Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Blockchain firm Ripple to end partnership with MoneyGram
(Reuters) - Blockchain payment firm Ripple said on Monday it will end its partnership with money transfer services company MoneyGram International Inc. Ripple did not specify the reason behind its dec...
Mar 08, 2021
Brazil reports 987 new coronavirus deaths on Monday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Monday reported 987 new deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the total to 266,398 deaths, the health ministry said. The country also reported 32,321 new cases of ...
Mar 08, 2021
U.S. revokes sanctions waiver for Israeli mining magnate Gertler
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday revoked a sanctions waiver for Israeli mining magnate Dan Gertler that was issued in the last days of the Trump administration, the U.S. Treasury Dep...
Mar 08, 2021
Exclusive: Three ships carrying U.S. ethanol head to China – sources
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three ships carrying ethanol were heading to China from the U.S. Gulf Coast, three trade sources told Reuters on Monday, a sign that ethanol exports from the Un...
Mar 08, 2021
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab study
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - The COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE was able to neutralize a new variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Brazil, according to a laborator...
Mar 08, 2021
Aviation industry urges Biden to back COVID-19 health credentials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. aviation, travel and aerospace groups on Monday joined airline unions in urging the Biden administration to help establish temporary COVID-19 health credentials to bo...
Mar 08, 2021
Mexico’s coronavirus death toll rises to 190,923
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Health Ministry on Monday reported 1,877 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 319 additional fatalities, bringing the total tally of infections to 2,130,...
Mar 08, 2021
Gap weighing sale of China business: Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Apparel retailer Gap Inc is weighing options including a potential sale of its China business, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The report said htt...
Mar 08, 2021
Factbox: What is in the final version of U.S. Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid plan?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion plan to address the human and economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic includes proposals ranging from fresh payments to households, aid for ca...
Mar 08, 2021
Biden grants temporary protected status to Venezuelans in U.S.: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is granting temporary protected status to Venezuelan migrants living in the United States and is also working to coordinate international pressure again...
Mar 08, 2021
