Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sudan launches vaccination roll-out for medical workers
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Tuesday launched a coronavirus vaccination roll-out, giving priority to medical workers, state news agency SUNA said. Health care workers at Jabra isolation hospital in t...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2021
Tegna board nominee pulls out, citing incident with CEO
(Reuters) - Media company Tegna Inc said on Tuesday a board candidate had withdrawn his nomination, citing an incident years ago with the company's chief executive that "offended and upset" him. Adoni...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2021
SoftBank-backed Coupang boosts IPO price, aims for $58 billion valuation
(Reuters) - South Korea's Coupang Inc, which is backed by SoftBank Group Corp, is seeking a valuation of more than $58 billion in its U.S. stock market debut, after the e-commerce giant raised the pri...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2021
Irked Thai PM sprays reporters with hand sanitiser to duck tricky questions
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha left reporters stunned and amused on Tuesday when he interrupted his own news conference to spray them with hand sanitiser in a bid to dodge t...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2021
TSX opens higher as gold miners track bullion gains
(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Tuesday, led by an over 2% rise in materials stocks, as gold miners tracked gains in bullion prices. * At 9:30 a.m. ET (14:30 GMT), the Toronto S...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2021
Britain’s M&S plans smaller store on flagship London site
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer has proposed a redevelopment of its flagship Marble Arch store in central London that would see the upper levels of the building made into office sp...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2021
Remote Siberian data center reaps rewards of bitcoin rally
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Four thousand kilometres from Moscow near the shores of the Angara River, a Russian firm operating a vast data centre run on cheap local hydroelectric power is r...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2021
‘Nomadland’, ‘Rocks’ lead BAFTA award nominations
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. recession drama "Nomadland" and coming-of-age story "Rocks" led the nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards on Tuesday with seven nods ea...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2021
French minister says Poland stymied his visit to ‘LGBT-free’ zone
PARIS/WARSAW (Reuters) - French Europe Minister Clement Beaune said he was dissuaded by Polish authorities from visiting what he called an "LGBT-free zone" in defence of civil liberties on a trip to P...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2021
U.S. House readies final vote on Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives could approve the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill as early as Tuesday, with a vote allowing the Democratic president ...
Syndicated Content Mar 09, 2021

