Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canadian tour operator Transat names Annick Guérard as CEO
(Reuters) -Transat AT on Wednesday named Annick Gurard as the Canadian tour operator's chief executive officer, replacing Jean-Marc Eustache who will retire. Gurard, who takes over effective May 27, h...
May 26, 2021
Pakistan opens coronavirus vaccination drive to all adults
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Wednesday opened up its coronarvirus vaccination campaign to everyone aged 19 or older as it scrambles to protect more of its 220 million people. Pakistan initially h...
May 26, 2021
U.S. mortgage applications tick down as refinance activity declines -MBA
By Evan Sully (Reuters) - Mortgage applications decreased last week as fewer homeowners sought to refinance their loans, offsetting a modest rise in applications for loans to buy homes. The Mortgage B...
May 26, 2021
Futures gain as Fed calms inflation worries
By Shashank Nayar (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday after remarks from Federal Reserve officials helped calm inflation worries, while a recent dip in bond yields supported Nasdaq ...
May 26, 2021
Belgium says halts J&J COVID jab for under 41s after one dies
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Belgian government said on Wednesday it was suspending vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine for people under the age of 41 following the de...
May 26, 2021
Factbox: The cost of ten years of devastating war in Syria
AMMAN (Reuters) - What started as peaceful protests against President Bashar al Assad's rule in Syria has spiralled into a decade-old multi-sided conflict that has sucked in neighbours and world power...
May 26, 2021
Michael Kors parent forecasts annual revenue above expectations
(Reuters) - Capri Holdings Ltd on Wednesday forecast annual revenue above Wall Street expectations, betting on shoppers returning to stores in the United States following speedy vaccinations and pent-...
May 26, 2021
Stinkweed to false flax: oilseeds race to reap biofuel bonanza
By Karl Plume and Rod Nickel ARENZVILLE, Illinois (Reuters) - A disparate group met in an Illinois field on a windy spring morning to study a crop some call stinkweed. Botanists, businessmen, farmers ...
May 26, 2021
Factbox: Who are Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s foes?
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's foes range from dissidents inside the country and Western-backed political opponents in exile, to Turkey-backed fighters in northwest Syria and U.S...
May 26, 2021
U.S. a top target for foreign and domestic influence operations, says new Facebook report
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - The United States topped a list of the countries most frequently targeted by deceptive foreign influence operations using Facebook between 2017 and 2020, the social ...
May 26, 2021
