Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hedge fund assets hit record $3.8 trillion in first quarter
By Maiya Keidan TORONTO (Reuters) - Global hedge fund assets rose to more than $3.8 trillion in March 2021, driven by the best first-quarter performance in 21 years and more investors putting cash to ...
Apr 21, 2021
U.S. to launch probe of Minneapolis police after George Floyd murder-reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is expected to announce a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis, U.S. media reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter...
Apr 21, 2021
'A little bit of sparkle': fashionistas eye Oscars red carpet frocks
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Looking through a rack of colourful evening gowns, celebrity stylist Cristina Ehrlich pulls out a shiny black and chrome frock she describes as a classic red carp...
Apr 21, 2021
First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in northwest Syria
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) - Northwest Syria received its first batch of coronavirus vaccinations through the global vaccine-sharing platform COVAX on Wednesday with inoculations set to start May 1. A tot...
Apr 21, 2021
Swedes warned of new pandemic measures if healthcare pressure rises
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish government warned of new and tougher steps if people chose to ignore existing COVID-19 restrictions and further raised pressure on healthcare services already struggl...
Apr 21, 2021
India's Covaxin shot 78% effective against coronavirus, say developers
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's only domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has been found to be 78% effective in a second analysis of clinical trials done around the country, its makers said...
Apr 21, 2021
Space drama 'Stowaway' puts Kendrick, Kim and Collette in tight spot
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Actors Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim and Toni Collette star as a space crew whose two-year mission to Mars is thrown into turmoil when they discover an unplanned pa...
Apr 21, 2021
Texas on track to add record solar power capacity by end of 2022
(Reuters) - Texas, already the U.S. state with the most wind energy capacity, is catching up to California in utility-scale solar capacity, according to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Admin...
Apr 21, 2021
Airlines cut global traffic forecast on recovery setbacks
PARIS (Reuters) - Air traffic will recover more slowly than previously expected from the COVID-19 pandemic, as vaccination delays and government "risk aversion" slows market opening, global airlines b...
Apr 21, 2021
Oman to suspend travel from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh - state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman will bar entry to arrivals from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh starting April 24, as part of measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, Omani state TV reported on Wednesday. (Re...
Apr 21, 2021
