Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thai baby elephant gets life-saving care after trap and shooting ordeal
CHONBURI, Thailand (Reuters) - A three-month-old baby elephant was recovering in Thailand on Thursday following lifesaving treatment after being shot several times and caught in a hunter's trap. The e...
Dec 02, 2021
Boeing drives S&P, Dow futures higher after Omicron drubbing
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - Futures tracking the Dow and the S&P 500 rose on Thursday, led by gains in planemaker Boeing and travel stocks, although increasing cases of the new Omicron coronavirus varia...
Dec 02, 2021
CNH Industrial buys software house NX9 to bolster agriculture business
MILAN (Reuters) - Vehicle maker CNH Industrial has bought software engineering firm NX9, it said on Thursday, in a further step to boost digital innovation in its agricultural division as it prepares ...
Dec 02, 2021
China accelerating research into COVID-19 shots targeting Omicron -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is accelerating research and development of COVID-19 vaccines targeting the Omicron variant, a health official said on Thursday, amid concerns among global scientists that it...
Dec 02, 2021
Finland discovers first case of Omicron variant of coronavirus
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been discovered in Finland, the Finnish Health Institute said on Thursday. The variant was found in a person who had t...
Dec 02, 2021
N.Ireland protocol unlikely to be solved by year end, Coveney says
LONDON (Reuters) -Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said he did not expect Britain and the European Union to resolve all the issues around their Northern Irish trade dispute by the end of this year...
Dec 02, 2021
MTN and Airtel Africa among bidders for Nigerian 5G licences
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's telecoms regulator has picked MTN Nigeria, Airtel Africa and Mafab Communications to bid for 5G licences at an auction set for Dec. 13, it said on Thursday. The Nigeria Com...
Dec 02, 2021
Special Report-U.S. rushed contracts to COVID-19 suppliers with troubled plants
By Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Trump administration debated whether to declare COVID-19 a national emergency early last year, a little-known U.S. health office issued a public plea to ...
Dec 02, 2021
Dollar General narrows annual sales forecast
(Reuters) - Dollar General Corp narrowed its full-year sales forecast on Thursday, as returning consumer appetite for discretionary items help counter easing demand for groceries. The company now expe...
Dec 02, 2021
TD Bank beats profit estimates, lifts dividend 13%
(Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank on Thursday beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit, driven by growth across its U.S. and Canadian retail banking divisions, and raised its dividend by 13%. Can...
Dec 02, 2021
