Author Archives: Syndicated Content
England’s COVID R number rises, cases could be growing
LONDON (Reuters) - The estimated range of England's COVID-19 reproduction "R" number is between 0.8 and 1.1, the UK Health Security Agency said on Friday, adding that daily cases could be growing each...
Mar 11, 2022
Swiss secure COVID-19 vaccines for 2023
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has secured at least 14 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for 2023, the government said on Friday. "For 2023, in addition to the seven million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech ...
Mar 11, 2022
Russia shock hurls gold toward record highs
By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices are likely to rise to record highs as the risk that Russia's attack on Ukraine will stifle the global economy increases demand for the metal traditionall...
Mar 11, 2022
Chernobyl plant still without external power supply – Ukraine nuclear body
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine's state nuclear power regulator said on Friday the electricity supply to the Chernobyl nuclear power station had not yet been restored, despite Russia's energy minist...
Mar 11, 2022
Finland’s president called for humanitarian corridors in phone call with Putin
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's President Sauli Niinisto and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the need for humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians in Ukraine in a phone call on Fri...
Mar 11, 2022
At least 17 killed, dozens wounded in Darfur militia attack – activists
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded in the Jebel Moon area of Darfur on Thursday in a militia attack, activists said. It comes after a similar attack killed 16 people e...
Mar 11, 2022
UN says 564 civilians killed so far in Ukraine
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday it has confirmed the deaths of 564 civilians in Ukraine since Feb. 24, including 41 children. The real toll is thought to be cons...
Mar 11, 2022
Nestle says halts non-essential food exports and imports to Russia
ZURICH (Reuters) - Nestle has stopped exporting and importing non-essential food items such as Nespresso coffee or S.Pellegrino water from and to Russia, a spokesperson told Reuters on Friday. The Swi...
Mar 11, 2022
India growth recovery faces headwinds from geopolitical tensions, says Patra
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's growth story remains as weak as it was during the 2013 'taper tantrum' and geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and Russia are further likely to hurt a recovery, Reserve Bank of...
Mar 11, 2022
India says it accidentally fired missile into Pakistan
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Friday it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan because of a "technical malfunction" during routine maintenance. "On 9 March 2022, in the course of a routine m...
Mar 11, 2022
