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South Africa says vaccine rollout, essential healthcare disrupted by unrest
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's health department said on Tuesday that violent protests had disrupted the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and essential healthcare services like the collection of ...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. health official says COVID-19 boosters could risk more serious side effects
By Carl O'Donnell and Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) -The United States is reviewing the need for a third COVID-19 booster shot among residents who have already been vaccinated but needs to see more dat...
Jul 13, 2021
PayPal Australia takes on Afterpay with no-late fee ‘buy now, pay later’ offer
(Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc's new "buy now, pay later" offering in Australia will not charge late payment fees, the U.S. payments giant said on Wednesday, as it attempts to edge past main industry...
Jul 13, 2021
Russia heading for 2021 budget surplus, even with Putin spending goal -analysts
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is on course to run a budget surplus this year, analysts say, a turnaround after strong half-year data, with high oil prices giving room to cover spending...
Jul 13, 2021
Citi cuts exposure to South Africa bonds, FX amid social unrest
LONDON (Reuters) - Citi reduced its overweight position in longer-dated South Africa government bonds and said it established an underweight in the rand, citing expectations that social unrest could c...
Jul 13, 2021
Moldova gets 500,000 doses of J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine from U.S. – State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has sent 500,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine to Moldova as part of Washington's coronavirus diplomacy to send surplus shots overseas to help ...
Jul 13, 2021
ECB’s new guidance must show there is leeway on inflation -Centeno
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank must highlight the "room for manoeuvre" it has given itself on inflation when it updates its guidance next week, or risk losing credibi...
Jul 13, 2021
IMF cites progress in $45 billion debt talks with Argentina
WASHINGTON/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund and Argentina flagged "progress" in debt talks after meetings between the two sides in Italy concluded, with the South American natio...
Jul 13, 2021
EU aims to raise chip production to 20% of global supply in next 10yrs
ROME (Reuters) - European Union Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton said the bloc aims to increase its production of chips to 20% of global supply, from the current 10%, over the next ten years, acco...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. fed funds futures up rate hike bets after CPI data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Futures on the federal funds rate, which track short-term interest rate expectations, on Tuesday raised bets that the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy either in Decemb...
Jul 13, 2021
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