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Volkswagen sticks to 2021 profit margin forecast despite chip crunch
BERLIN (Reuters) - A global chip shortage that is hitting carmakers will not impact Volkswagen's profit 2021 forecast, the company said on Tuesday, in response to a media report that the German carmak...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
South Africa to revamp ailing port system, says Ramaphosa
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's National Ports Authority (NPA) will operate as a stand alone business under the aegis of state-owned freight logistics group Transnet, President Cyril Ramaphosa sa...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Turkey needs further help handling Syrian refugees, EU’s von der Leyen says
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union should update its migration pact with Turkey, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday ahead of an EU summit set to discuss a renewal of...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Merkel urges UEFA to act responsibly for London Euro matches
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on UEFA on Tuesday to act responsibly regarding plans to hold the final of the Euro 2020 soccer tournament in London due to safety concerns ov...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Sweden to offer COVID vaccine for people aged 16 and up – Health Agency
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will offer COVID vaccine to all people aged 16 and upwards, the Health Agency said on Tuesday, expanding the vaccine roll out which previously was limited to those aged 18...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Raters of companies’ green credentials need more oversight, UK watchdog says
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings, widely used by asset managers to make climate-friendly investments, need tighter oversight to avoid risks to the smo...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Delta variant will fail to halt Ireland’s reopening plans – deputy PM
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland remains on track to further ease COVID-19 restrictions in early July with the resumption of indoor restaurant and bar services despite an increase in the presence of the COV...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Athletics-Russia’s Shubenkov cleared in ‘genuinely exceptional’ doping case – AIU
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian hurdler Sergey Shubenkov has been cleared in what the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Tuesday was a "genuinely exceptional" doping case involving a diuretic prescribe...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
Blackstone to buy Home Partners of America in $6 billion deal – WSJ
(Corrects spelling of United in paragraph 2) (Reuters) -Private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc has agreed to acquire Home Partners of America Inc, which buys and rents single-family homes, in a $6 b...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
As Venezuela’s economy regresses, crypto fills the gaps
By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan food delivery driver Pablo Toro has no stake in cryptocurrency or blockchain, but indirectly uses digital tokens every time he sends money to his fami...
Syndicated Content Jun 22, 2021
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