Category Archives: Syndicated
Exclusive: Foxconn, other Asian firms consider Mexico factories as China risks grow
By Sumeet Chatterjee, Yimou Lee and Anthony Esposito HONG KONG/TAIPEI/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are among companies eyeing new factories in Me...
Aug 24, 2020
Italy begins testing potential COVID-19 vaccine on volunteers
ROME (Reuters) - Italy kicked off human trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, joining a global effort to develop a response to the virus which has shown signs of resurging in Europe. Rome'...
Aug 24, 2020
Wall Street futures rise on approval of plasma treatment for COVID-19 patients
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as the country's top drug regulator's approval for emergency use of antibody-rich blood plasma on COVID-19 patients lifted treatment ...
Aug 24, 2020
WHO says 172 countries engaging with global COVID-19 vaccine plan
GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - Some 172 countries are engaging with the WHO-led COVAX plan designed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but more f...
Aug 24, 2020
Tesco to create 16,000 new permanent jobs in online boom
(Reuters) - Britain's largest supermarket Tesco on Monday said it will create 16,000 new permanent jobs to support the exceptional growth in its online business and may even increase the number of rol...
Aug 24, 2020
Finland to tighten restrictions on public gatherings
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will tighten restrictions on public gatherings from September, limiting them to 50 people unless further measures are in place, due to a recent rise in COVID-19 cases, aut...
Aug 24, 2020
Global companies raise most funds for the month of August in a decade
By Scott Murdoch and Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) - Companies raised the most funds in global equity and debt markets for the month of August in a decade as homebound bankers spend their summer ...
Aug 24, 2020
Spain visitor numbers climb but still only a fraction of 2019 levels
MADRID (Reuters) - The number of foreigners staying in Spanish hotels rose in July to over 1.1 million after the country came out of one of Europe's strictest coronavirus lockdowns in late June, but w...
Aug 24, 2020
Brown County Fair Livestock & Dairy Auction Success
The Brown County Fair was one of the few fairs that went on as planned this Summer. The Saturday of the fair is always the livestock and dairy auction, but this year it was a little different. This ye...
Aug 24, 2020
‘What’s to be ashamed of’: Malaysia’s Najib back on the stump despite guilty verdict
By A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff SLIM, Malaysia (Reuters) - Convicted of corruption less than a month ago and sentenced to 12 years in jail, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was back...
Aug 24, 2020
