Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rebels threaten to march on capital as Chad reels from president’s battlefield death
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Rebel forces set their sights on Chad's capital N'Djamena on Wednesday following the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby, threatening to bring more disruption to a country...
Apr 21, 2021
Thai PM promises more vaccine amid criticism of slow rollout
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is trying to secure 35 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines from two or three companies this year on top of existing orders of around 65 million doses, Prime Minister P...
Apr 21, 2021
Emirates may need to raise cash if air travel does not pick up
DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates is generating enough cash to operate but may need to raise more cash if air travel demand does not pick up in the next six months, its president said on Wednesday. Air trave...
Apr 21, 2021
Putin says Russia should have collective COVID-19 immunity by autumn
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the Russian public should attain collective immunity from COVID-19 by this autumn and called on Russians to get vaccinated ag...
Apr 21, 2021
Protesters gather as Germany debates COVID-19 lockdown law
BERLIN (Reuters) - Demonstrators gathered in Berlin on Wednesday to protest against a law parliament is set to pass giving the national government power to impose lockdowns on areas with high coronavi...
Apr 21, 2021
Barney the Swiss robot bartender ready to shake up cocktails
ZURICH (Reuters) - Barney is a bit different from your usual Swiss bartender. He is fully automated, mixes dozens of cocktails and even makes terrible jokes. Developer F & P Robotics says it is seeing...
Apr 21, 2021
Olympics-Women’s football draw for Tokyo 2020
(Reuters) - Draw for the women's football competition at this year's Tokyo Olympics: Group E Japan Canada Great Britain Chile Group F China Brazil Zambia Netherlands Group G Sweden USA Australia New Z...
Apr 21, 2021
Auto retailer Lithia Motors quarterly profit more than triples
(Reuters) - Lithia Motors Inc posted a jump in quarterly profit of more than three times as the U.S. auto retailer benefited from strong demand and higher vehicle prices. Net income was $156.2 million...
Apr 21, 2021
Virgin Atlantic sees full fleet flying by October, November: CEO
LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic will be back flying all its planes by October or November this year, said its chief executive Shai Weiss, forecasting that the end of the pandemic crisis for airline...
Apr 21, 2021
China to set up regional control system for African swine fever
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's agriculture ministry issued a draft plan on Wednesday to make five regions responsible for preventing and controlling African swine fever. The regions will be tasked with c...
Apr 21, 2021
