Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong allows hamster pet stores to resume business after COVID cull
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Dozens of pet stores that sold hamsters in Hong Kong may resume business from Sunday, Hong Kong's government said, after being shuttered last week and thousands culled over coron...
Jan 29, 2022
Portuguese go to polls in snap election marked by COVID, uncertainty
By Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese will be marking ballots on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election with no clear winner in sight and uncertainty increased by potentially low turnout ami...
Jan 29, 2022
Omicron slows UK growth to weakest since April – CBI
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses grew at the slowest pace since April 2021 during the past three months, after demand for face-to-face services slumped due to the Omicron varian...
Jan 29, 2022
Britain to offer COVID vaccinations to vulnerable children aged 5-11
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will this week begin offering vaccinations to children aged between five and 11 who are most at risk from coronavirus, the state-run National Health Service said on Sunday. ...
Jan 29, 2022
North Korea fires projectiles into sea off east coast -Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired projectiles into the sea off its east coast, Yonhap news reported on Sunday, citing South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. (Reporting by Cynthia Kim; editing by Grant...
Jan 29, 2022
Thai pig farmers angered by havoc from suspected African swine fever
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (Reuters) - Business began unravelling for Thai pig farmer Jintana Jamjumrus two years ago, after dozens of her animals got feverish and died within ...
Jan 29, 2022
T-Mobile to terminate corporate employees who aren’t vaccinated by April -memo
(Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc will fire corporate employees who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2, according to an internal company memo posted on the independent blog TMOnews.com. Th...
Jan 29, 2022
Britain considering major NATO deployment amid Ukraine crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is considering making a major NATO deployment as part of a plan to strengthen Europe's borders in response to Russia massing troops on the border with Ukraine, the governmen...
Jan 29, 2022
Fed rate hike could be half-point if needed, says Raphael Bostic – FT
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve could supersize an interest rate increase to half a percentage point if inflation remains stubbornly high, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic told the Financial Times...
Jan 29, 2022
Sudan army-led Council signals tougher line on U.N. mediation
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The deputy head of Sudan's military-led Sovereign Council said on Saturday a U.N. envoy should be working as a "facilitator and not a mediator", signalling an apparent tougher lin...
Jan 29, 2022
