Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil’s Vale suspends operations at New Caledonia plant after protests
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale SA said on Thursday that it has halted operations on the Pacific island of New Caledonia after pro-independence protests nearby, and that military forces are ...
Dec 10, 2020
Exclusive-Job website ZipRecruiter hires banks for IPO -sources
By Anirban Sen and Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - U.S. online job marketplace ZipRecruiter Inc has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co to lead preparations for an initial public offerin...
Dec 10, 2020
Central American authorities try to disperse Honduran migrant caravan
By Jose Cabezas SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) - Central American authorities on Thursday began trying to break up a caravan of hundreds of Hondurans who set off for the United States to escape th...
Dec 10, 2020
Portugal launches grants to help companies pay rents in 2021
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government approved a set of measures on Thursday to support companies with revenues by the COVID-19 pandemic, including grants to cover up to 50% of their rents in the f...
Dec 10, 2020
Winning against the pandemic, Bolivia’s cholita wrestlers return to the ring
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's cholita wrestlers are making a comeback to the ring after the iconic female fighters were forced to hang up their billowing skirts and bowler hats due to the COVID-19 pand...
Dec 10, 2020
NZ central bank says monetary policy not best way to cool housing market
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank on Friday rebuffed a government call for it to add house prices to its monetary policy remit, despite growing concerns about a property market bubble....
Dec 10, 2020
Bernard Madoff victims receiving more money, 12 years after his arrest
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Overseers of two programs to compensate victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme have announced $679 million of new payouts, ahead of Friday's 12th anniversary...
Dec 10, 2020
First doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine set to arrive in Canada soon -officials
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The first 30,000 doses of Pfizer's Inc's COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada in the next few days and should be ready to be administered next Monday, senior officials told ...
Dec 10, 2020
Face value: In China men’s skincare boom, startups, global investors seek rich glow
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's radiant male skincare market has a fresh shine: A raft of domestic startups is tapping global investors for funds, with ambitions to ri...
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. FDA advisory panel votes in favor of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
(Reuters) - A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to endorse emergency use of Pfizer Inc's coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for the a...
Dec 10, 2020
