Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Peru reports first severe bird-flu outbreak
PARIS (Reuters) - Peru has reported its first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza as the disease swept through some wild pelicans, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)...
Nov 18, 2022
China’s JD.com beats revenue estimates as lockdowns drive online shopping
(Reuters) -E-commerce firm JD.com Inc posted an 11.4% rise in third-quarter revenue on Friday, beating analysts' estimates as COVID-19 lockdowns in China led more consumers to shop online. Chinese ret...
Nov 18, 2022
Beijing records 232 COVID cases by Friday afternoon as ‘community cases rise consistently’
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing reported 232 COVID-19 infections as of 3 pm (0700 GMT) on Friday as "cases rise consistently" and the scale of the affected areas expand, a government spoke...
Nov 18, 2022
Russia hits energy infrastructure, ‘military targets’ in Ukraine -Russian media
(Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Friday that its strikes in Ukraine on Friday were aimed at military and energy infrastructure, Russian news agencies reported. It also said missile manufa...
Nov 18, 2022
UKMTO aware of drone circling vessel in Gulf of Oman -statement
DUBAI (Reuters) - Britain's Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said it was aware of a vessel being circled by a 12-inch unmanned aerial vehicle on Friday in the Gulf of Oman, approximately 50 na...
Nov 18, 2022
Lithuanian farmer burns grain for heat as cheaper than burning wood
By Andrius Sytas AZUOLAICIAI, Lithuania (Reuters) - A farmer in Lithuania is having to burn the oats he grows to feed his sheep and the wheat used to make bread in order to heat his home after the pri...
Nov 18, 2022
Soccer-France are out to correct Euro 2021 failure – Rabiot
By Karolos Grohmann DOHA (Reuters) - France midfielder Adrien Rabiot on Friday praised the defending world champions' preparation for the Qatar World Cup as they look to make amends for their early ex...
Nov 18, 2022
Soccer-No alcohol sales permitted at Qatar’s World Cup stadium sites – source
By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) -In a reversal, World Cup organisers will announce on Friday that no alcoholic beer will be sold to fans at Qatar's stadiums, a source with knowledge of the decision tol...
Nov 18, 2022
France’s EDF, Credit Agricole sign 1 billion euro nuclear loan
LONDON (Reuters) - EDF and Credit Agricole said on Friday they had signed a 1 billion euro ($1.04 billion) loan to finance the maintenance of nuclear power plants in France. The loan is part of EDF's ...
Nov 18, 2022
Bulgaria’s current account posts 1%/GDP surplus through September
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria posted a current account surplus of 770 million euros ($799.11 million), equal to 1% of economic output in the first nine months, compared to a surplus of 0.7% in the same p...
Nov 18, 2022
