By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian authorities on Thursday said they had decided to cremate the body of Abimael […]
Brazil approaches 600,000 COVID deaths in second-deadliest outbreak
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil has had 24,611 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and […]
Carlos the Jackal sentenced to life in jail
(Fixes typo in headline) PARIS (Reuters) – Carlos the Jackal, the leftist militant who carried out attacks across the globe […]
Ida’s insurance impact likely to be boosted by pandemic pricing
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) – Insurers are bracing for $15 billion to $30 billion in claims from Hurricane […]
Singapore’s Shopee changes the game in Brazil’s e-commerce sector
By Jimin Kang (Reuters) -Sea Ltd’s Shopee took just two years to become Brazil’s most-downloaded shopping app, winning users to […]
Scania stops European truck production this week over chip shortage
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Truckmaker Scania, part of Volkswagen AG’s commercial vehicle arm Traton SE, will halt production at its European […]
Fortescue posts record profit, dividend but cuts management bonuses
By Melanie Burton and Nikhil Nainan MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Fortescue Metals Group Ltd reported its highest ever annual profit and dividend […]
Canada joins Mexico in seeking consultation with U.S. over USMCA content rules
OTTAWA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Canada has joined Mexico in seeking formal consultation with the United States over the interpretation of […]
From dried fruit to bike repair, Cuban entrepreneurs prepare for a more open economy
By Marc Frank and Anett Rios HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban entrepreneurs, running businesses ranging from selling dried fruit to repairing […]
COVID shot drives CanSinoBIO’s first six-month profit since at least 2019
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese vaccine maker CanSino Biologics Inc (CanSinoBIO) said on Friday it had returned to operating profit of […]