Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bomb blast kills one in Syrian border city, wounds several
AMMAN (Reuters) - A car bomb in the rebel-held city of Azaz in northwest Syria killed one civilian on Thursday and wounded several bystanders, witnesses said, in the first act of its kind this year. A...
Jan 13, 2022
Hungary govt expects COVID-19 cases to surge, shortens quarantine period
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary expects a substantial further increase in COVID-19 cases over the coming weeks due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff...
Jan 13, 2022
Coinbase buys crypto futures exchanges, plans to sell derivatives in U.S
LONDON (Reuters) - Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said it is buying a crypto futures exchange, FairX, as part of a move to offer crypto derivatives to traders in the United States. FairX, whic...
Jan 13, 2022
Billie Eilish, Harry Styles among Coachella lineup as festival returns
(Reuters) - Singers Billie Eilish and Harry Styles as well as rapper Kanye West and group Swedish House Mafia are among the line-up for this year's Coachella, organisers said on Thursday, as the music...
Jan 13, 2022
Defensive stocks drive European shares lower on virus, monetary policy worries
By Anisha Sircar (Reuters) - European shares slipped on Thursday as defensive and construction stocks fell on worries over a continuing surge in COVID-19 cases and signs of a tighter monetary policy e...
Jan 13, 2022
PREVIEW-Soccer-Dortmund in search of consistency against Freiburg
BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg, who face each other on Friday in the Bundesliga, could not be more different this season even though both are battling to stay in the top spots behin...
Jan 13, 2022
S.Africa still seeing serious COVID-19 in unvaccinated, vulnerable during Omicron wave
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African pulmonologist said on Thursday that she was still seeing serious COVID-19 disease in people who are unvaccinated or have comorbidities during an infection wave...
Jan 13, 2022
UK diners slump after Omicron hit, staff absences hit record
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British restaurant reservations slumped last week when a wave of COVID-19 cases was near its peak, while COVID-related staff absences hit a record high, data publis...
Jan 13, 2022
UK health minister to address lawmakers amid debate over COVID-19 isolation period
LONDON (Reuters) - British health minister Sajid Javid will give a statement on COVID-19 to parliament on Thursday, amid a debate in government over whether to cut the isolation period of people with ...
Jan 13, 2022
Fed’s hawkish comms blitz takes aim at skeptical market: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has clearly ratcheted up its new year anti-inflation rhetoric to match red hot labor markets and consumer price gains - but the speed an...
Jan 13, 2022
