Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain’s GMB union announces second five day strike at Centrica’s British gas
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's GMB trade union said on Tuesday that its members at Centrica's British Gas will start a second five-day strike in protest over proposed changes to work conditions. GMB sai...
Jan 12, 2021
Additional unemployment benefits begin to roll out in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has started issuing $300 weekly Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments. An estimated 365,000 people with claims for reg...
Jan 12, 2021
Russia to send Nepal up to 25 million Sputnik V vaccine doses: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia intends to supply Nepal with up to 25 million doses of its Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, the RIA news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the Russian foreign ministry. (...
Jan 12, 2021
China will give Myanmar a batch of COVID-19 vaccines for free, says ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will give Myanmar a batch of coronavirus vaccines for free, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The announcement came as Wang Yi, the Chinese government's top diplo...
Jan 12, 2021
Asia’s corporate earnings expected to rise 26.4% in 2021, Refinitiv data shows
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Analysts expect a strong turnaround in profits at Asian companies as regional economies see a surge in factory activity and an expansion in exp...
Jan 12, 2021
Second transit cop cleared of murder in 2009 Oakland ‘Fruitvale Station’ killing
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than a decade after a white former policeman was convicted of manslaughter for shooting an unarmed Black man to death on a California train platform, a sec...
Jan 12, 2021
BoE’s Bailey sees UK economy in “very difficult” period
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday that the recent resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic had left Britain's economy in a very difficult period that will delay its ...
Jan 12, 2021
BMW sales fall 8.4% in 2020 as coronavirus takes toll
BERLIN (Reuters) - BMW said it saw a 8.4% drop in vehicles sales in 2020 as the outbreak of coronavirus took its toll and many retail outlets around the world were closed for months. However, customer...
Jan 12, 2021
Two positive COVID-19 tests at Australian Open qualifying in Doha
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina and American Denis Kudla have been withdrawn from the Australian Open qualifying event in Doha after testing positive for COVID-19, orga...
Jan 12, 2021
Coronavirus spurred changes to global workforce to be permanent
By Jane Wardell (Reuters) - Sweeping changes to the global labour market caused by the coronavirus pandemic will likely be permanent, policy makers said on Tuesday, as some industries collapse, others...
Jan 12, 2021
