Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Amazon aims to double U.S. Black employees in leadership this year
(Reuters) - Amazon.com said on Wednesday it was aiming to double the number of Black employees in senior leadership roles and hire 30% more Black people as corporate employees in the United States thi...
Apr 14, 2021
Defense expert testifies Floyd died from heart disease in Chauvin murder trial
By Jonathan Allen MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A medical expert testifying in defense of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told the jury on Wednesday he believed that George Floyd's death dur...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. import prices increase solidly, seen temporarily boosting inflation
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. import prices increased more than expected in March, lifted by higher costs for petroleum products and tight supply chains, the latest sign of inflation h...
Apr 14, 2021
Coinbase boss Armstrong poised to reap fruits of listing
By Anna Irrera and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - As Coinbase Global Inc's multi-billion dollar stock market listing accelerates cryptocurrency's leap to the top table of finance, its founder and CEO B...
Apr 14, 2021
Russia, Ukraine hold military drills, NATO criticises Russian troop build-up
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber and Robin Emmott MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine held simultaneous military drills on Wednesday as NATO foreign and defence ministers began emergency discuss...
Apr 14, 2021
Fauci says U.S. pause on J&J COVID-19 shot should not prompt vaccine hesitancy
(Fixes spelling error in headline, no change to content of story) (Reuters) - Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci reaffirmed that the COVID-19 shots authorized in the United States ar...
Apr 14, 2021
Poland gets partial refund for undelivered ventilators, health ministry says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has received 24.6 million zlotys ($6.45 million) for ventilators it failed to receive at the start of the pandemic, the health ministry said on Wednesday. When coronavirus su...
Apr 14, 2021
Italy reports 469 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, 16,168 new cases
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 469 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday against 476 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 16,168 from 13,447. I...
Apr 14, 2021
Analysis: Hot or cold war? Investors try to second guess Russia’s military manoeuvres
By Tom Arnold, Natalia Zinets and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Fund managers are trimming exposure to Russia and Ukraine on fears that years of tensions could finally erupt into outright war, b...
Apr 14, 2021
Exclusive: NMC sues Dubai bank in $6 billion UAE debt row – sources
By Davide Barbuscia DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' largest private healthcare provider NMC is suing a Dubai bank in Abu Dhabi courts, three sources said and a court document showed, in a ...
Apr 14, 2021
