Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Electric vehicle startup Rivian adds $2.65 billion investment led by T. Rowe Price
DETROIT (Reuters) - Electric vehicle startup Rivian, which is backed by Amazon and Ford Motor and aims to put an electric pickup and SUV in production this year, said on Tuesday it boosted its war che...
Jan 19, 2021
Tunisian protesters revive ‘Arab Spring’ chant to demand government’s fall
TUNIS (Reuters) - Protesters rallied in Tunisia's capital on Tuesday after several nights of street violence, reviving the chant that rang a decade ago in a revolution that brought in democracy: "the ...
Jan 19, 2021
Hedge funds returns at 11-year-highs in 2020: data
By Maiya Keidan TORONTO (Reuters) - Global hedge funds posted average returns last year of 11.6%, the best year for the industry since 2009, as they took advantage of market volatility due to the pand...
Jan 19, 2021
Kuwait registers first cases of new virus variant
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait has registered its first cases of a more contagious coronavirus variant in two Kuwaiti women who had been in Britain, the health ministry spokesman told state news agency KUN...
Jan 19, 2021
Mexico plans to administer 7.4 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine by end-March
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico aims to administer 7.4 million doses of the Sputnik V Russian COVID-19 vaccine to its people by the end of March, even though the government has yet to approve its use, ...
Jan 19, 2021
U.S. backs WHO reforms lead by member states
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday that member states must lead efforts to reform the World Health Organization (WHO), including any decision to provide additional funding to the U.N...
Jan 19, 2021
Logitech CEO wants to stay as long as he can at company
ZURICH (Reuters) - Logitech International Chief Executive Bracken Darrell's recent sale of $4.2 million of stock was due to the upcoming expiry of share options and should not be taken as any pessimis...
Jan 19, 2021
Jason Derulo teams with Adam Levine for new song, “Lifestyle”
Jason Derulo had a great 2020. Not only did he top the charts with his song "Savage Love," but he also became the most-followed artist on TikTok. Now he's kicking off 2021 with something very unexpect...
Jan 19, 2021
Iran, Turkey block rivals from joining U.N. disarmament talks
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Talks aimed at overcoming a years-long deadlock over disarmament at the United Nations began in acrimony on Monday with two countries blocking rivals from taking part ...
Jan 19, 2021
Trapped China gold miners get porridge, blankets, one miner in coma – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - Workers trapped in a Chinese gold mine for more than nine days received more medical and food supplies on Tuesday, including bandages, blankets and porridge, but one of the group i...
Jan 19, 2021
