Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Africa's health regulator allows use of Merck COVID treatment pill
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's health regulator SAHPRA said on Thursday that it had authorised use of Merck's COVID-19 treatment pill molnupiravir. SAHPRA added in a statement that Pfizer had ...
Feb 17, 2022
Adidas says will grow in China in 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) - German sportswear company Adidas said on Thursday it would grow in its key market of China in 2022 even after it was hit by renewed pandemic restrictions and the aftermath of a cons...
Feb 17, 2022
Futures slip on heightening Ukraine tensions
By Susan Mathew and Devik Jain (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slid on Thursday after reports of clashes in eastern Ukraine kept investors on edge, while weekly jobless claims data was awaited fo...
Feb 17, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-Celebration and criticism again part of women's final
By Steve Keating BEIJING (Reuters) - As Canada and the United States battled it out in another high-quality Olympic women's ice hockey final on Thursday at the Beijing Games, the president of the Inte...
Feb 17, 2022
Italy makes fresh attempt at pension reform as debt worries mount
By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italy is working on a reform to make it easier for workers to retire early without bloating what is already Europe's second highest pensions bill, as...
Feb 17, 2022
Fintech firm Circle doubles valuation to $9 billion in new SPAC deal
(Reuters) -Fintech company Circle Internet Financial said on Thursday it was valued at $9 billion under new deal terms for its merger with blank-check firm Concord Acquisition Corp. The previous agree...
Feb 17, 2022
Kuwait's emir accepts resignations of defence, interior ministers
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's emir issued a decree on Thursday accepting the resignations of the ministers of interior and defence, the information ministry said on Twitter. The two ministers, both memb...
Feb 17, 2022
Greece kicks off tourist season early to meet 'great demand'
By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's tourism minister on Thursday said the visitor season would officially start in March, earlier than previous years, and there were "positive signs" of a ...
Feb 17, 2022
Walmart forecasts full-year profit above expectations
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc forecast full-year profit above market expectations on Thursday, signaling a steady demand at stores even as supply-chain issues and rampant cost inflation pressure the retail ...
Feb 17, 2022
Bill Gates visits Pakistan to discuss polio eradication with PM Khan
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates visited Pakistan on Thursday, meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss polio eradicati...
Feb 17, 2022
