Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Shell profit drops to 20-year low in 2020, raises dividend
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell's 2020 profit dropped to its lowest in at least two decades as the pandemic hit energy consumption but the company boosted its dividend again in a sign of confiden...
Feb 04, 2021
China administered 31.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for key groups as of February 3
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has administered 31.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for key groups of people as of Feb. 3, Mi Feng, spokesman for the National Health Commission, said at a media briefin...
Feb 04, 2021
Unilever underlying sales rose 3.5% in last quarter
(Reuters) - Consumer goods giant Unilever on Thursday reported underlying sales growth for the fourth quarter that was in line with estimates, buoyed by strong demand in emerging markets. Underlying s...
Feb 04, 2021
Turned down 800 times: foreign graduate's German dream shattered as COVID hits jobs
By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - When Abdul Kader Tizini graduated with a master's degree in mechanical engineering from RWTH Aachen, one of Germany's top technical universities, he thought it wou...
Feb 04, 2021
NBA roundup: Paul George knocks down 32 in Clippers' win
Paul George shot 8-for-9 from 3-point range and scored 36 points to lead the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 121-99 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Kawhi Leonard scored 24 p...
Feb 04, 2021
Austerity is the wrong choice - German Finance Minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German parliament must decide in coming days how to finance continuing measures to soften the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said when asked if...
Feb 04, 2021
Palestinians will receive Russia's Sputnik V vaccine on Thursday, minister says
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinians will receive 10,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine on Thursday, enough to cover 5,000 people, Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila told Voice o...
Feb 04, 2021
Taiwan says auto chip shortage not a main topic for coming U.S. meeting
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said on Thursday the global shortage of auto chips will not be a main topic for a meeting with the United States on Friday. The State Department...
Feb 04, 2021
North Korea expected to receive nearly 2 million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine by June - Yonhap
(Reuters) - North Korea is expected to receive nearly two million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine by the first half of 2021, Yonhap reported on Thursday, citing a report published by COVA...
Feb 04, 2021
Deutsche Bank swings to net profit in 2020, its first since 2014
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank swung to a small annual profit in 2020, its first since 2014, on the back of strong gains at its investment banking division, the German lender said on Thursday. Th...
Feb 04, 2021
