Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nobel Medicine Prize for COVID-19 vaccine? It may be too soon
By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists behind COVID-19 vaccines could be in the running to win the Nobel Prize for Medicine even though the pandemic is far from over. Some scientists say i...
Oct 01, 2021
Marketmind: Final Quarter Blues
A look at the day ahead from Saikat Chatterjee. World stocks are set for their third biggest weekly drop this year as supply chain disruptions sweeping across the global economy raise the ugly sceptre...
Oct 01, 2021
Frustration with new COVID curbs as Singapore moves to open up
By Aradhana Aravindan and Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's reimposition of coronavirus restrictions to buy time to prepare to live with the disease has been met with some rare frustration as...
Oct 01, 2021
Overcoming criticism, Japanese princess set to marry on October 26
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Princess Mako will marry her fiance, a former college classmate, on October 26, authorities said Friday, after years of intense scrutiny and criticism that ca...
Oct 01, 2021
SoftBank-backed Oyo files draft papers for $1.14 billion IPO
BENGALURU (Reuters) - SoftBank-backed Indian hotel aggregator Oyo filed for an initial public offering on Friday, becoming the first hospitality company to seek a domestic stock listing since 2019. Th...
Oct 01, 2021
Romania introduces restrictions to stem COVID-19 case rise, boost vaccine intakes
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's centrist minority government introduced new progressive restrictions late on Thursday to stem a rise in new coronavirus infections, including making mask wearing mandat...
Oct 01, 2021
European futures fall 1% as inflation worries sour global mood
(Reuters) - European stock futures sank over 1% on Friday following Wall Street's losses overnight, while factory data from Asia underscored worries about slowing economic growth and rising inflation....
Oct 01, 2021
India’s factory activity improved in Sept as demand strengthened
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's factory activity improved last month as a recovery in the economy from the pandemic-induced slump boosted demand and output, according to a private survey, but firms redu...
Oct 01, 2021
India’s Tata Sons selected as winning bidder for Air India – Bloomberg
(Reuters) - India's Tata Sons has been selected as the winning bidder for the debt-laden state-run airline Air India, Bloomberg reported on Friday. A panel of ministers accepted a proposal from offici...
Oct 01, 2021
Factbox-How does the Nobel Peace Prize work?
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - The winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Oct. 8 in Oslo. Here is a look at how the award works: WHO CAN WIN? The prize should go to the person "...
Oct 01, 2021
