Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany’s Scholz greets U.S. move to work on global corporate minimum tax rate
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz welcomed on Tuesday a pledge by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to work on a global corporate minimum tax rate, adding that a deal among mor...
Apr 06, 2021
Catalent to nearly double U.S. production of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine: WSJ
(Reuters) - Contract manufacturer Catalent Inc has signed an agreement that will nearly double the U.S. production of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citin...
Apr 06, 2021
India court dismisses ByteDance’s plea to unblock bank accounts
By Abhirup Roy MUMBAI (Reuters) - An Indian court on Tuesday dealt a blow to China's ByteDance by dismissing its plea to unblock its bank accounts which have been frozen by federal authorities investi...
Apr 06, 2021
UAE’s first nuclear power plant begins commercial operations
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' first nuclear power plant started commercial operations on Tuesday, the Gulf Arab state's leaders announced on Twitter. The Barakah nuclear power plant in t...
Apr 06, 2021
Ukraine says NATO path is only way to end war in eastern region
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that a path towards membership of NATO was the only way to end war in the eastern Donbass region after speaking to the transatl...
Apr 06, 2021
‘Much, much worse’: India’s richest state swamped by pandemic’s second wave
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar and Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI (Reuters) - Hospitals in Maharashtra are running short of beds, piped oxygen and a key anti-viral drug as a second wave of coronavirus infections has ...
Apr 06, 2021
Patchy corporate climate disclosure prompts G20 watchdog to act
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - G20 companies will face common disclosure requirements on climate change risks under plans by the Financial Stability Board, which coordinates financial rules for the g...
Apr 06, 2021
Italy’s Draghi urges Libya to strictly maintain ceasefire
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Tuesday urged the Libyan government to ensure that the country's ceasefire is maintained and strictly observed. In comments to the press alon...
Apr 06, 2021
WHO does not back vaccination passports for now: spokeswoman
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) does not back requiring vaccination passports for entry or exit, due to uncertainty over whether inoculation prevents transmission of the virus, ...
Apr 06, 2021
U of M’s Livers has successful surgery on foot
ANN ARBOR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – University of Michigan senior Isaiah Livers has had successful surgery on his injured right foot. The basketball star had the surgery last week at Methodist Sports M...
Apr 06, 2021
