Author Archives: Syndicated Content
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: China's soaring COVID infections fuel concern about cost of containment China posted a steep jump in daily COVID-19 infections...
Mar 15, 2022
Exclusive-Hellenic clinches initial deal to ramp up crude oil supplies from Saudi Arabia
ATHENS (Reuters) - Hellenic Petroleum, Greece's biggest oil refiner, has clinched an initial deal to get additional crude oil supplies from Saudi Arabia, two sources from the refiner said on Tuesday. ...
Mar 15, 2022
Italy, US agree over “decisive, united” response to Russia invasion
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan agreed at a meeting on Tuesday that there must be no let up in the response to Russia's "unjustified...
Mar 15, 2022
Intel picks sites for EU chip factories amid prolonged supply crunch
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Intel on Tuesday picked Germany as the main site for a 17-billion-euro chip factory, the first details of its planned $88 billion investment in Europe, as the region scrambles to...
Mar 15, 2022
A long road and new life ahead for Ukrainians fleeing war by taxi
By Christina Thykjaer and Kacper Pempel MADRID/NADARZYN, Poland (Reuters) - Olga and her two children, including six-month-old Vera, are crossing Europe by road, fleeing war in Ukraine with the help o...
Mar 15, 2022
SoftBank-backed Bear Robotics raises $81 million for waitering robot rollout
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp-backed food service robot startup Bear Robotics has raised $81 million in a Series B funding round with investors that include Cleveland Avenue, a v...
Mar 15, 2022
Humanitarian aid convoy hits problems trying to reach Mariupol – Ukrainian deputy PM
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine faced new problems trying to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged city of Mariupol on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. Vereshchuk said a conv...
Mar 15, 2022
Belarus resisting attempts to drag it into Ukraine conflict, Lukashenko says
LONDON (Reuters) - President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Belarus had intercepted a missile fired at it two days ago from Ukraine, but that it would resist what he called attempts to draw...
Mar 15, 2022
Factbox-New UK sanctions target Russian luxury goods, steel and iron
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain announced a new round of sanctions on Russia on Tuesday, targeting hundreds of Russian businessmen, people close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior defence offic...
Mar 15, 2022
Walmart to hire more than 5,000 workers, add two new hubs
(Reuters) - U.S. retail chain Walmart Inc plans to hire more than 5,000 new associates globally to its tech hubs during the current fiscal year, the company said on Tuesday. The company's technology u...
Mar 15, 2022
