Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany’s health experts divided over COVID curbs as infections hit record
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's health experts are divided over whether the country is ready to ease COVID-19 restrictions as its neighbours start dialling back curbs. Germany on Thursday reported a reco...
Feb 03, 2022
U.S. targets multiple Belarusians’ visas over athlete repression
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday said it was imposing visa restrictions on several Belarusians, citing the repression of athletes abroad including the attempted forced repatriation ...
Feb 03, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-Injured US star Decker out of Beijing Games
(Reuters) - The U.S. women's ice hockey team will be without assistant captain Brianna Decker for the rest of the Beijing Winter Games after she suffered an injury on the opening night of Olympic comp...
Feb 03, 2022
S.Korea reports record 27,443 new COVID-19 cases, deaths remain low
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported a record daily increase of 27,443 new COVID-19 cases as the country faces a wave of Omicron variant infections, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency s...
Feb 03, 2022
Japan has no plans to review sales tax rates, finance minister says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese is not considering reviewing future national sales tax rates as the current 10% levy provides a vital source of funding the social security spending to support its ageing po...
Feb 03, 2022
Nike cries foul over virtual shoes, suing retailer that sells sneaker NFTs
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - Sneaker giant Nike sued online reseller StockX in New York federal court on Thursday for selling unauthorized images of Nike shoes, marking the latest lawsuit over digita...
Feb 03, 2022
Tax reduction on fuels could cost Brazil Treasury $10 billion -source
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Economy Ministry calculates that a bill to cut fuel taxes sought by President Jair Bolsonaro could cost the Treasury 54 billion reais ($10 billion) a year in lost revenue...
Feb 03, 2022
Don’t make regulators cheerleaders for finance, UK campaign groups say
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain must ditch plans to make regulators "cheerleaders" for global finance and instead focus on promoting financial inclusion at home, consumer campaign groups said ...
Feb 03, 2022
MDHHS renews call for Michiganders to get vaccinated and boosted
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to drop in Michigan. According to state health officials, the number of daily cases has dropped from more than 17,000 to l...
Feb 03, 2022
California delays decision on rooftop solar policy reform
(Reuters) - The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Thursday said it needed more time to consider proposed changes to the state's key rooftop solar incentive. In a notice to parties involv...
Feb 03, 2022
