Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Miami Beach bistros bow to spring break curfew after weekend mayhem
By Francisco Alvarado and Rich McKay MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - David Rivero, manager of Miami Beach's Puerto Sagua restaurant, expects to lose three hours of business a night during "spring break"...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Separated by U.S. border patrol, one pregnant woman searches for her husband
By Mimi Dwyer DEL RIO, Texas (Reuters) - Nehemie Montrose, a mother-to-be from Haiti, stood anxiously outside a respite center for migrants in Del Rio, Texas, waiting for the daily border patrol buses...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Crypto firm Blockchain.com raises $300 million, valued at $5.2 billion
LONDON (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency firm Blockchain.com said on Wednesday it had raised $300 million in its latest funding round at a valuation of $5.2 billion. The round was led by DST Global, Lightspe...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
VW's Skoda to invest 2.5 billion euros in new technologies over next five years
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, part of the Volkswagen Group, said on Wednesday it would invest around 2.5 billion euros over the next five years on future technologies, with more than h...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Japan urges support for fire-hit Renesas as global chip woes deepen
By Tim Kelly and Joyce Lee TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan has called on equipment makers to help one of its biggest chipmakers restore production, the latest government move aimed at easing a semicondu...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
German cabinet approves extra budget with record new borrowing
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet approved on Wednesday a debt-financed supplementary budget of 60 billion euros ($71 billion) which will lift annual new borrowing to a record high...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Papua New Guinea records 351 new COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea recorded 351 new coronavirus cases and two deaths on Tuesday, as 8,000 vaccines arrived from Australia to assist health workers in overburdened hospitals. The Pacif...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Google signs deals with Italian publishers for content on News Showcase
ROME (Reuters) - Google signed on Monday a license deal with various Italian publishers to offer news content through News Showcase, a new platform which makes news available on Google's news website,...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
UK companies see orders boom on hopes of lockdown end - PMI
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - A rush of new orders in anticipation of an easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions prompted a much stronger rebound for British companies than expected in March, a bu...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
Former Italian PM Berlusconi in hospital since Monday: sources
ROME (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been in hospital since Monday and will not be able to attend any public events in the near future, two sources said on Wednesday. I...
Thomson Reuters Mar 24, 2021
