Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France’s current COVID wave could peak in around 10 days time – national vaccine chief
PARIS (Reuters) - The current COVID-19 wave engulfing France could reach its peak in around 10 days time, said Professor Alain Fischer, an official responsible for France's COVID vaccine strategy. "I ...
Jan 07, 2022
Britain calls in military to help with hospital COVID staffing crunch
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Ministry of Defence on Friday said that it had begun the deployment of the military to support hospitals experiencing staff shortages and extreme pressures due to record C...
Jan 07, 2022
Swedish defence strategy in tatters if Russian demands met – military chief
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's security strategy would be entirely undermined if NATO agreed to refrain from expanding further and curb some of its activity in Europe, as Russia has demanded, Sweden's...
Jan 07, 2022
China’s Dec new yuan loans seen lower, hit record in 2021: Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) - New bank loans in China likely fell in December, although lending for the full year 2021 set a record, a Reuters poll showed, as the central bank maintained policy support for the ...
Jan 07, 2022
In visa limbo, Djokovic housed with asylum seekers in Australian hotel
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The detention of world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has drawn attention to the plight of scores of asylum seekers who are housed in the same Australian ...
Jan 07, 2022
France’s Le Drian: Putin trying to bypass EU by talking solely to the U.S
PARIS (Reuters) - Russia is trying to bypass the European Union by holding talks directly with the United States over Ukraine, where Moscow has moved nearly 100,000 troops close to its border with its...
Jan 07, 2022
Hong Kong bars, restaurants face more pain with return of COVID curbs
By Edmond Ng HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's bars, restaurants and caterers say tighter restrictions aimed at averting a new wave of COVID-19 infections may cause hundreds of millions of dollars in ...
Jan 07, 2022
France’s Le Drian: progress made on Iran nuclear talks but time running out
PARIS (Reuters) - Progress has been made regarding the Iran nuclear talks although time is running out, said French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday. "I remain convinced we can re...
Jan 07, 2022
Bitcoin slumps to lowest since September
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin on Friday slumped as much as 5% to its lowest since late September, tumbling under $41,000 amid a broader sell-off for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin was last down ...
Jan 07, 2022
France’s Le Drian: Dakar rally blast was “perhaps” a terrorist attack
PARIS (Reuters) - The explosion that went off under a French vehicle involved in the Dakar car rally in Saudi Arabia in late 2021 may have been a terrorist attack, said French Foreign Minister Jean-Yv...
Jan 07, 2022
