Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU takes up option to buy 150 million more Moderna COVID-19 shots
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has decided to take up an option under a supply contract with drugmaker Moderna that allows the bloc to order 150 million additional COVID-19 vaccines produced b...
Jun 22, 2021
Falling renewables costs undercut new and some existing coal plants – study
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of renewable energy sources is undercutting that of new and some existing coal-fired power plants, a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (I...
Jun 22, 2021
Chicago banker accused of arranging risky loans to Paul Manafort goes on trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former chief of a Chicago bank will go on trial on Tuesday on charges he gave millions of dollars of risky loans to Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort in or...
Jun 22, 2021
Fatal MSP-involved shooting investigated
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — Michigan State Police are investigating a shooting fatality involving a state trooper that happened at 3 p.m. Monday, June 21, 2021. The Wayland Post-based trooper was res...
Jun 22, 2021
U.S. fast-food chains cut discounts, push pricy meals post-pandemic
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Restaurant chains including McDonald's Corp and KFC are paring back $5-and-under "value" items in favor of more expensive $10-to-$30 combination meals, a strategy e...
Jun 22, 2021
Vivendi shareholders approve contested share buyback and cancellation program
PARIS (Reuters) - Shareholders of French media giant Vivendi approved on Tuesday a contested proposal that allows group to buy back and cancel shares for up to 50% Vivendi's capital. The proposal rece...
Jun 22, 2021
Flocks of students touring U.S. capital signal life is returning to normal
By Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Athena Tedder, 13, dangled her feet in the fountain of the World War II memorial on the Washington Mall and watched her classmates splash and laugh, soaking ...
Jun 22, 2021
UK factories see fastest output growth on record, price pressure growing – CBI
LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers reported the strongest growth in output on record but also expect to raise their prices at the fastest pace in nearly 40 years, according to a survey which add...
Jun 22, 2021
Factbox-What you need to know about New York City’s mayoral contest
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tuesday's primary election for New York City mayor could be the most momentous in a generation, as the Big Apple struggles to emerge from a devastating pandemic. Here...
Jun 22, 2021
Explainer-What is ‘ranked-choice voting,’ the new system for New York’s mayoral election?
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - When New York City voters go to the polls on Tuesday to select their party's mayoral nominee, they will fill out a new kind of ballot that allows them to pick up to five candi...
Jun 22, 2021
