Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Portugal launches grants to help companies pay rents in 2021
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government approved a set of measures on Thursday to support companies with revenues by the COVID-19 pandemic, including grants to cover up to 50% of their rents in the f...
Dec 10, 2020
Winning against the pandemic, Bolivia’s cholita wrestlers return to the ring
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's cholita wrestlers are making a comeback to the ring after the iconic female fighters were forced to hang up their billowing skirts and bowler hats due to the COVID-19 pand...
Dec 10, 2020
NZ central bank says monetary policy not best way to cool housing market
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank on Friday rebuffed a government call for it to add house prices to its monetary policy remit, despite growing concerns about a property market bubble....
Dec 10, 2020
Bernard Madoff victims receiving more money, 12 years after his arrest
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Overseers of two programs to compensate victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme have announced $679 million of new payouts, ahead of Friday's 12th anniversary...
Dec 10, 2020
First doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine set to arrive in Canada soon -officials
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The first 30,000 doses of Pfizer's Inc's COVID-19 vaccine are set to arrive in Canada in the next few days and should be ready to be administered next Monday, senior officials told ...
Dec 10, 2020
Face value: In China men’s skincare boom, startups, global investors seek rich glow
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's radiant male skincare market has a fresh shine: A raft of domestic startups is tapping global investors for funds, with ambitions to ri...
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. FDA advisory panel votes in favor of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
(Reuters) - A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to endorse emergency use of Pfizer Inc's coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for the a...
Dec 10, 2020
Gary Cohn to make donation instead of returning pay to Goldman after 1MBD scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gary Cohn will make a charitable donation instead of giving back compensation to Goldman Sachs Group Inc as penance for the Wall Street bank's involvement in Malaysia's 1MDB sov...
Dec 10, 2020
Australia halts local COVID-19 vaccine development due to HIV false positives
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia abruptly halted the production of a home-made vaccine against COVID-19 after trials showed it could interfere with HIV diagnosis, the developers said, wit...
Dec 10, 2020
K-Pop band BTS named Time’s entertainer of the year
(Reuters) - K-pop group BTS was named entertainer of the year by Time magazine on Thursday, capping a breakthrough year in the United States for the South Korean boy band. The seven-member band, which...
Dec 10, 2020
