Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy reports record 98,030 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, 148 deaths
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported another fresh record daily tally of COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with new cases hitting 98,030 against 78,313 a day earlier, the health ministry said. The number of co...
Dec 29, 2021
Head of outlawed Russian rights group says “nobody plans to give up”
By Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of the Russian human rights group Memorial said on Wednesday that he and his colleagues would find a way to carry on their work despite two court rulings th...
Dec 29, 2021
Putin says Nord Stream 2 link ready to calm gas prices
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the Nord Stream 2 undersea gas pipeline would help to calm a surge in European gas prices and was ready to start exports now a sec...
Dec 29, 2021
White House expects to sign contracts for COVID-19 tests next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said on Wednesday he expects late next week to complete contracts with companies to deliver the 500 million antigen tests promised b...
Dec 29, 2021
Helicopter fighting fire crashes in Argentina’s Patagonia, killing two
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A helicopter that was fighting forest fires in the rugged Patagonia region of southern Argentina crashed on Wednesday, killing two crew members, according to local press repor...
Dec 29, 2021
Snam to build hydrogen-ready fuel cell for Italy’s Torino Airport
MILAN (Reuters) - Gas group Snam has agreed a 14 million euro ($15.9 million) contract to build a hydrogen-ready fuel cell for Italy's Torino Airport to help it to cut its carbon footprint, the two co...
Dec 29, 2021
COVID patients in 10,462 beds in English hospitals, up 916 in a day
LONDON (Reuters) - Patients with COVID-19 occupied 10,462 beds in English hospitals on Wednesday, up by 916 on the day before, official data from NHS England showed. The health body also said that of ...
Dec 29, 2021
Polish prosecutors decline to investigate phone hacking allegation
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish prosecutors said on Wednesday they would not investigate an allegation that the phone of a high-profile government critic was hacked, amid accusations that opposition figures...
Dec 29, 2021
Despite surge in Covid cases, deaths and hospitalizations low – Walensky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite a surge in coronavirus cases amid the spread of the highly infectious omicron variant, deaths and hospitalizations are comparatively low, Rochelle Walensky, director of ...
Dec 29, 2021
U.S. labor board impounds ballots in union-removal vote at Exxon refinery – website
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday impounded ballots that will decide whether the United Steelworkers (USW) continues to represent workers at an Exxon Mobil oil r...
Dec 29, 2021
