Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada’s Trudeau ekes out narrow win in COVID-dominated election
By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau narrowly won re-election on Monday but failed to secure a majority in parliament, after alienating some voters by ca...
Sep 21, 2021
Calls grow among experts in Singapore for a vaccine mandate as COVID-19 spikes
By Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Some health experts in Singapore are calling for mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus with a growing toll of severe COVID-19 among unvaccinated peo...
Sep 21, 2021
New Zealand increases fines for COVID-19 rule breakers
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand on Friday announced higher fines of up to NZ$12,000 ($8,400) for individuals breaching coronavirus restrictions amid concerns that the current outbreak may spread be...
Sep 21, 2021
Failed Sudan coup attempt contained, situation under control – officials
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudanese authorities have contained a failed coup attempt and the situation has been brought under control, a member of the country's ruling council told Reuters on Tuesday. Interr...
Sep 21, 2021
France’s OVHcloud could use IPO proceeds to fund targeted acquisitions
PARIS (Reuters) - French cloud computing services firm OVHcloud, which unveiled on Monday a plan to raise 400 million euros ($469.2 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) in Paris, expects to ma...
Sep 21, 2021
Australia has lost one-third of its koalas in the past three years
By James Redmayne MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia has lost about 30% of its koalas over the past three years, hit by drought, bushfires and developers cutting down trees, the Australian Koala Foundati...
Sep 21, 2021
AstraZeneca to invest $360 million in Irish drug manufacturing site
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it would invest $360 million to develop a manufacturing facility in Ireland to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), or the main components of medici...
Sep 21, 2021
Chip tech firm Alphawave raises guidance after strong first half
LONDON (Reuters) - Canadian semiconductor technology company Alphawave raised its 2021 guidance on Tuesday after reporting a 140% rise in first-half revenue in its first results since it listed in Lon...
Sep 21, 2021
Exclusive: Wildlife traffickers creeping back as pandemic restrictions ease – U.N. report
By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) - After a drastic reduction in wildlife trafficking during the pandemic, authorities in Southeast Asia must act swiftly to stop smugglers getting back in busine...
Sep 21, 2021
Chinese city orders spas, mahjong salons to shut after COVID-19 case confirmed
(Reuters) - Spas, cinemas and mahjong salons in the Chinese city of Harbin were ordered to close on Tuesday to prevent COVID-19 spreading in poorly ventilated spaces, state television reported. The te...
Sep 21, 2021
