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NY Fed terminates commercial paper funding facility
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced on Thursday that it terminated the commercial paper funding facility, an emergency lending program launched during the pandemic to h...
Jul 08, 2021
U.N. Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council members on Thursday backed African Union mediation efforts between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan in a dispute over the operation of a g...
Jul 08, 2021
All children in Britain to be offered flu shots this autumn -The Telegraph
(Reuters) - All children will be offered flu shots this autumn amid fears Britain could be facing one of the worst seasons on record, The Telegraph reported late on Thursday. The rollout will be exten...
Jul 08, 2021
Mexico, U.S. agree GM Silao union vote will be held by Aug 20: USTR
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Mexico on Thursday agreed that a new union vote will be held at the General Motors Silao plant by Aug. 20, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) sa...
Jul 08, 2021
China open to Boeing 737 MAX test flights – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Chinese aviation officials have expressed willingness to conduct flight tests on Boeing Co's 737 MAX, potentially paving the way for the fastest-selling jet's return in China, Bloomberg Ne...
Jul 08, 2021
Brazil registers record deaths, lowest number of births for Jan-June period
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil registered the highest number of deaths and lowest number of births in the first six months of the year since comparable data was first compiled in 2003, the national asso...
Jul 08, 2021
U.S. Treasury auctions to provide demand ‘gut check’ as yields fall
By Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) - Spiking prices for U.S. Treasuries that have sent yields to five-month lows could test demand for $62 billion of longer-term government debt due to be auctioned nex...
Jul 08, 2021
Pfizer to ask FDA to authorize booster dose of COVID vaccine as Delta variant spreads
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc plans to ask U.S. regulators to authorize a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine within the next month, the drugmaker's top scientist said on Thursday,...
Jul 08, 2021
St. Jude Medical to pay $27 million to settle allegations over heart devices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -St. Jude Medical, which was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in 2017, has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations it knowingly sold defective heart devices, the U.S. Justi...
Jul 08, 2021
Exclusive: Online payments firm Stripe takes first step toward blockbuster listing -sources
By Anirban Sen and Echo Wang (Reuters) - Digital payments processor Stripe Inc, the most valuable U.S. technology startup, has taken its first major step toward a stock market debut by hiring a law fi...
Jul 08, 2021
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