Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Madagascan women step up from packed lunches to food processing
By Christophe Van Der Perre AMBOVOMBE, Madagascar (Reuters) - Starting out with the modest aim of making packed lunches for pupils at a school in this town in southern Madagascar, a local women's grou...
Mar 08, 2022
Latvian member of parliament joins foreign fighters in Ukraine
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Latvian member of parliament Juris Jurass has joined the fight against Russian forces in Ukraine, his party said on Tuesday. Jurass, 46, heads parliament's Legal A...
Mar 08, 2022
GM gears up to launch 'halo', a new premium import business in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - General Motors Co plans to create a new, independently owned premium brand in China that will market what the automaker's China chief Julian Blissett recently described as "halo ca...
Mar 08, 2022
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Ukraine began evacuating civilians from besieged cities through humanitarian corridors agreed with Russia as the number of refugees who fled the country surged past 2 million. HUMANITARIAN...
Mar 08, 2022
Ugandan leader's son leaves military, in move seen as preparing for presidency
KAMPALA (Reuters) - The lieutenant general son of Uganda's president said on Tuesday he had retired from the military, in a move widely seen as preparing the ground for a potential run for the preside...
Mar 08, 2022
Dollar Tree revamps board after activist investor push
(Reuters) -Dollar Tree on Tuesday named Mantle Ridge founder Paul Hilal as a director and revamped its board, months after the activist investor pushed for an overhaul at the discount store chain. The...
Mar 08, 2022
Russia proposes nationalising foreign-owned factories that shut operations
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A senior member of Russia's ruling party has proposed nationalising foreign-owned factories that shut down operations in the country over what the Kremlin calls a special militar...
Mar 08, 2022
Changing tune, Italy's Salvini pledges to help refugees from Ukraine
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italian rightist politician Matteo Salvini, who has been among Russian President Vladimir Putin's main supporters in Western Europe, has pledged to help refugees flee...
Mar 08, 2022
Air taxi startup Volocopter hires ex-Airbus defence chief as next CEO
By Nadine Schimroszik BERLIN (Reuters) - German air taxi startup Volocopter is recruiting Dirk Hoke, former head of the defence and aerospace division at Airbus, to take over as CEO in September. Hoke...
Mar 08, 2022
Sherlock Bio raises $80 million to develop CRISPR-based diagnostics
By Bhanvi Satija and Manas Mishra (Reuters) - Sherlock Biosciences said on Tuesday it had raised $80 million in new funding to help bolster sales of its CRISPR-based COVID-19 test and develop new diag...
Mar 08, 2022
