Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Unilever to weigh raising offer for Glaxo Consumer unit – Bloomberg
(Reuters) - Unilever Plc has held talks with banks about additional financing for a potential sweetened offer for GlaxoSmithKline Plc's consumer products division, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing...
Jan 16, 2022
Airlines cancel over 2,700 U.S. flights as winter storm hits U.S. East Coast
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Airlines canceled over 2,700 U.S. flights on Sunday as a winter storm combining high winds and ice was poised to hit the U.S. East Coast over the holiday weekend. The fli...
Jan 16, 2022
French parliament approves vaccine pass
PARIS (Reuters) - France's parliament gave final approval on Sunday to the government's latest measures to tackle the COVID-19 virus, including a vaccine pass contested by anti-vaccine protestors. Law...
Jan 16, 2022
U.N. mission in Mali grounds flights amid sanctions restrictions
DAKAR (Reuters) - The United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Mali has grounded its flights amid discussions over sanctions that have shut air and land borders to the West African country. The Economi...
Jan 16, 2022
Biden calls Texas synagogue hostage situation ‘act of terror’
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said that a gunman who disrupted a religious service in a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, on Saturday and took four people hostage had engaged in an "act of terro...
Jan 16, 2022
Biden to continue push for voting rights bill as he honors King’s legacy
By Andrea Shalal PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to Philadelphia on Sunday to honor the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., as he continues to press ...
Jan 16, 2022
Israel increases state aid plan for COVID-hit airlines
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet approved additional state aid on Sunday to help bail out airlines suffering another pandemic blow with the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the finance...
Jan 16, 2022
Britain reports 70,924 new COVID-19 cases, 88 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 70,924 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and 88 deaths within 28-days of a positive test. That compares with 81,713 new cases on Saturday, and 287 deaths. The governm...
Jan 16, 2022
Italy reports 149,512 coronavirus cases on Sunday, 248 deaths
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 149,512 COVID-19 related cases on Sunday, after 180,426 the day before, the health ministry said, while the number of deaths fell to 248 from 308. Italy has registered...
Jan 16, 2022
Box Office: ‘Scream’ Debuts to Bloody Impressive $30.6 Million
By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - "Scream," a reimagining of a horror franchise that appeared to have run out of steam, dominated the box office, earning a scary good $30.6 million. The sequel...
Jan 16, 2022
