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COVID-19 Omicron cluster detected in nursing home in Osaka – Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese officials in the western city of Osaka have confirmed a cluster of people has the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday. The cluster of f...
Dec 28, 2021
China’s Ant Group to stop operating crowdfunded medical aid service
BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba's fintech affiliate Ant Group will cease operation of its online crowdfunded medical aid programme Xianghubao on Jan. 28. The programme pools together funds from the genera...
Dec 28, 2021
Turkey offers to mediate in Bosnian crisis ‘to ensure stability’
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is ready to act as a mediator in Bosnia's crisis and will do what it can to ensure stability, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday, amid concerns over separatist move...
Dec 28, 2021
China fires up giant coal power plant in face of calls for cuts
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China, under fire for approving new coal power stations as other countries try to curb greenhouse gases, has completed the first 1,000-megawatt unit of the Shanghaimiao plant, the...
Dec 28, 2021
Telefonica agrees to cut about 2,700 jobs in first quarter 2022
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish telecom group Telefonica reached an agreement with its labour unions to cut about 2,700 jobs in early 2022 through voluntary redundancies, the company said on Tuesday. The j...
Dec 28, 2021
Lebanon PM says central bank governor should stay for now
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Tuesday that central bank Governor Riad Salameh should remain in position for now despite embezzlement probes against him at home and a...
Dec 28, 2021
Greek COVID-19 infections set to hit one-day high
ATHENS (Reuters) - Confirmed cases of COVID-19 are expected to hit a fresh daily record on Tuesday, topping 15,000, the Greek health minister said, after announcing tighter curbs a day earlier. "Today...
Dec 28, 2021
France offers intensive care nurses monthly bonus
PARIS (Reuters) - France will pay intensive care nurses an extra 100 euros per month from January as it seeks to improve work conditions for staff exhausted by the fight against COVID-19, Prime Minist...
Dec 28, 2021
Kellogg’s workers head back to work today after new contract is settled
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – It’s back to work as usual today at Kellogg’s plants in four states. Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union las...
Dec 28, 2021
Hong Kong to tighten air crew quarantine rules amid Omicron threat
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong health authorities said on Tuesday the city would tighten quarantine rules for air cargo crew to tackle the growing threat of the Omicron coronavirus variant. The globa...
Dec 28, 2021
