Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Walgreens, CVS shut some stores as Omicron variant complicates staffing issues
(Reuters) - U.S. drugstore chain operators Walgreens Boots Alliance and CVS Health Corp said on Friday they were forced to temporarily shut some stores due to staffing issues triggered by the latest s...
Jan 14, 2022
Peak Omicron? Experts wary of calling time on variant wave in Europe
By Alistair Smout and Nikolaj Skydsgaard (Reuters) - A surge in coronavirus cases caused by the Omicron variant may have peaked in some parts of Europe but medics say the impact will continue to be fe...
Jan 14, 2022
Gen Z investors shift focus from ‘meme-stocks’ to the ‘metaverse,’ report shows
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Enthusiasm around "meme stocks" has eased for young investors a year on from the GameStop Corp trading frenzy, with Gen Z's attention shifting to companies in area...
Jan 14, 2022
Italy’s sewers will give early alert for future COVID spikes
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Italy will use the nation's sewage to predict future coronavirus spreads and to alert authorities to rising cases and new variants before they appear in testing and ...
Jan 14, 2022
Biden taps Raskin, Cook and Jefferson for Fed Board
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday nominated former Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the central bank's vice chair for supervision and two Black economists, Lis...
Jan 14, 2022
Omicron has 1/3 reduced risk of hospitalisation compared to Delta – UK researchers
LONDON (Reuters) - There is a one third reduction in the risk of going into hospital associated with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 compared with Delta, researchers at Imperial College London said in...
Jan 14, 2022
UAE-backed forces enter central Yemen fray as UN warns of military escalation
By Mohammed Ghobari ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni forces backed by the United Arab Emirates have joined coalition troops fighting the Houthi movement around the central city of Marib in a renewed push to se...
Jan 14, 2022
In Cuba’s poorest neighborhoods, youths could face decades in jail after protests
By Marc Frank and Mario Fuentes LA GUINERA, Cuba (Reuters) - Young Cuban protesters from Havana's poorest neighborhoods face decades behind bars at upcoming trials, relatives and rights groups said, a...
Jan 14, 2022
Waymo, J.B. Hunt expand tie-up to commercialize autonomous trucking technology
(Reuters) - U.S. truck fleet operator J.B. Hunt Transport Services and Alphabet Inc's self-driving unit Waymo are expanding their alliance to deploy fully autonomous trucking operations in Texas in th...
Jan 14, 2022
Workers confined in campervans at Spanish water plant to guarantee operations
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Fourteen employees of a Barcelona water-treatment facility are living in campervans parked outside the plant to avoid COVID-19 contagion and ensure operations continue as soaring...
Jan 14, 2022
