Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nasdaq futures weaken after disappointing Netflix forecast
By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - Futures tracking the Nasdaq 100 index slipped on Friday after a weak forecast from Netflix sent its shares along with other streaming companies spiraling lower, with Wa...
Jan 21, 2022
La Palma residents scale volcanic ash mountains to return home
By Joan Faus and Horaci Garcia LAS MANCHAS, Spain (Reuters) - Eighty-year-old Sabino Leal Jeronimo returned to his home on Spain's Canary Island of La Palma for the first time in four months on Friday...
Jan 21, 2022
Hungary opposition leader flags tax cuts for poor as Orban’s party gains ground
By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's opposition plans to lower the tax burden on the poor while ensuring fiscal discipline to put the country on track to adopting the e...
Jan 21, 2022
Rugby-Samoa, Hong Kong women out of World Cup qualification due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - Hong Kong and Samoa have pulled out of qualification tournaments for next year's women's World Cup in New Zealand due to "insurmountable logistical challenges" caused by the COVID-19 pande...
Jan 21, 2022
Dozens killed as Islamic State attacks in Syria and Iraq
HASAKA, Syria (Reuters) - Kurdish-led forces in Syria killed 23 Islamic State militants including foreigners in clashes after the jihadist group attacked a prison in the northeastern city of Hasaka on...
Jan 21, 2022
UK designates Omicron sub-lineage a variant under investigation
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK Health Security Agency on Friday said it had designated a sub-lineage of the dominant and highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant as a variant under investigation. B...
Jan 21, 2022
German chancellor to discuss Russia with France’s Macron on Tuesday
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz will discuss Russia with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, said a German government spokesperson, as major Western powers aim to resolve tensions w...
Jan 21, 2022
Italian parties seek to solve presidential puzzle as election looms
By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Italy's myriad parties held behind-the-scenes talks on Friday seeking to avoid deadlock over the election of the next head of state, with the nomi...
Jan 21, 2022
Alzheimer’s patient groups protest U.S. Medicare coverage proposal limiting use of new drugs
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Alzheimer's patient groups, disappointed by Medicare's plan to sharply limit coverage of new drugs for the brain-wasting disease, are planning publicity and lobbying campa...
Jan 21, 2022
Is COVID retreating in the U.S.? Data paints encouraging scenario
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New coronavirus cases are falling in parts of the United States hardest hit by the fast-spreading Omicron variant, according to a Reuters analysis of public healt...
Jan 21, 2022
