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Manulife declares preferred share dividends

C$ unless otherwise stated TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC     SEHK: 945 TORONTO, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife's Board of Directors today announced quarterly shareholders' dividends on the following non-cumulative preferred shares of Manulife Financial Corporation, payable on or after September 19, 2...

2021-08-05 05:03 44434

Manulife declares common share dividend

C$ unless otherwise stated TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC     SEHK: 945 TORONTO, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife's Board of Directors today announced a quarterly shareholders' dividend of$0.28 per share on the common shares of Manulife Financial Corporation (the "Company"), payable on and after Septembe...

2021-08-05 05:02 43811

Manulife reports 2Q21 net income of $2.6 billion and core earnings of $1.7 billion driven by continued growth in Asia and Global Wealth and Asset Management

C$ unless otherwise stated                    TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC          SEHK: 945 This earnings news release for Manulife Financial Corporation ("Manulife" or the "Company") should be read in conjunction with the Company's Second Quarter 2021 Report to Shareholders, including our unaudited inte...

2021-08-05 05:01 43383

TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES - Jumping Individual Final

TOKYO, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Individual gold for wedding-bell-bound Ben byLouise Parkes Great Britain’s Ben Maher celebrates his gold medal win in the Individual Showjumping Final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at th...

2021-08-05 04:04 3761

Discovering Mysteries: new season of the Hainan nature documentary launched

HAIKOU, China, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 2, the second season of the short documentary series Discovering Mysteries, which shines a light on the ecological and cultural geography ofChina's southernmost Hainan island, was officially released. The new season explores the mangrove fo...

2021-08-05 02:05 4222

FIBERSTAMP Launches 200G QSFP56 ER4 Optical Transceiver -- The Optimum Solution of 40km Long Reach Transmission

TAIPEI, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- To fill the market gap and satisfy development demands, FIBERSTAMP has launched a 200G optical transceiver applicable for 40km long-distance metro DCI - 200G QSFP56 ER4 today, which refreshes the transmission rate of conventional optical transceivers in the...

2021-08-05 01:00 1953

Crowley & Stena RoRo to assist United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) in acquiring vessels for their Ready Reserve Force (RRF)

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Crowley Maritime Corporation's Solutions business unit has been awarded a multi-year contract for Vessel Acquisition Management (VAM) by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD).Stena RoRo is included in Crowley's project team, together with Serco and LCE (...

2021-08-05 00:33 1781

Ascend wins lithium-ion battery additive patent case against Samsung SDI

HOUSTON, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascend Performance Materials has successfully challenged a lithium-ion battery technology patent held by Samsung SDI. In a final written decision, the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board held that all of the challenged claims were invalid for multiple reasons....

2021-08-05 00:11 4539

ViewSonic Introduces the ViewBoard 4320 to Create Collaborative Spaces in Hybrid Work Environments

BREA, Calif., Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewSonic Corp. , a leading global provider of visual solutions, introduces theViewBoard 4320 Interactive Displays for collaborative spaces. Developed for smaller c...

2021-08-05 00:00 3226

Sodexo, Global Food and Facilities Management Services Provider, Chooses Bright Pattern for Omnichannel CX

Global food giant chooses Bright Pattern to unify interactions across channels and business units for their Latin American contact center operations SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Pattern, a leading provider of AI-poweredcloud contact center software, has been ch...

2021-08-04 23:11 2961

United Safety Acquires Ausfire Systems PTY. LTD.

United Safety continues to grow presence in fire suppression space in Australia EXTON, Pa., Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- United Safety, a global manufacturer of safety and survivability solutions, announced the acquisition of Ausfire Systems PTY. LTD effectiveJuly 31st, 2021.  Ausfire Systems, le...

2021-08-04 22:00 2086

ABL Bio Receives IND Approval for Phase 1 Clinical Trial of ABL501, an anti-LAG-3/PD-L1 Bispecific Antibody

* South Korea's MFDS clears IND application for a Phase 1 study evaluating the safety and preliminary efficacy of ABL501 as a monotherapy for solid tumor treatment * ABL's third IND this year for bispecific antibody therapeutics SEONGNAM, South Korea, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ABL Bio, Inc...

2021-08-04 21:30 2350

Deloitte Cyber partners with HGC Group to protect Hong Kong Companies from Cyber Risks under Rapid Digitization

HONG KONG, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte Cyber has partnered up with HGC Group to provide a holistic solution to protect Hong Kong companies from cyber risks during digital era. Deloitte and Macroview Telecom of HGC Group jo...

2021-08-04 21:27 5010

"One Red and One Green" Fruits and Vegetables Make a Distinctive and Prosperous Industry

BAISE, China, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the first China mango industry conference was held in Baise,Guangxi. At the meeting, Tianyang district and Guangzhou Pilot Food Investment Co., Ltd. signed the framework agreement on the comprehensive development and utilization project of frui...

2021-08-04 21:21 2404

Double Header for The Athlete's Foot

The specialty footwear and lifestyle chain delivers soaring first half-year retail sales in 2021 while change of ownership to Arklyz Group is successfully concluded BERN, Switzerland, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first half of 2021, The Athlete's Foot (TAF) reports a strong retail sales ...

2021-08-04 21:20 2151

Novavax and European Commission Finalize Advance Purchase Agreement for up to 200 million doses of COVID-19 Vaccine

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that it has reached an agreement with the European Commission (EC) for the purchase of up to 200 million doses...

2021-08-04 21:10 9980

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Cisco/

In the new release, "Cisco Appoints New Malaysia Managing Director to Lead Growth and Accelerate Digital Transformation forMalaysia", issued on 4-Aug-2021 by Cisco over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the 7th paragraph, should read "an illustrious career spanning nearly 12 years" ...

2021-08-04 21:01 25957

Contrast Security Study Highlights Lower Application Security Debt Equates to Reduced Risk

2021 Application Security Observability Report from Contrast Labs also reported a 31% jump in serious vulnerabilities and a 29% increase in likelihood of attacks on vulnerabilities LOS ALTOS, Calif., Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by Contrast Security reveals that customers using the C...

2021-08-04 21:00 1665

Alterity Therapeutics Announces New US Patent to Expand its Portfolio of Compounds for Neurodegenerative Diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH, NASDAQ: ATHE) ("Alterity" or "the Company"), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing disease modifying treatments for neurodegenerative conditions, today announced the United States Patent and Trademark Of...

2021-08-04 20:39 25298

PABLO AIR Expands U.S. Drone Delivery Business

INCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PABLO AIR, a company specializing in drone logistics solutions and delivery services and a member of Born2Global Centre, has collaborated with local American companies to expand its business in drone delivery inthe United States.

2021-08-04 20:30 1838