Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a joint press conference held with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Loren ElliottAustralia will create a new disaster relief department to hasten the delivery of government aid, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will say on Wednesday.Australia has been ravaged…
France remains on track to administer a first COVID-19 vaccine dose to 20 million people by mid-May, a health ministry official said on Tuesday, a target that would amount to almost a third of the country’s population.This week’s COVID-19 vaccine injections are set to top the 3 million level this week versus 2.7 million last…
(Adds detail, CEO quote)MADRID, May 4 (Reuters) – Shares in Ecoener fell on their market debut on Tuesday after the Spanish renewable energy group slashed the size of its offer due to limited appetite, sending a potentially sobering signal to others seeking to list in the sector.Ecoener’s initial public offering (IPO) tested a market that…
FILE PHOTO: A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration(Reuters) -The S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of financial data provider S&P Global Inc, said on Tuesday it had launched cryptocurrency indexes.The new indexes, the S&P Bitcoin Index, S&P Ethereum…
Connor McDavid scored twice and added two assists as the visiting Edmonton Oilers beat the slumping Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Monday to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs.McDavid, who is running away with the league’s point-scoring race, has collected 31 goals and 91 points. He has six games remaining in the regular season…
Business conditions in the United Arab Emirates non-oil private sector continued to improve in April, with new business growth reaching a 20-month high, a survey showed on Tuesday, as the Gulf state’s economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which covers manufacturing and services, edged up…
* Hang Seng index climbs 0.25%* China Enterprises index HSCE gains 0.1%* HSI financial sub-index rises 0.3%; tech index up 0.4%HONG KONG, May 4 (Reuters) – Hong Kong stocks rose on Tuesday, with energy shares leading gains, buoyed by rising oil prices as easing coronavirus curbs in the U.S and Europe raised demand growth hopes.**…
May 4(Reuters) – HelloFresh’s core profit more than doubled in the first quarter, the German meal-kit delivery company said on Tuesday, as the trend of cooking at home persisted even as lockdowns across markets such as United States, Australia and Britain are being eased.The Berlin-based company, which delivers pre-portioned meal ingredients with recipes to subscribers,…
Nurses from Humber River Hospital’s mobile vaccine clinic administer the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a Toronto Community Housing building, as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos OsorioAs Canada’s vaccination campaign ramps up, people at higher risk of transmitting COVID-19 often lack…
NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) – Fiscal support, along with vaccinations, is helping the U.S. economy to recover, but it is unlikely that the boom will lead to inflation that is unsustainably high, New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said on Monday.The Fed’s goal is to anchor inflation expectations at 2%, and the…