Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Brazil reacts to Pele’s death
(Reuters) - Brazilian soccer great Pele died on Thursday aged 82 after a long battle with cancer. Here are reactions from Brazil: LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, PRESIDENT-ELECT OF BRAZIL "I had the privil...
Dec 30, 2022
Petrobras’ next CEO seen overseeing strategic shift with renewables focus
By Marta Nogueira, Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Maria Carolina Marcello RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - The nomination of a Brazilian senator and longtime energy consultant to lead Petrobras suggests Pr...
Dec 30, 2022
UK to require COVID-19 negative tests for arrivals from China – reports
(Reuters) - Passengers arriving in Britain from China will require a negative test for COVID-19 after a surge in infections in China, British media outlets reported. The Times and The Telegraph report...
Dec 30, 2022
Tunisian president extends state of emergency until Jan. 30
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied extended the state of emergency until Jan. 30, 2023, the official gazette said on Friday. (Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Chris Reese)
Dec 30, 2022
Soccer-Arsenal’s Tomiyasu available after World Cup, Smith Rowe close to return
LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's Takehiro Tomiyasu will be available for leaders Arsenal at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday after returning from the World Cup, manager Mikel Arteta ...
Dec 30, 2022
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for 40.5% of U.S. COVID cases – CDC
(Reuters) - Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 40.5% of COVID-19 cases in the United States in the week of Dec. 31, nearly doubling from the previous week, data from the U.S. Cente...
Dec 30, 2022
Two men arrested in Paris after Montparnasse station explosion threat
PARIS (Reuters) -Two men were arrested on Friday at Montparnasse train station in Paris after one threatened to blow himself up, even though he did not have the means to do so, the prosecutor's office...
Dec 30, 2022
Long-time barber mourns death of soccer hero Pele
SANTOS, Brazil (Reuters) - A barber who first met Brazilian soccer legend Pele in the 1950s and cut his hair for decades said on Friday he hoped God would take care of the late athlete. Pele, who died...
Dec 30, 2022
Venezuela economy grew 17.73% y/y through September – central bank
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's economy grew 17.73% year-over-year in the first three quarters of 2022, the South American country's central bank said Friday, following an eight-year economic collapse...
Dec 30, 2022
Scholz, Macron may visit Brazil’s Lula in early 2023, sources say
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron may visit Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia in early 2023 af...
Dec 30, 2022
