Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rapid testing for Omicron: is a nose swab enough?
(Reuters) - The fast-spreading Omicron variant has made us more reliant on rapid at-home antigen tests to tell us if we have COVID-19. But should we be swabbing our throats as well as our noses? For n...
Jan 10, 2022
Macron promises more police on streets as rivals criticise him on security
NICE, France (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he will put thousands more police on the streets, at a time when the main challengers to him winning re-election say he has let...
Jan 10, 2022
Pope warns about dangers of ‘cancel culture’
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday warned against attempts to cancel culture, decrying "one-track thinking" he said attempts to deny or rewrite history according to tod...
Jan 10, 2022
Bitcoin falls under $40,000 to a 5-month low
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin fell over 5% on Monday to its lowest in over five months, tumbling under the $40,000 level. The largest cryptocurrency fell as far as $39,558, its lowest since Aug. 5. It wa...
Jan 10, 2022
U.N. says dialogue to solve post-coup crisis in Sudan to start immediately
By Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The United Nations mission in Sudan said consultations would begin on Monday with the goal of launching direct negotiations to resolve the country's political cr...
Jan 10, 2022
Student joy, dropout heartache as Uganda reopens schools after long COVID-19 shutdown
By Elias Biryabarema KAYUNGA, Uganda (Reuters) - This week 18-year-old Fridah Namuganza is taking orders and wiping down tables in the Ugandan restaurant where she works - but she wishes she was putti...
Jan 10, 2022
Israel’s One Zero Digital Bank gains full licence
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - One Zero Digital Bank has received final regulatory approval for a full banking licence, the Bank of Israel said on Monday, becoming the first new Israeli bank in 43 years. Havin...
Jan 10, 2022
EU regulator could issue decision on Pfizer COVID-19 pill ‘within weeks’
(Reuters) - The European Union's drug regulator said on Monday it could issue "within weeks" a decision on whether to approve the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid, after the U.S. drugmaker subm...
Jan 10, 2022
How does a cougar cross a Washington freeway? Their future may depend on the answer
By Stephanie Keith OLYMPIC PENINSULA, Wash. (Reuters) - Howling hounds picked up a cougar's scent and led researchers deep into the forest, where the steep hills were covered with cedars and ferns dus...
Jan 10, 2022
Iran calls for release of Afghan funds during Taliban envoy’s visit
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban administration's acting foreign minister travelled to Iran to meet with his Iranian counterpart, who called for Afghan financial assets blocked since the Taliban takeover...
Jan 10, 2022
