Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Futures at record highs as rally builds on hopes of economic rebound
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a record opening for the S&P 500 and the Dow in the first trading session of the year on Monday, building on a rally that has been powere...
Jan 04, 2021
Hundreds of Google employees in United States form workers' union
(Reuters) - Over 200 Google employees in the United States have formed a union, the elected union leaders wrote in a New York Times opinion piece on Monday. "Alphabet Workers Union" aims to ensure tha...
Jan 04, 2021
Austria extends lockdown for another week until Jan. 24 - APA
BERLIN (Reuters) - Austria has scrapped plans to allow anyone with a negative coronavirus test to exit lockdown a week early, effectively extending strict measures and keeping restaurants and non-esse...
Jan 04, 2021
Philippine president lauds guards' courage in using unauthorised vaccine - spokesman
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has commended his security detail for their "loyalty and courage" in inoculating themselves with unauthorised COVID-19 vaccines, his spokesman s...
Jan 04, 2021
EU in discussions with Pfizer-BioNTech for additional vaccine doses
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is in discussions with Pfizer and BioNTech about the possibility of ordering more doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, in addition to the 300 million shots alr...
Jan 04, 2021
Dubai Airports and GMR Hyderabad agree deal to aid vaccine distribution
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai Airports and the operator of Hyderabad airport, GMR Hyderabad, have agreed a logistics deal for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to handle up to 300 tonnes of vaccines per day, th...
Jan 04, 2021
Irish hospitals cannot manage current COVID-19 trajectory - health chief
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's hospitals cannot manage the current trajectory of its fast-growing COVID-19 outbreak and will cancel most non-urgent procedures this week to create as mu...
Jan 04, 2021
Pinduoduo faces labour probe after employee death: newspaper
BEIJING (Reuters) - Local government officials are reviewing working conditions at Chinese e-commerce group Pinduoduo, according to a state-owned newspaper, after the death of an employee caused an ou...
Jan 04, 2021
EasyJet suspends some voting rights to meet post-Brexit rules
LONDON (Reuters) - EasyJet has begun moves to suspend the voting rights of some non-EU shareholders to comply with post-Brexit airline ownership rules, the UK airline said on Monday. European Union ru...
Jan 04, 2021
Merchant vessel enters Iranian waters after interaction - UKMTO
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) naval authority said on Monday an "interaction" between Iranian authorities and a merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz led the...
Jan 04, 2021
