Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bahrain police beat, threaten detained children with rape, rights groups say
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahraini security forces have beaten children and threatened them with rape and electric shocks after detaining them in protest-related cases last month, the anniversary of a 2011 pr...
Mar 10, 2021
UNICEF chief: $1 billion more needed for COVAX COVID-19 vaccine rollout
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Nations' children's fund on Wednesday urged countries to contribute more money to help poor countries access coronavirus vaccines, saying around $1 billion was needed. UNI...
Mar 10, 2021
U.S. consumer prices increase solidly in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased solidly in February, leading to the biggest annual gain in a year, though underlying inflation remained tepid as demand for services including air...
Mar 10, 2021
World is missing chance for green recovery from COVID-19, U.N. says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The majority of large economies' planned COVID-19 recovery spending is not green, putting the world on track to plough billions of dollars into reinforcing pollutin...
Mar 10, 2021
Prada flags retail recovery after posting annual loss
(Reuters) - Italian luxury fashion group Prada SpA on Wednesday recorded an annual net loss of 54 million euros ($64.20 million) due to store lockdowns, but said the global retail landscape recovered ...
Mar 10, 2021
Goldman Sachs to invest $10 billion over 10 years to support Black women
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Wednesday it will invest $10 billion in an initiative called "One Million Black Women" to support Black women over the next 10 years, focusing on areas incl...
Mar 10, 2021
U.S. to procure additional 100 million doses of J&J COVID-19 vaccine: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will announce on Wednesday that he has directed his health team to procure an additional 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, a Wh...
Mar 10, 2021
Finnish startup eyes meatless schnitzel with new lab-made protein
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Finnish tech startup hopes to produce protein out of thin air and not much more, creating a plant-based product they can put into healthy drinks and yoghurts or even turn into a...
Mar 10, 2021
Asher-Smith takes aim at double standards in sports marketing
(Reuters) - Britain's fastest female sprinter Dina Asher-Smith has hit out at sports marketers for differences in the way they portray male and female athletes, saying too many messages featuring wome...
Mar 10, 2021
Honduras to get 48,000 COVAX vaccines on Saturday, PAHO says
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras will on Saturday receive its first 48,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses via the COVAX mechanism, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday. Honduras is el...
Mar 10, 2021
