Category Archives:
Zimbabwe approves J&J COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe has authorised the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, the first Western-made shot to be approved by the southern African nation, its medicines regulator...
Syndicated Content Jul 28, 2021
Exchange operator CME Group’s profit rises in second quarter
(Reuters) - CME Group Inc reported a 1.4% rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by lower expenses and higher trading across asset classes. Sales volume for the exchange operator's rates p...
Syndicated Content Jul 28, 2021
Unilever rejects boycott movement, CEO tells U.S.-based Jewish groups
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - Coming under fire for Ben & Jerry's decision to stop selling ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories, parent company Unilever sought to assuage concerns of several Am...
Syndicated Content Jul 28, 2021
Tanzania leader launches COVID-19 vaccination drive, orders more jabs
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan received her COVID-19 vaccine in public on Wednesday, in the most decisive signal yet of a break from the policies of her late predecessor ...
Syndicated Content Jul 28, 2021
GSK sees smaller 2021 profit fall after Q2 beat
By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -GSK forecast a smaller drop in 2021 profit on Wednesday as the drugmaker beat second-quarter earnings expectations, buoyed by a recovery in routine visits to doctors as ...
Syndicated Content Jul 28, 2021
Norway again postpones end to COVID lockdown
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway postponed for a second time on Wednesday a planned final step in the reopening of its economy from pandemic lockdown, due to the continued spread of the Delta variant of COVID-...
Syndicated Content Jul 28, 2021
U.S. mortgage applications rise in latest week as rates decline
By Evan Sully (Reuters) - The number of applications for U.S. home mortgages increased last week, driven by an uptick in refinancing activity and a decline in purchase activity as mortgage rates fell....
Syndicated Content Jul 28, 2021
Could display drones snuff out the firework?
FROME, England (Reuters) - Concerns about pollution and the environment could see drone displays - such as the one featured in the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony - replace fireworks as the light show...
Syndicated Content Jul 28, 2021
Olympics-Six days into the Tokyo Games, athletes are returning home
By Ilze Filks TOKYO (Reuters) - It has only been six days since the opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games but already athletes are starting their return trips as strict COVID-19 measures in Japan forbid ...
Syndicated Content Jul 28, 2021
Canada’s Shopify beats quarterly revenue expectations on online shopping boom
(Reuters) -Canada's e-commerce giant Shopify Inc beat second-quarter revenue expectations on Wednesday, on the back of a resilient online shopping trend precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Shopify'...
Syndicated Content Jul 28, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
47 °F Clear




