Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukrainian capital to close schools, kindergartens, restrict transport: mayor
KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian capital Kyiv, which has the highest COVID-19 infection rate in the country, will close all schools and kindergartens and restrict public transport from April 5, Mayor Vi...
Mar 31, 2021
U.S. receives $335 million from Sudan in victim compensation: Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has received $335 million from Sudan to compensate victims of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the USS Cole in 2000 as well as...
Mar 31, 2021
Brazil’s unemployment rate rises to 14.2%
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Unemployment in Brazil rose in January for the first time in four months, figures showed on Wednesday, kicking off the year back above 14% as job growth failed t...
Mar 31, 2021
Self-driving truck startup Plus raises extra $220 million
BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. autonomous truck startup Plus said on Wednesday it had raised an extra $220 million from investors in an extension of a $200 million funding round in February, a...
Mar 31, 2021
U.S. private payrolls increase in March: ADP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private employers boosted hiring in March as more Americans got vaccinated against COVID-19, pushing the economy towards a broader reopening, which is expected to unleash a...
Mar 31, 2021
Chrissy Teigen fronts People magazine’s ‘Beautiful’ issue
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former model Chrissy Teigen was revealed as the cover star of People magazine's "Beautiful" annual issue on Wednesday, sharing that she'd long put her calorie counting days beh...
Mar 31, 2021
Chile’s central bank says economy to gain steam as vaccination drive pays dividends
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's central bank said on Wednesday the economy would grow 6% to 7% in 2021, a greater expansion than previously predicted, buoyed by one of the worlds most successful vaccinat...
Mar 31, 2021
Greenland to hold election watched closely by global mining industry
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Greenland holds an election next week that could decide the fate of vast deposits of rare earth metals which international comp...
Mar 31, 2021
Pfizer vaccine results for adolescents “good news”: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House welcomed Pfizer Inc's announcement on Wednesaday that its COVID-19 vaccine was safe and effective and produced robust antibody responses in 12- to 15-year olds. ...
Mar 31, 2021
Governor Whitmer raises Michigan’s COVID-19 vaccine goal to 100,000 shots per day
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has raised Michigan’s COVID-19 vaccination goal from 50,000 to 100,000 shots per day. The new goal is based on the state's successful e...
Mar 31, 2021
