Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada's Wealthsimple hits $4 billion valuation after latest funding round
(Reuters) - Wealthsimple said on Monday it raised C$750 million ($610.40 million) in its latest funding round, with participation from celebrities Drake, Michael Fox and Ryan Reynolds, more than doubl...
May 03, 2021
COVAX needs $35-40 billion next year to vaccinate adults - WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The global COVAX programme needs $35-40 billion to vaccinate adults next year against COVID-19, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing...
May 03, 2021
U.S. construction spending rebounds less than expected in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending rebounded far less than expected in March as strength in housing was offset by continued weakness in outlays on nonresidential structures and public p...
May 03, 2021
Soccer-FA launches inquiry into role of English clubs in Super League
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - England's Football Association has launched a formal inquiry into the role played by Premier League clubs in the attempt to create a breakaway European S...
May 03, 2021
Poles give up grilling and drinking to queue for the J&J jab
WARSAW (Reuters) - For Poles, the May long weekend is usually a time for grilling, socializing and drinking. But in the middle of a pandemic, thousands decided to stand in the rain to get a Johnson & ...
May 03, 2021
U.S. manufacturing sector slows in April amid supply challenges
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity grew at a slower pace in April, likely constrained by shortages of inputs amid pent-up demand unleashed by rising vaccinations and ...
May 03, 2021
Cambodian capital to end blanket COVID lockdown despite surge
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia registered a record 841 new coronavirus cases on Monday but Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the end to a blanket lockdown in the capital Phnom Penh and said there would ...
May 03, 2021
Aviation, travel groups urge fully reopening US-UK travel market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of U.S. and European travel, airline, union, business and airport groups on Monday called for fully reopening the U.S.-UK air travel market "as soon as safely possib...
May 03, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to revive Wells Fargo accounts scandal suit
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by current and former employees of Wells Fargo & Co to revive a lawsuit over losses to their retirement plan following a scan...
May 03, 2021
Denmark excludes J&J shot from vaccine programme - local media reports
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark has decided not to include Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 shots in its vaccination programme, several local media reported on Monday citing unnamed sources. The Nordic cou...
May 03, 2021
