Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rio Tinto shareholders vote in favour of remuneration policy at AGM
(Reuters) - Rio Tinto said shareholders voted in favour of a remuneration policy that sets out incentives for executive pay, at its annual general meeting in Australia on Thursday. The vote comes amid...
May 06, 2021
Olympics-New Zealand fully committed to Tokyo Games, says NZOC president
(Reuters) - The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) is fully committed to the Tokyo Games this year, with planning progressing for what will be a "vastly different" Olympics due to the COVID-19 pande...
May 06, 2021
EU countries agree to open up to Israeli tourists
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Thursday added Israel to the list of countries who's citizens will be allowed to visit for leisure, as Europe seeks to revive travel and salvage summer touri...
May 06, 2021
Pharma shares reel after Biden backs COVID-19 vaccine IP waiver
By Julien Ponthus LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in pharmaceutical firms involved in the production of COVID-19 vaccines slumped on Thursday, with U.S. shares set to extend losses triggered the previous da...
May 06, 2021
E-cars boom could cost 100,000 jobs in German car industry: Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) - The e-cars boom will cost more jobs in Germany's auto industry than employees will retire in the coming years, burdening the labour market with 100,000 job losses if companies don't...
May 06, 2021
Indonesia deploys 400 battle-hardened troops to troubled Papua
By Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has deployed 400 more soldiers in the easternmost region of Papua, an army spokesman said on Thursday, as an exiled separatist lea...
May 06, 2021
France widens COVID vaccine rollout to 16-17 year olds at high risk of major illness
PARIS (Reuters) - France has decided to widen its COVID-19 vaccine rollout to people aged 16-17 who could face a high risk of a major illness from the virus, said the country's health ministry on Thur...
May 06, 2021
France finance minister sees stimulus top-up decision in September
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will take a decision in September on whether to top up its 100 billion euro ($120 billion) economic stimulus plan, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said o...
May 06, 2021
Maldives imposes night curfew after steep jump in COVID-19 infections
By Mohamed Junayd MALE (Reuters) - Maldives will begin a night-time curfew from Thursday to control a doubling of daily coronavirus infections that was fuelled by crowds at a local election and family...
May 06, 2021
Indonesia begins its Eid al-Fitr travel ban as some try to skirt rules
By Heru Asprihanto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia began imposing a previously announced ban on domestic travel on Thursday as it sought to contain the spread of the coronavirus during the Eid al-Fitr c...
May 06, 2021
