Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy extends COVID-19 travel curbs and eyes vaccination changes
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government on Monday extended a ban on non-essential travel between the country's 20 regions until March 27 as it looks to slow the spread of highly contagious coronavirus...
Syndicated Content Feb 22, 2021
Sensor maker Velodyne Lidar removes board chair following investigation
(Reuters) - Sensor maker Velodyne Lidar Inc said on Monday it had removed David Hall as board chair and terminated Marta Thoma Hall as an employee following an investigation into their dealings with t...
Syndicated Content Feb 22, 2021
Baloch protesters end sit-in after Pakistani prime minister’s pledge to meet them
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Protesters calling for an end to enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Balochistan province ended a week long sit-in in the capital on Monday, after an assurance t...
Syndicated Content Feb 22, 2021
Taco Bell looks to enter crowding chicken sandwich space
(Reuters) - Taco Bell, a unit of Yum Brands Inc, said on Monday it would launch its own version of a chicken sandwich this year, becoming the latest fast food chain to take a bite out of a category th...
Syndicated Content Feb 22, 2021
Exclusive: South African upstart bank teams up with JG Summit to expand into Philippines
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - South African digital bank Tyme has raised $110 million in private capital and linked up with JG Summit, one of the biggest conglomerates in the Philippines, to ...
Syndicated Content Feb 22, 2021
Using trade ties to secure doses, Chile moves fast on COVID-19 vaccination drive
By Aislinn Laing and Jorge Vega SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile is streaking ahead of the rest of Latin America in its campaign to vaccinate its population against the coronavirus, which the Andean country...
Syndicated Content Feb 22, 2021
IMF says COVID-19 might widen wealth differences in Europe
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to widen wealth gaps in Europe unless policymakers help end the health crisis globally, support economies until the pandemic is...
Syndicated Content Feb 22, 2021
German brewers forced to throw away beer, seek state aid like pubs
HAMBURG (Reuters) - German brewers have been forced to throw away unsold beer and have asked the government for financial aid as the coronavirus lockdown reduces demand, they said on Monday. German pu...
Syndicated Content Feb 22, 2021
Thousands rally in Algiers on second anniversary of protest movement
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators defied a heavy police presence in Algiers on Monday for a march to mark the second anniversary of a mass protest movement that convulsed Algeria before t...
Syndicated Content Feb 22, 2021
Cycling: Alpecin-Fenix withdraw from UAE Tour after positive COVID-19 test
(Reuters) - Belgium-based cycling team Alpecin-Fenix have withdrawn from the UAE Tour after one member of their staff tested positive for COVID-19, race organisers said on Monday. The team was notifie...
Syndicated Content Feb 22, 2021

