Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WHO says virus origins report will be released on Tuesday
GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization said that a long-awaited report into the origins of the new coronavirus following a mission to China where the virus first emerged will be ...
Mar 29, 2021
Exclusive: Italy to cut 2021 GDP forecast to 4.1%, raise 2022 to 4.3% – sources
By Giuseppe Fonte, Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Mario Draghi's government expects Italy's virus-hit economy to grow by 4.1% this year and 4.3% in 2022, three sources close to the mat...
Mar 29, 2021
Saudi Arabia to allow vaccinated fans to attend sports events
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would allow people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend sporting events at stadiums at a capacity of 40% starting May 17 as the kingdom ...
Mar 29, 2021
Thailand loses 1.45 million tourism jobs from pandemic: tourism group
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has lost about 1.45 million tourism jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, including 400,000 in the first quarter, a private tourism group said on Monday, as the country ge...
Mar 29, 2021
Germany calls for global funding for vaccine rollouts in poorest countries
GENEVA (Reuters) - Global funding and cooperation is crucial if there is going to be fair access to COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, Germany's development minister said on Monday. It was crucial to hav...
Mar 29, 2021
SolarWinds hack obtained emails of top U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials: AP
(Reuters) - Hackers suspected of working for Russia got access to an email account belonging to the former head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which is responsible for cybersecurity, in ...
Mar 29, 2021
Exclusive: Adam Neumann’s final WeWork act – helping SoftBank’s SPAC deal
By Joshua Franklin and Anirban Sen (Reuters) - An unlikely figure helped set the spark for SoftBank Group Corp's $9 billion deal to take WeWork public. Adam Neumann, WeWork's co-founder and ousted chi...
Mar 29, 2021
Taiwan reports large incursion by Chinese air force
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Ten Chinese military aircraft including fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Monday, the island's defence ministry said, in a ...
Mar 29, 2021
Kremlin says it needs some time to decide if Putin will accept Biden’s climate summit invitation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that it would need some time before making a decision about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would attend a climate summit after U.S. President Jo...
Mar 29, 2021
Gen X emerging from pandemic with firmer grip on America’s wallet
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Crammed between the cultural extremes of the baby boomers and the millennials, members of Generation X saw their wealth jump during the Trump administration ...
Mar 29, 2021
