Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Africa’s 21 teens who died in tavern were suffocated, families told
EAST LONDON, South Africa (Reuters) - Twenty one young people who died in a tavern tragedy in June were suffocated, five parents said on Thursday, relaying to reporters what health department official...
Sep 01, 2022
Boeing says Israel to buy four air force refuelling planes for $927 million
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has signed a $927 million purchase order for four Boeing KC-46A refuelling tankers for its air force, with deliveries due to begin in 2025, the U.S. defence contractor sai...
Sep 01, 2022
U.S. labor leader wants to organize 1 million new workers over next decade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the AFL-CIO said Thursday the 12.5-million-member worker federation has set a goal of organizing 1 million new workers over the next decade as she called for changes...
Sep 01, 2022
Stay or return home? Tough choice for Ukrainian refugees as school year starts
By Joanna Plucinska WARSAW (Reuters) - Ukrainian children streamed into new schools across central Europe for the first time on Thursday, staying abroad after others returned home to familiar classroo...
Sep 01, 2022
Canada authorizes Moderna’s Omicron-adapted COVID vaccine for adults
(Reuters) - Canada on Thursday authorized Moderna Inc's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster for people aged 18 and older, according to a notice posted on the government's website. The new so-called biva...
Sep 01, 2022
U.S. to revise Afghan resettlement policy – U.S. official
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is stopping - with a few exceptions - the temporary relocation of Afghans to the United States and focusing on reuni...
Sep 01, 2022
U.S. manufacturing sector steady in August; price pressures ease further – ISM
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing grew steadily in August as employment and new orders rebounded, while a further easing in price pressures strengthened expectations that inflation has likely p...
Sep 01, 2022
Credit Suisse plans 3,200 job cuts in Zurich – Blick paper
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse plans to cut 3,200 jobs in Zurich as part of a cost-cutting drive at the bank, Swiss newspaper Blick reported on Thursday, citing an unnamed company source. German new...
Sep 01, 2022
Divers seal tank vents leaking oil from bulk carrier off Gibraltar
By Jon Nazca GIBRALTAR (Reuters) - Divers sealed two tank vents that leaked fuel from a bulk carrier that was damaged and beached after a collision off the British enclave of Gibraltar on the southern...
Sep 01, 2022
Germany to start Omicron-adapted COVID vaccinations next week – minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany can next week start using COVID-19 vaccines which have been adapted for the Omicron variant and got approval for use in the European Union on Thursday, Health Minister Karl ...
Sep 01, 2022
