Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chevron sticks to lower spending in higher investor returns pitch
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp on Tuesday reaffirmed its lower spending plans, doubled the targeted savings from its Noble Energy deal and unveiled new carbon intensity reduction goals, hoping to woo invest...
Mar 09, 2021
Russia, China sign memorandum on lunar research station
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and China signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to set up an international lunar research station, Russia's Roscosmos space agency said. Moscow and Beijing will dra...
Mar 09, 2021
Mexico to buy 22 million more doses of Chinese coronavirus vaccines
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico aims to acquire an additional 22 million doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines during the coming months, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday. Ebrard said Mexico...
Mar 09, 2021
Barclays ups Brazil inflation forecast to 4.5%, sees 50 bps rate hike next week
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian inflation will run significantly above the central bank's target this year, forcing it to raise interest rates faster than previously anticipated, starting with half a p...
Mar 09, 2021
Kia recalls 380,000 U.S. vehicles for fire risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kia Motors Corp said it will recall nearly 380,000 Sportage and Cadenza vehicles because an electrical circuit could cause a fire in the engine compartment. The recall covers ve...
Mar 09, 2021
At least 39 die as two migrant boats sink off Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) - At least 39 migrants died when two boats sank off Tunisia on Tuesday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, the Tunisian defence ministry said. ...
Mar 09, 2021
China reports African swine fever outbreak in Sichuan province
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's agriculture ministry said on Tuesday there had been an outbreak of African swine fever - the disease that ravaged the country's pig herd from mid-2018 - in the southweste...
Mar 09, 2021
Switzerland expecting 1 million COVID vaccine doses from Moderna, Pfizer in March
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland expects to get 1 million vaccine doses from Moderna and Pfizer this month, a top Federal Health Ministry vaccine official said on Tuesday, after receiving some 1.1 milli...
Mar 09, 2021
France does not have current capacity to produce Sputnik V vaccine: ministry official
PARIS (Reuters) - France does not have the manufacturing capacity currently to produce Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, an official with the economy ministry said on Tuesday. Russia's vacc...
Mar 09, 2021
Oman to cut income tax on SMEs, offer investors long-term residency
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman will reduce income tax for small and medium businesses for 2020 and 2021 and will offer long-term residency permits for foreign investors, state TV said on Tuesday. The plans an...
Mar 09, 2021
