Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. housing starts fall to six-month low; building permits tumble
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding dropped to a six-month low in February as severe cold gripped many parts of the country, in a setback for a housing market that remains suppo...
Mar 17, 2021
France poised to impose tougher COVID-19 curbs on Paris, other regions
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will impose tougher restrictions for some regions including Paris from this weekend to counter the accelerating spread of COVID-19 infections, spokesman Gabriel...
Mar 17, 2021
Amazon starts offering healthcare service to other employers
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is expanding its virtual healthcare service to other Washington-state employers starting Wednesday and to its own employees nationwide this summer, the com...
Mar 17, 2021
Catalent to ramp up J&J vaccine production at Italian plant
(Reuters) - Contract manufacturer Catalent said on Wednesday it was scaling up manufacturing capacity for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine at its Italian plant by adding a new vial-filling line. T...
Mar 17, 2021
UK electric van startup Arrival to build North Carolina ‘microfactory’
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - British electric van and bus startup Arrival said on Wednesday that it will build a new plant in North Carolina and much of its production will go to fulfilling an ord...
Mar 17, 2021
Voluntary vaccination for Russian athletes going to Olympics, says sports minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian athletes going to this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be vaccinated against COVID-19 on a voluntary basis, Russian news agencies cited Sports Minister Oleg Mat...
Mar 17, 2021
China’s Bilibili launches share sale for $3.2 billion Hong Kong listing
(Reuters) - Chinese online video site Bilibili Inc launched the share sale for its secondary Hong Kong listing on Wednesday, aiming to raise up to $3.2 billion, as it eyes a return to an exchange clos...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. FDA extends review period for expanded use of Abbvie’s arthritis drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended the review period for expanded use of Abbvie Inc's rheumatoid arthritis drug Rinvoq by three months, the U.S. drugmaker said on Wednesday. Abbvie sai...
Mar 17, 2021
Analysis: Sheen comes off green in crowded climate investment space
By Joice Alves and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) - The booming market in green finance faces a test this year as more investors balk at lofty share price tags even on loss-making companies and a grad...
Mar 17, 2021
Health workers resuscitate toddler after migrant rescue in Canary Islands
By Borja Suarez ARGUINEGUIN, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish health workers resuscitated a toddler who was among 52 sub-Saharan African migrants rescued off the island of Gran Canaria in the Atlantic Ocean ...
Mar 17, 2021
