Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Ex-Netherlands winger Overmars in hospital after suffering stroke
(Reuters) - Former Netherlands international Marc Overmars was admitted to hospital after suffering a "mild stroke", Belgian club Royal Antwerp said on Friday. The 49-year-old has served as director o...
Dec 30, 2022
U.S. concerned by China’s ties with Russia, State Dept says after Putin-Xi call
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is concerned by China's alignment with Russia as Moscow continues its invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. State Department said on Friday after Russian President Vla...
Dec 30, 2022
Next Petrobras CEO says he will change company’s fuel price policy
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The incoming chief executive of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras said on Friday he planned to tweak the country's fuel price policy, but said investors need not worry. Pre...
Dec 30, 2022
First pre-trial hearing in Microsoft-Activision case set for Jan. 3
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge has set Jan. 3 for the first pre-trial hearing in the Biden administration's case against Microsoft over its $69 billion bid to take over "Call of Duty" maker Activision...
Dec 30, 2022
Czech Republic reports bird flu at large poultry farm
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic's State Veterinary Administration (SVS) on Friday reported bird flu of the H5N1 type at a poultry farm with around 750,000 hens in the west of the country. The de...
Dec 30, 2022
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: We are advancing in some parts of Donbas
(Reuters) - Ukrainian forces are holding their positions against Russian troops in the eastern Donbas region and making small advances in some areas, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday. "On ...
Dec 30, 2022
France to impose mandatory COVID tests for travellers from China
PARIS (Reuters) - France will require that travellers arriving from China provide a negative COVID-19 test result less than 48 hours old before departure, the health ministry said in a statement on Fr...
Dec 30, 2022
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
