Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Basketball-Veteran Brondello named head coach of WNBA’s Liberty
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Liberty announced the hiring of long-time Phoenix Mercury head coach Sandy Brondello on Friday, as the team hunts for their first Women's National Basketball Associat...
Jan 07, 2022
Sonos wins Google import ban ruling in U.S. patent fight
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. trade court barred Google late Thursday from importing products that infringe home-audio company Sonos' smart-speaker patents. The U.S. International Tr...
Jan 07, 2022
Finally, Volkswagen brings back the Microbus, with a battery
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Volkswagen will show a production version of its long-awaited ID.Buzz, an electric reincarnation of its beloved Microbus or Kombi, on March 9 and plans to launch it...
Jan 07, 2022
Germany says boostered people need no COVID quarantine after contact
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will exempt people who have received a booster shot against COVID-19 from quarantine requirements after contact with an infected person, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Frida...
Jan 07, 2022
Austrian Chancellor Nehammer tests positive for coronavirus
BERLIN (Reuters) -Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has tested positive for the coronavirus, the chancellery said on Friday, adding that he was in self-isolation and was not showing symptoms. "There i...
Jan 07, 2022
Italy reports 223 COVID-19 deaths, cases halve due to fewer tests
MILAN -Italy reported 108,304 COVID-19 related cases on Friday, less than half from a day earlier, the health ministry said, reflecting fewer tests being carried out on a national holiday. The number ...
Jan 07, 2022
U.S. judge sets ex-Goldman banker’s 1MDB corruption trial for February, despite Omicron
By Jonathan Stempel and Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday said a former Goldman Sachs banker charged in the 1MDB Malaysian sovereign wealth fund scandal will be tried in early Feb...
Jan 07, 2022
Fed’s Daly: wants gradual rate hikes, faster balance sheet reduction
(Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Friday said she supports gradual rate hikes this year and would like to start shrinking the central bank's balance sheet faster th...
Jan 07, 2022
NATO united against any Russian aggression, U.S. says after meeting
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The 30 allies of NATO are united against Russian military action in Ukraine, the United States mission to the alliance said on Friday after a video meeting of foreign ministers. "...
Jan 07, 2022
Romanian government cuts COVID-19 quarantine period
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania will shorten the isolation and quarantine periods for COVID-19 positive people, their direct contacts and untested travellers from high-risk countries to varying lengths ...
Jan 07, 2022
