SK bioscience will manufacture a component of the U.S. drug developer's experimental coronavirus vaccine. In addition, the companies said they ha...
Aug 13, 2020
Italian prime minister probed over COVID-19, prosecutors urge case be dropped
ROME (Reuters) - Prosecutors have investigated Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and six members of his government over how they handled the coronavirus crisis, but have recommended the case be dr...
Aug 13, 2020
Former prosecutor Harris to target Trump’s virus response in U.S. campaign push
By Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Kamala Harris joins presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on the campaign trail for the second time in two days on Thursday in an appea...
Aug 13, 2020
AMC to reopen some U.S. movie theaters starting Aug. 20
(Reuters) - AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc will start its first phase of reopening theaters in the United States from Aug. 20, covering more than 100 venues, the company said on Thursday. The world's ...
Aug 13, 2020
