Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Moderna puts Kenya plant plans on hold as COVID vaccine demand slumps
(Reuters) - Moderna said on Thursday it had paused its plans to build a vaccine manufacturing facility in Kenya, following a post-pandemic decline in demand for COVID-19 vaccines. The company had said...
Apr 11, 2024
'Civil War' seeks to capture 'heartbreaking' experience of war zone journalists
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actors Kirsten Dunst and Wagner Moura sought to understand how journalists cope with working in war zones as they prepared for their starring roles in the movie "Civil War," wh...
Apr 11, 2024
Factbox-Top assets linked to Vietnam property firm accused of multibillion-dollar fraud
HANOI (Reuters) - The mastermind of Vietnam's largest-ever financial fraud, Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group Chairwoman Truong My Lan, was sentenced to death on Thursday after a month-long trial. Lan and...
Apr 11, 2024
Amazon sees opportunity to lower costs in fulfillment network, CEO says
(Reuters) - Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy said the e-commerce firm sees opportunity to reduce costs in its fulfillment network, after trimming staff in a number of divisions over the recent months. "As we...
Apr 11, 2024
China vows strong support for equipment, consumer goods trade-in plans
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will give strong financing for firms involved in the program of equipment upgrades and trade-ins of consumer goods, government officials said on Thursday, the latest bid to s...
Apr 11, 2024
Multilateral development banks still need work on implementing reforms, group says
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank and six other multilateral banks have made good progress in integrating global challenges like climate change into their agendas, but most have m...
Apr 11, 2024
CarMax's fourth-quarter profit falls 27.2%
(Reuters) - Pre-owned vehicle retailer CarMax posted a lower fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, hurt by decreased profitability from units sold. Net income in the quarter ended Feb. 28 fell to $50.3 m...
Apr 11, 2024
A decade on, tragedy of Nigeria’s Chibok Girls endures outside the spotlight
By Ahmed Kingimi and Angela Ukomadu CHIBOK, Nigeria (Reuters) - Ten years ago, Solomon Maina's daughter, Debora, was one of 276 schoolgirls kidnapped from their dormitory in the middle of the night by...
Apr 11, 2024
Ukraine and Latvia sign security agreement, Zelenskiy says
(Reuters) - Ukraine and Latvia signed a 10-year security agreement on Thursday, envisaging annual Latvian military support for Ukraine at 0.25% of GDP, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. "L...
Apr 11, 2024
Russian missile kills four in Ukraine's Mykolaiv
(Reuters) - A Russian missile attack on Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv on Thursday killed at least four people and injured five more, officials said. "The enemy continues ballistic strikes on the...
Apr 11, 2024
