Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. President Biden says he’s confident he can meet Russia’s Putin soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he expected to be able to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon, adding that the time and place for their encounter were still being ...
May 07, 2021
Tanzanian president ditches predecessor’s rejection of masks
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania's new president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, on Friday stressed the importance of face masks in fighting COVID-19, ditching one of the most controversial policies of her late cor...
May 07, 2021
China’s Sinopharm offers ‘substantial support’ for COVAX, WHO says
GENEVA (Reuters) - China's Sinopharm state company has offered substantial support for the COVAX programme to provide COVID-19 vaccines mainly to poor countries, a WHO official said on Friday after th...
May 07, 2021
Blue hair hues signal bold make-up revival for new L’Oreal boss
By Sarah White PARIS (Reuters) - L'Oreal's make-up sales are set to bounce back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, the French group's new chief executive said on Friday, with women opting for brighter c...
May 07, 2021
Peru election race tightens as Fujimori gains, poll shows
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori has shrunk the gap on socialist rival Pedro Castillo in the country's presidential election race, according to a poll rele...
May 07, 2021
Tennis-Nadal defeated by Zverev in Madrid Open quarters
MADRID (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal was knocked out of the Madrid Open quarter-finals stage 6-4 6-4 by German Alex Zverev on Friday. Nadal, a five-time winner in the Spanish capital, was the favourite and t...
May 07, 2021
New York hedge fund founder Kamensky sentenced to prison in Neiman Marcus fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York hedge fund founder who predicted he might "go to jail" for corrupting the sale of some assets during the bankruptcy of Neiman Marcus was sentenced on Friday to six mo...
May 07, 2021
Pressure from COVID-19 on French hospitals eases further
PARIS (Reuters) - Pressure on the French hospital system from the COVID-19 epidemic eased for the fourth day in row and the number of virus deaths in hospitals was down again compared to a week ago. T...
May 07, 2021
U.S. Treasury releases $21.6 billion rental assistance, aims to aid renters directly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday said it has allocated an additional $21.6 billion for rental assistance under President Joe Biden's coronavirus rescue package, adding new...
May 07, 2021
European stocks end at record high on strong German data, earnings
By Sruthi Shankar and Ambar Warrick (Reuters) - European stocks closed at a record high on Friday, marking strong weekly gains as positive economic data and upbeat earnings underpinned hopes of a swif...
May 07, 2021
