Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK to allow Hinkley reactors where cracks found to restart
(Reuters) - Britain will allow two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point where cracks were found to resume limited operations ahead of their scheduled closure in 2022, the sector's regulator said on Wedne...
Mar 17, 2021
Japan PM Suga signals intention to end COVID-19 curbs as scheduled
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday signalled his intention to end state of emergency curbs to prevent the spread of the coronavirus when they expire on Sunday. "I wi...
Mar 17, 2021
Athletics: Nine British athletes test positive for COVID-19 - Times
(Reuters) - Nine members of Britain's athletics team have tested positive for COVID-19, raising concerns over the risks involved in travelling as a group ahead of this year's Tokyo Olympics, the Times...
Mar 17, 2021
Iceland opens borders for vaccinated visitors to boost tourism
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Iceland will this week open its borders to all visitors who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 without mandatory testing or quarantine, as it hopes more tourists will help re...
Mar 17, 2021
German economic advisers expect GDP to shrink by 2% in first quarter
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government's council of economic advisers said on Wednesday they expected Europe's largest economy to shrink by roughly 2% in the first quarter of this year due to lockdo...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. SPACs overtake 2020 haul in less than three months
By Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - Wall Street thought 2020 was a frenetic year for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Yet with more than nine months to go until the end of 2021, initial publi...
Mar 17, 2021
Coinbase to float about 114.9 million shares in U.S. listing
(Reuters) - U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said on Wednesday it had registered about 114.9 million shares for its direct listing on the Nasdaq. (Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain in Bengaluru; E...
Mar 17, 2021
Most Germans believe it was right to pause AstraZeneca shots -poll
BERLIN (Reuters) - A majority of Germans believe it was right for the government to suspend AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shots pending an investigation of cases where recipients developed unusual blood diso...
Mar 17, 2021
Analysis: Why Biden's securities regulator faces climate crackdown challenges
By Chris Prentice and Ross Kerber WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - With Democrats at the helm, the U.S. securities regulator is pledging to crack down on companies and funds that mislead investors over c...
Mar 17, 2021
Kazakhstan faces medicine shortages after forcing price cuts
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan faces shortages of essential medicines such as aspirin after the Central Asian nation's government tried to pressure drug makers and distributors into cutting prices, ind...
Mar 17, 2021
