Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Uber, PayPal, Walgreens launch $11 million vaccine rides fund
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc, PayPal Holdings Inc and Walgreens Inc on Monday said they launched an $11 million fund to provide free ride-hail trips to U.S. COVID-19 vaccination si...
Apr 12, 2021
Protesters scuffle again with Italian police over COVID-19 curbs
ROME (Reuters) - Protesters scuffled with police for a second week running on Monday as frustrated restaurant and small business owners demonstrated against continued coronavirus restrictions that are...
Apr 12, 2021
Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala to increase troops along borders: White House official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has secured agreements for Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala to place more troops on their borders, a White House official said on Monday amid the growing num...
Apr 12, 2021
Two ex-Milosevic aides played pivotal role in 1990s Balkan wars: U.N. prosecutors
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.N. prosecutors told judges Monday that two former Serbian security officials who served under Slobodan Milosevic helped train and equip ethnic Serbs to conduct brutal ethnic cl...
Apr 12, 2021
New York State pension fund divests from seven oil sands companies
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The New York State pension fund is restricting investment in seven Canadian oil sands companies because they do not have viable plans to adapt to low-carbon future, the fu...
Apr 12, 2021
Nervous North American farmers set to 'seed in faith' into parched soils
By Rod Nickel and Julie Ingwersen WINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fields across the Canadian Prairies and the U.S. Northern Plains are among the driest on record, raising production risks in on...
Apr 12, 2021
Samsung SDI to supply battery cells to EV startup Rivian
(Reuters) - Electric vehicle startup Rivian, backed by Amazon.com Inc and Ford Motor Co, said on Monday that South Korean manufacturer Samsung SDI Co Limited would supply battery cells for its vehicle...
Apr 12, 2021
GM marketing spend will return to normal levels post pandemic-chief marketing officer
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co's marketing and promotional spending will return to normal levels after the COVID-19 pandemic caused that budget to drop last year, the U.S. automaker's top marke...
Apr 12, 2021
German CDU backs Laschet to succeed Merkel as chancellor
By Andreas Rinke and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) backed party chairman Armin Laschet on Monday to run for chancellor at a September election, and asked him to spe...
Apr 12, 2021
BoE's Tenreyro says removing policy support too early could be costly
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England interest rate-setter Silvana Tenreyro said removing fiscal or monetary policy support for the economy too early after last year's coronavirus slump could have a dama...
Apr 12, 2021
