Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Duke looking to reduce real estate costs as more people work from home
(Reuters) - U.S. energy company Duke Energy Corp sees opportunities to reduce its real estate costs as more people work from home during the coronavirus pandemic, the company's chief executive said on...
Mar 04, 2021
“Bounce back better together”: PM Johnson urges Britons to lose weight
LONDON (Reuters) - "We'll bounce back better together," Prime Minister Boris Johnson told overweight Britons on Thursday, championing his own weight loss and health eating diet to try to persuade othe...
Mar 04, 2021
Malta orders restaurants closed as virus cases surge
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta ordered restaurants and all other catering establishments to close again on Thursday, in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Prime Minister Robert Abela told a press conf...
Mar 04, 2021
Fed’s Powell likely to restate “patient” approach in public appearance
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who has promised to keep credit loose and flowing until Americans are back to work, appears in a public forum Thurs...
Mar 04, 2021
Obesity a driving factor in COVID-19 deaths, global report finds
LONDON (Reuters) - The majority of global COVID-19 deaths have been in countries where many people are obese, with coronavirus fatality rates 10 times higher in nations where at least 50% of adults ar...
Mar 04, 2021
Strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes New Zealand, tsunami warning issued
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A severe 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the east of New Zealands North Island on Friday, prompting a tsunami warning, and authorities advised people in coastal areas to mov...
Mar 04, 2021
Sri Lanka approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for use against COVID-19: RDIF
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has approved Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for use against COVID-19, Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Thursday. The Russian vaccine has nsputow been approved for u...
Mar 04, 2021
Poland does not plan to buy Russian vaccine, says minister
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland does not plan to buy the Russian COVID-19 vaccine, the prime minister's top aide said on Thursday. "When it comes to the Russian vaccine, we do not plan to buy such a vaccine...
Mar 04, 2021
From homes and streets, Myanmar citizens record spiralling bloodshed
(Reuters) - "I was lucky not to die," Min Thura Zaw posted on his Facebook page with a video that shows a soldier aiming in his direction in Myanmar's main city and the sound of a bullet's crack. He d...
Mar 04, 2021
Iraq signs deal to receive Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has signed an agreement with Russia to import 1 million doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Iraq's oil ministry said on Thursday. Iraq, which is struggling to curb the...
Mar 04, 2021
