Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer-Some patients reporting COVID rebounds after taking Pfizer pills
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - More than 2.8 million courses of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid have been made available at pharmacies around the United States, with the Biden ad...
May 11, 2022
Copper gains as China’s COVID-19 cases ease, but demand still at risk
By Zandi Shabalala LONDON (Reuters) - Copper prices gained on Wednesday as slowing COVID-19 infections in top metals consumer China eased near-term demand concerns, although enduring lockdowns limited...
May 11, 2022
Russia summons Poland’s ambassador in Moscow – Polish foreign minister
WARSAW (Reuters) - The Polish ambassador to Russia was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow, the state-run news agency PAP quoted the Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau as saying on Wednesday,...
May 11, 2022
Russian diesel discount offers big margins in two-tier European trade
By Ron Bousso and Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters) - Russian diesel is trading at a steep discount to the fuel produced by other countries, traders said, creating a potentially lucrative two-tier marke...
May 11, 2022
Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine as war pummels economy – ILO
LONDON (Reuters) - Around 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February, as the conflict shut down businesses, strangled exports and drove millions to ...
May 11, 2022
Russian rouble surges past 68 vs dollar, stocks mixed
(Reuters) - The Russian rouble pared early losses and surged past 68 against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, boosted by capital controls, while stocks were mixed after a long weekend. The rouble has bee...
May 11, 2022
Five9 expands in Europe with two data centres, relocates Russian staff
(Reuters) - Five9, the U.S. call centre software firm whose shareholders spurned a merger with Zoom last year, is looking to expand in Europe by setting up two data centres and relocating its employee...
May 11, 2022
Disappeared Mexican activist underscores deadly threat to environmental defenders
By Diego Or MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Last October, environmentalist Irma Galindo left her home in a remote indigenous community in southern Mexico to discuss threats she had received with officials run...
May 11, 2022
Pro-Moscow leaders of Ukraine’s occupied Kherson seek to join Russia – TASS
(Reuters) - The Russian-occupied region of Kherson in Ukraine plans to ask President Vladimir Putin to incorporate it into Russia by the end of the year, TASS news agency reported on Wednesday, citing...
May 11, 2022
Volkswagen plans electric pick-up, SUV in U.S. – sources
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Volkswagen plans to expand its electric offering in the United States with a fully electric pick-up and sports utility vehicle under the Scout brand, two people with knowledge of t...
May 11, 2022
