Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India posts first trade surplus in 18 years as coronavirus hits imports
By Manoj Kumar and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India posted a trade surplus of $790 million in June, its first in over 18 years, with imports plunging as the coronavirus pandemic depressed domes...
Jul 15, 2020
UK’s Prince William calls for end of illegal wildlife trade amid coronavirus crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William called for the illegal wildlife trade to come to an end, saying that the coronavirus pandemic had helped highlight the dangers it poses to public health and...
Jul 15, 2020
Mexico’s candidate for WTO chief post urges hasty vetting of next leader amid ‘deep crisis’
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Mexico's candidate to head the World Trade Organization urged members to quickly decide who will lead the Geneva-based organization and address a "deep crisis" as it b...
Jul 15, 2020
Rare earths miner MP Materials to go public in $1.5 billion SPAC deal
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - U.S. rare earths miner MP Materials said on Wednesday it would go public through a merger with a blank-check company backed by private equity firm Fortress Investment Gr...
Jul 15, 2020
Hardline Iranian lawmakers back off from move to impeach president
(Reuters) - A group of Iranian parliamentarians has abandoned an attempt to impeach President Hassan Rouhani, the Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday, marking the end of a move sparked by growing...
Jul 15, 2020
Back-to-school sales to hit $102 billion as laptop buys surge: NRF
(Reuters) - U.S. households are likely to spend a record $102 billion in back-to-school shopping next month, with laptop sales set to boom as parents anticipate the COVID-19 pandemic will keep at leas...
Jul 15, 2020
Canadian home sales rise 63% in June, real estate group says
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian home sales rose 63% in June from the previous month, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Wednesday, as buyers and sellers continued to return to the market follow...
Jul 15, 2020
Ukraine expands list of countries without required quarantine
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Wednesday expanded its list of countries from which visitors are not required to go into a 14-day quarantine to help curb the risk of coronavirus transmission. In recent we...
Jul 15, 2020
Chipotle plans on hiring 10,000 workers to support drive-thru expansion
(Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc said on Wednesday it plans to hire as many as 10,000 employees over the next few months to help support the expansion of drive-thru lanes at its restaurants. The...
Jul 15, 2020
Russian scientists hail results of COVID-19 vaccine trial
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian scientists hailed the results of their first clinical trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, saying it had been proved safe and that volunteers had developed...
Jul 15, 2020
