Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK’s Sunak to build bridge to recovery with more spending
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak will next week promise yet more spending to prop up the economy during what he hopes will be the last phase of lockdown, bu...
Feb 24, 2021
South Africa ramps up vaccine spending in “balancing act” amid debt worries
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa could spend up to 19.3 billion rand ($1.33 billion) over the next three years to vaccinate most of its population, the Treasury said on Wednesday, in a "difficult ba...
Feb 24, 2021
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization's global vaccine-sharing scheme COVAX delivered its first shots on Wednesday, as the race to get doses to the world's poorest people and tame the pandemic acc...
Feb 24, 2021
ABB’s robots to meet post pandemic demand for workforce that never gets sick
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - ABB unveiled two additions to its robot family on Wednesday which the Swiss engineering company expects will tap into increased demand for automated production after ...
Feb 24, 2021
JPMorgan’s blockchain payments test is literally out of this world
By Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - Stuck in space with bills to pay? Don't worry, the satellites could take care of it. JPMorgan Chase & Co has recently tested blockchain payments between satellites or...
Feb 24, 2021
India renames world’s largest cricket stadium after PM Modi
By Alasdair Pal AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - India renamed the world's largest cricket stadium after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, a move that drew immediate praise and criticism. The nam...
Feb 24, 2021
French actor Depardieu strongly contests rape charges: lawyer
PARIS (Reuters) - French actor Gerard Depardieu strongly contests rape and sexual assault charges leveled against him, his lawyer said on Wednesday, and asked that the associated investigation be allo...
Feb 24, 2021
Fisker to collaborate with Foxconn on electric vehicle project, shares jump
(Reuters) - Electric-car maker Fisker Inc said on Wednesday it will collaborate with Foxconn on an electric vehicle project and forecast that production would start in the fourth quarter of 2023. Fisk...
Feb 24, 2021
Brazil distributors scramble for diesel amid Petrobras shakeup
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian fuel distributors are scrambling to secure diesel supplies for March and April after state-run oil company Petrobras said it would not fully meet...
Feb 24, 2021
EU seeks views on gig workers’ rights ahead of new law by year end
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission kicked off a public consultation on Wednesday to determine whether to propose a law that would give gig economy workers greater rights as c...
Feb 24, 2021
