Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Meituan founder donates $2.27 billion shares as charity grips Chinese billionaires
BEIJING (Reuters) - The founder of food delivery giant Meituan Dianping will donate shares worth about $2.27 billion to his personal charity, a stock exchange filing late on Thursday showed, making hi...
Jun 04, 2021
Johnson & Johnson talking to Taiwan about providing COVID-19 vaccine
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Friday that it has been in talks with Taiwan about providing its COVID-19 vaccine to the island since last year. "Johnson & Johnson has been in confidentia...
Jun 04, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak builds in Myanmar near Indian border
(Reuters) - A new outbreak of COVID-19 is growing near Myanmar's northwestern border with India, bringing the sharpest increase in cases since the military coup in February led to a collapse in health...
Jun 04, 2021
Telecoms group Orange launches internal probe into this week’s network outage
PARIS (Reuters) - Stephane Richard, the head of France's biggest telecoms operator Orange, has launched an internal inquiry into this week's network outage which prevented emergency phone calls in Fra...
Jun 04, 2021
Apple working on iPad Pro with wireless charging, new iPad Mini – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Apple Inc is working on a new iPad Pro with wireless charging and a redesigned iPad Mini in an attempt to build upon momentum for a category that saw improved sales during the pandemic, Bl...
Jun 04, 2021
Nissan delays launch of Ariya electric SUV due to chip shortage, COVID-19
TOKYO (Reuters) - The availability of Nissan Motor Co's Ariya, a new electric SUV, will be delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic and a global shortage of chips, an official of the car maker said...
Jun 04, 2021
Malaysia grants conditional approval for Thai-made AstraZeneca vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian health authorities said on Friday conditional approval had been granted for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Siam Bioscience Co in Thailand. Health Min...
Jun 04, 2021
Global M&A surges to record high for third straight month
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Global mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity hit a record high for the third straight month in May, driven mainly by low interest rates, soari...
Jun 04, 2021
Malaysia warns of rising number of COVID-19 deaths, cases among children
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian health authorities have raised concerns about a growing number of coronavirus deaths and serious cases involving children, after a surge in overall infections forced...
Jun 04, 2021
Chicago to reopen fully on June 11, mayor says
(Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Thursday that she has moved up the city's timetable for a full reopening from coronavirus restrictions to match the rest of the state of Illinois. Ligh...
Jun 04, 2021
