Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Working from home is working better: UK employers
LONDON (Reuters) - More employers in Britain say working from home is increasing the productivity of their staff, according to a survey published on Thursday. A third of employers think the shift to h...
Mar 31, 2021
Defense tells Canada court that Huawei CFO's arrest was legal, but not her detainment
By Moira Warburton and Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's arrest was valid, but her ongoing detainment is illegal, defense lawyers told a Canadian court o...
Mar 31, 2021
Asian shares set to edge up, after Wall Street tech rally
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to edge higher early on Thursday after big tech rallied on Wall Street and as President Joe Biden announced a multi-trillion-dollar infrastruc...
Mar 31, 2021
Biden singles out Amazon for not paying federal taxes
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday singled out Amazon.com Inc for not paying federal taxes during his address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as he spoke about raisin...
Mar 31, 2021
Exclusive: Top investors to call for improved working conditions in care homes
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - A group of investors managing a collective $3 trillion in assets will call on operators of nursing homes to improve pay and working standards for care workers,...
Mar 31, 2021
El Salvador president says missing teen found, daughter of woman killed by police
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday that a missing teenager has been found, identifying her as the daughter of Victoria Salazar, who died i...
Mar 31, 2021
Micron, Western Digital each exploring possible deal for Japanese chip maker Kioxia: WSJ
(Reuters) - Micron Technology Inc and Western Digital Corp are individually exploring a potential deal for Kioxia Holdings Corp. that could value the Japanese semiconductor firm at around $30 billion,...
Mar 31, 2021
Blinken vows U.S. support for Ukraine in call with foreign minister
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a phone call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday, affirmed Washington's support for Ukraine's territorial integ...
Mar 31, 2021
COVID pandemic increased stillbirth and maternal death rates, study shows
(Reuters) - Rates of stillbirth and maternal deaths rose by around a third during the COVID-19 pandemic, with pregnancy outcomes getting worse overall for both babies and mothers worldwide, according ...
Mar 31, 2021
Venezuela limits COVID-19 insurance payouts as cases rise
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has set limits on insurance payouts for COVID-19 patients, according to a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday, as the South American country experiences a second wave o...
Mar 31, 2021
