Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sweden's Klarna offers carbon footprint tracker for shoppers
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish payments firm Klarna has added a carbon footprint tracker to its shopping app, offering each of its 90 million users the option of monitoring the environmental impact of ...
Apr 20, 2021
Canadian startup Clearbanc raises capital at nearly $2 billion valuation
(Reuters) - Canadian startup Clearbanc, which provides upfront cash to e-commerce firms to expand the businesses, said on Tuesday it has raised $350 million in a funding round led by venture capital f...
Apr 20, 2021
Analysis-Bumpy first weeks of Harris' immigration role show challenges of the job
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Joe Biden entrusted Vice President Kamala Harris in March with leading U.S. diplomatic efforts to cut immigration from Mexico and Central America'...
Apr 20, 2021
At GM, blue and white collar give way to remote and on-site
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Tuesday outlined plans to allow remote work after the pandemic, in part to cast a wider net for recruiting programmers, marketers and other tal...
Apr 20, 2021
China's Xi says will support firms to boost investment in Indonesia
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping told Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo on Tuesday that Beijing would support Chinese firms in their efforts to boost investment in Indonesia, the offi...
Apr 20, 2021
Switzerland 'unfortunately' still awaiting AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine data - official
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's drug regulator is still awaiting data needed to consider AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine candidate for approval, a Swissmedic official said on Tuesday, adding the infor...
Apr 20, 2021
M&G reopens UK property fund frozen since 2019
LONDON (Reuters) - M&G will reopen its two billion pound ($2.80 billion) UK property fund, which it suspended in Dec 2019, after selling 38 properties in the portfolio, the British asset manager said ...
Apr 20, 2021
Russia to reach over 120,000 troops on Ukraine's border in a week, Ukraine says
KYIV/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia is massing more than 120,000 troops on Ukraine's borders, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday, calling for more Western economic sanctions on Mosc...
Apr 20, 2021
Swedes under 65 to be given alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine for second dose
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedes under 65 vaccinated with one shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be given a different vaccine for the second dose, the Swedish Health Agency said on Tuesday. Swe...
Apr 20, 2021
Analysis-Friendly fire threatens ex-PMs' bid to rebuild Italy centre-left
By Gavin Jones and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Giuseppe Conte, the new head of Italy's 5-Star Movement, and Enrico Letta, who has just taken charge of the Democratic Party (PD), want to join forces...
Apr 20, 2021
