Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer-What are the FLiRT COVID variants and are they more contagious?
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - The so-called FLiRT variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cause COVID-19 have been the dominant forms of the virus circulating this year globally, according to ...
May 24, 2024
Explainer-What to expect as US moves towards faster stock settlement
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. markets are set for an upheaval on Tuesday, May 28, when the settlement time for U.S. equities, corporate municipal bonds and other securities will be halve...
May 24, 2024
Fake US election-related accounts proliferating on X, study says
By Stephanie Burnett and Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fake accounts posting about the U.S. presidential election are proliferating on the social media platform X, according to a social media anal...
May 24, 2024
Japan's Nidec corrects past results after some sales were 'inflated'
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec Corp revised down two years of operating profit by about $67 million on Friday after determining that some sales were "recorded in an infla...
May 24, 2024
Futures recover after inflation jitters dent Wall Street
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, rebounding after closing lower in the previous session on signs of persistent inflation that rekindled monetary policy caution ahead of a long week...
May 24, 2024
Group who boarded ship off Somalia have departed, crew safe, UKMTO says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - An unknown group of people who boarded a merchant ship 420 nautical miles southeast of Merca, Somalia, have departed and the vessel's crew are safe, the United Kingdom Maritime Tra...
May 24, 2024
UN warns of upsurge in violence in Myanmar's Rakhine
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office on Friday warned there was a risk of a serious rise in violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state, where it received "frightening and disturbing repo...
May 24, 2024
North Korea preparing to launch military satellite, South says
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military said on Friday it had detected signs in North Korea of possible preparations for a satellite launch in what would be the nuclear-armed North's effort to place ...
May 24, 2024
Exclusive-Siemens likely to transfer Siemens Energy stake to pension fund, CFO says
By Alexander Hbner MUNICH (Reuters) -Siemens AG will likely transfer its remaining 17.1% stake in Siemens Energy to the group's pension fund to avoid diluting the value of the company's shares via a p...
May 24, 2024
Philippines builds coastguard station in islands near Taiwan
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has built a coastguard station in its northern islands near Taiwan, boosting its capacity to monitor an area where China has built up its military presence, National...
May 24, 2024
