Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Switzerland recommends COVID booster for children aged 12-15
BERLIN (Reuters) - Swiss public health officials updated their recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots on Friday to include everyone aged 12 and older. Pfizer's mRNA vaccine should be used as the bo...
Jan 21, 2022
European Union re-establishes physical presence in Afghanistan -spokesman
KABUL/BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union said on Friday it was re-establishing a physical presence in Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes, but stressed it was not formally recognising the Taliban...
Jan 21, 2022
Twitter suspends hundreds of accounts promoting Philippines’ Marcos
MANILA (Reuters) - Twitter said on Friday it had suspended hundreds of accounts that were promoting Philippines presidential election candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr, which it said had violated rules on...
Jan 21, 2022
iPhone maker Foxconn seals EV partnership with Indonesia
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan-based Foxconn said it has partnered with Indonesia's Investment Ministry and several companies to support the development of electric cars in the Southeast Asian country, add...
Jan 21, 2022
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
