Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iraq health minister resigns over hospital fire
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Health Minister Hassan al-Tamimi resigned on Tuesday over a fire from an exploding oxygen tank at a Baghdad COVID-19 hospital last month that killed more than 80 people, the...
May 04, 2021
Spain to let regions decide COVID-19 restrictions from May 9
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government will pass responsibility for coronavirus restrictions on to the country's 17 regions after a state of emergency expires next week, Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Ca...
May 04, 2021
Business billing tool HoneyBook valued at over $1 billion in latest funding round
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - HoneyBook has raised $155 million in a late-stage funding round led by Durable Capital Partners that values it at more than $1 billion, the small business billing an...
May 04, 2021
Twitter acquires news startup Scroll in push for subscriptions
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said Tuesday it had bought news technology company Scroll, which it will use as part of an upcoming subscription offering. Twitter has been working to offer new ...
May 04, 2021
India doesn’t name Huawei among participants in 5G trials
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will allow mobile carriers to carry out 5G trials with equipment makers including Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung's network unit, the government said on Tuesday, but did not na...
May 04, 2021
Mexico looks for answers after metro train plunges into road, killing 23
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -A full investigation will be carried out into the causes of an overpass collapse that killed at least 23 people when a Mexico City metro train plunged onto a busy...
May 04, 2021
Sotheby’s to accept bitcoin, ethereum for Banksy auction
(Reuters) - Sotheby's said on Tuesday it would accept bitcoin and ethereum as payment for Banksy's iconic artwork "Love is in the Air", a first for a physical art auction and the latest sign of growin...
May 04, 2021
South Africa’s ANC reaffirms ‘step aside’ rule for corruption-charged members
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A top committee of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has reaffirmed that all members charged with corruption or other serious crimes must vacate their p...
May 04, 2021
FedEx to cut debt by 11% after dollar, euro note offerings
(Reuters) - U.S. delivery firm FedEx Corp on Tuesday said it would reduce its debt by 11% after it completes offerings of $1.75 billion of U.S. dollar-denominated notes and 1.25 billion euro-denominat...
May 04, 2021
UK and India agree to deepen ties, including in universities
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Indian leader Narendra Modi agreed in a call on Tuesday to try to deepen cooperation on areas such as education, health, science and defence...
May 04, 2021
