Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy bids farewell to EU parliament chief at state funeral
ROME (Reuters) - Italy held a state funeral on Friday for European Parliament President David Sassoli, with Italian and European Union leaders joining family and friends for a service in a Rome basili...
Jan 14, 2022
You caught me: Pope congratulates reporter who saw him at record shop
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has congratulated the reporter who caught him visiting old friends who run a Rome record shop this week, joking that it was his "bad luck" that...
Jan 14, 2022
India’s Hero Motocorp to invest over $56 million in EV startup Ather Energy
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian two-wheeler vehicle maker Hero Motocorp Ltd said on Friday it would invest up to 4.20 billion rupees ($56.66 million) in electric vehicle start-up Ather Energy. ($1 = 74.1...
Jan 14, 2022
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
