Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Combating semiconductor shortage a priority, U.S. Commerce chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said on Friday that addressing a shortage of semiconductors is top of mind, following a meeting with semiconductor industry executives. ...
Mar 19, 2021
Royal Caribbean to resume cruise in the Caribbean in June
(Reuters) - Royal Caribbean Group's divisions said on Friday they would resume sailing in the Caribbean in June for the first time in a year after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the cruise industry to ...
Mar 19, 2021
Volkswagen suspends production in Brazil for 12 days due to COVID
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Volkswagen will suspend auto production in Brazil for 12 days as of March 24 due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the company said in a statement on Friday. Bra...
Mar 19, 2021
Afghan president dismisses interior minister amid spate of attacks
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has dismissed Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi, the national security council said in a statement on Friday, amid a spate of attacks against the countr...
Mar 19, 2021
Marine ecologist Lubchenco to lead climate in White House science office
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jane Lubchenco, a marine ecologist with wide federal government experience, has joined the Biden administration to lead climate and environment efforts at the...
Mar 19, 2021
‘I’m scared right now’: U.S. migrants excluded from stimulus aid fret
By Dan Fastenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many Americans have seen stimulus checks hit their bank accounts in recent days, but some, including many migrants living in the United States illegally, are exc...
Mar 19, 2021
Djokovic pulls out of Miami to spend time with family
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic will delay his comeback to the ATP Tour following a muscle injury after deciding to skip the Miami Open starting next week to spend more time with his famil...
Mar 19, 2021
Venezuela opposition seeks to use frozen U.S. funds to import COVID-19 vaccines
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition, recognized by the United States as the legitimate government, on Friday said it would request Washington's permission use funds frozen in U.S. accounts to p...
Mar 19, 2021
Mexico posts 613 more coronavirus deaths, 5,722 new cases
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico registered another 613 coronavirus fatalities on Friday, bringing the overall death toll in the country to 197,219, according to health ministry data. The ministry data ...
Mar 19, 2021
Short bets on dollar drop to nine-month low
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Speculators cut their net short dollar positions in the latest week to the lowest level since mid-June, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Com...
Mar 19, 2021
