Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French refurbished smartphone seller Back Market valued at $5.7 billion
PARIS (Reuters) - Back Market, the French marketplace dedicated to refurbished smartphones and electronic devices, said on Tuesday it had closed an investment round of $510 million, bringing its total...
Jan 11, 2022
Poland to launch fresh tax cuts in anti-inflation drive
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will cut value added tax on gas, food and petrol as part of a second package of measures to soften the blow from surging inflation, the prime minister said on Tuesday. Rapid ...
Jan 11, 2022
Olympics-Dutch athletes warned to keep phones and laptops out of China -media
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch athletes competing in next month's Beijing Winter Olympics will need to leave their phones and laptops at home in an unprecedented move to avoid Chinese espionage, Dutch ne...
Jan 11, 2022
Latvia reports African swine fever in 19 wild boars - OIE
PARIS (Reuters) - Latvia reported 19 cases of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boars across the country in the past week, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. Six boars wer...
Jan 11, 2022
Bank of America to reduce overdraft fees this spring
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank, is reducing overdraft fees from $35 to $10 starting in May, the bank said in a news release on Tuesday. ...
Jan 11, 2022
Abbott Labs CEO expects strong COVID-19 testing demand in near term
(Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories Chief Executive Officer Robert Ford said on Tuesday demand for COVID-19 testing has surged globally and that sales of its tests should stay strong in the near term. "We...
Jan 11, 2022
WHO body says COVID-19 vaccines 'may need to be updated' for Omicron
GENEVA (Reuters) - A technical advisory group established by the World Health Organization said on Tuesday that current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated to ensure they are effective against ne...
Jan 11, 2022
Russia holds live-fire military drills in regions near Ukraine - Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three thousand Russian troops began live-fire exercises with hardware including tanks in western Russia on Tuesday, including in areas close to Ukraine, Interfax news agency quoted ...
Jan 11, 2022
Mexico expecting nearly 27 million COVID-19 vaccines in coming weeks
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is expecting delivery of nearly 27 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses in the coming weeks, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday, as the Omicron variant...
Jan 11, 2022
Shipping group Maersk expects cargo delays to persist
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Top container shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk on Tuesday warned its customers it was still struggling to move goods around the world as the easing of congestion is taking longe...
Jan 11, 2022
