Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tesla invests about $1.50 billion in bitcoin
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc invested about $1.50 billion in bitcoin, the electric carmaker said in an annual filing. (https://bit.ly/3q53p1m) (Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Bernard Or...
Feb 08, 2021
Argentina detects first cases of Brazilian coronavirus variants
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina has detected the first cases of two Brazilian variants of the coronavirus in travelers from the neighboring nation, the government said on Monday. "The Amazonas P1 v...
Feb 08, 2021
Gas prices in Michigan likely to keep trending higher for the rest of February
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Gas prices in Michigan have continued an upward spike, increasing 11 cents on average per-gallon from last week. Drivers are now paying an average of $2.50 per gallon...
Feb 08, 2021
Game Stop shares jump 11% as Redid trading mania calms
(Reuters) - Shares of videogame retailer Game Stop Corp jumped 11% in early deals on Monday even as recent social media-hyped trading hysteria in other stocks appeared to be fizzling out. Game Stop an...
Feb 08, 2021
Mainland China users of Clubhouse app say experiencing internet access disruptions
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China users of the U.S. audio app Clubhouse said they were experiencing internet access disruptions, stoking concerns it had been blocked by China's so-called Great Firew...
Feb 08, 2021
Indonesia’s medical seniors get vaccines after regulator’s green light
By Willy Kurniawan JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia started vaccinating its elderly medical workers against the coronavirus for the first time on Monday, after initial uncertainty over whether seniors wo...
Feb 08, 2021
Factbox: Different age rules for Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in EU
(Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency approved last month the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for people over 18 years old. Some EU countries, though, have restrict...
Feb 08, 2021
Analysis: Food price spikes see inflation rear its head in emerging markets
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - For Cleanne Brito Machado, like millions of people in developing countries around the world, shopping for staple foods such as rice, beans, oil or potatoes now m...
Feb 08, 2021
Dutch freeze international adoptions after abuses uncovered
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands is freezing international adoptions after a government commission found some children had been stolen or bought from their birth parents in cases going back to th...
Feb 08, 2021
Southwest France hit by heavy floods, Paris area on flood alert
By stephane mahe SAINTES, France (Reuters) - Southwestern France was hit by heavy flooding on Monday following days of torrential rain, and several other regions including eastern Paris were on flood ...
Feb 08, 2021
