Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU lawmakers seek ban on caged farming, foie gras force-feeding
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament on Thursday called for the European Union to end caged farming of animals and ban force-feeding of ducks and geese to produce foie gras. The...
Jun 10, 2021
Dutch tech investor Prosus sees earnings almost doubling
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Prosus NV, the Dutch investor with a 28.9% share of Chinese software giant Tencent, said on Thursday it expected full-year earnings per share to have nearly doubled in the past ye...
Jun 10, 2021
From the Bidens with ‘LOVE’: U.S. First Lady’s jacket brings message of hope
CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - On their first overseas trip since her husband Joe became president, U.S. First Lady Jill Biden had a simple message for the world emblazoned across the back of her jac...
Jun 10, 2021
U.S. says it will push COVID vaccine waivers, but ‘may take time’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is committed to efforts to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and will raise the issue with the World Trade Organization (WTO), but...
Jun 10, 2021
BlackRock’s Fink says has no plans to leave, but firm in “good hands”
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc's chief executive Larry Fink told investors at the asset manager's investor day on Thursday that he has no plans to leave the firm anytime soon, but is confident tha...
Jun 10, 2021
‘CryptoPunk’ NFT sells for $11.8 million – Sotheby’s
LONDON (Reuters) - A non-fungible token (NFT) of a digital artwork called a "CryptoPunk" was sold for $11.8 million on Thursday, according to a tweet by auction house Sotheby's. The NFT - a blockchain...
Jun 10, 2021
Macron says intellectual property rights must not hinder access to vaccines
PARIS (Reuters) -Intellectual property rights should not hinder access to vaccines during a pandemic and France and South Africa will propose at the G7 summit that nations work on a limited easing of ...
Jun 10, 2021
Merkel welcomes better COVID-19 situation but Delta variant a worry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that a recent improvement in the number of coronavirus cases in Germany was pleasing but warned that the pandemic was not over and the risk...
Jun 10, 2021
EU to agree easier travel, more safer places to visit
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is likely to agree on Friday to let people who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus travel freely within the bloc this summer and also ...
Jun 10, 2021
Airbus focus is on evolving existing jet models, CEO says
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said in remarks aired on Thursday that the planemaker is looking at how to evolve existing models, and he also voiced optimism ab...
Jun 10, 2021
