Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Party over? UK PM Johnson faces crunch day in parliament
By Michael Holden and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have to fight on Wednesday to defend his premiership after it was revealed a "bring your own booze" g...
Jan 12, 2022
German hospitality, retail firms put more staff on shorter hours in December
BERLIN (Reuters) - Coronavirus restrictions in hospitality and retail pushed up the number of German employees put on reduced working hours in job protection schemes in December, the Ifo economic inst...
Jan 12, 2022
Austria’s daily COVID-19 infections hit record, newspaper says
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's daily new coronavirus infections have risen to a new record of 18,427, newspaper Kronen Zeitung reported on Wednesday as cases have been surging because of the spread of t...
Jan 12, 2022
Soccer-Ivory Coast confirm drugs ban on goalkeeper
DOUALA (Reuters) - Ivory Coast will not be able to use their first choice goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo at the Africa Cup of Nations finals after a drugs ban was confirmed by FIFA, the Ivorian Football F...
Jan 12, 2022
Volkswagen sees 8.1% sales drop in 2021 to just under 4.9 million vehicles
(Reuters) - Volkswagen vehicles deliveries dropped 8.1% in 2021 to just under 4.9 million amid severe supply chain bottlenecks, the carmaker said on Wednesday, adding it expected the situation to rema...
Jan 12, 2022
Sainsbury’s raises profit outlook despite Christmas sales fall
LONDON (Reuters) - British supermarket group Sainsbury's on Wednesday raised its full-year profit forecast by at least 9% following stronger than expected food sales over Christmas, even though it fel...
Jan 12, 2022
Hungary’s daily tally of new COVID-19 cases jumps to 7,883 as Omicron spreads
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's daily tally of new COVID-19 cases jumped to 7,883 on Wednesday from 5,270 reported a week earlier, but the number of patients treated in hospital declined over the week,...
Jan 12, 2022
Maersk moves net zero target forward by a decade to 2040
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Container shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Wednesday it now targets net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2040, a decade earlier than a 2050 target it announced in 2018....
Jan 12, 2022
BMW brand delivers record 2.21 million vehicles in 2021
(Reuters) - The BMW brand delivered an all-time high of 2.21 million vehicles in 2021, up 9.1% from the previous year, the company said on Wednesday, and more than doubled its sales of fully-electric ...
Jan 12, 2022
Saudi PIF chief says mining firm Ma’aden aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden) is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050, said Yasir al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund. Ruma...
Jan 12, 2022
