Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israel lifts restrictions on same-sex surrogacy
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday lifted restrictions barring same-sex couples and single men from becoming parents through surrogacy within the country, upholding a Supreme Court ruling to end ...
Jan 04, 2022
Japan’s Kishida lays out new contigency plan against Omicron risk
By Leika Kihara and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will gear up efforts to deal with a possible surge in Omicron coronavirus cases and aim to deliver oral treatment using Pfizer Inc's drugs na...
Jan 04, 2022
UK consumers upped borrowing in November by most in 16 months – BoE
LONDON (Reuters) - British consumers increased their borrowing in November by the most since July 2020, Bank of England data showed on Tuesday. Consumer credit rose by a net 1.233 billion pounds ($1.6...
Jan 04, 2022
Taiwan urges vigilance after first Omicron coronavirus cases
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday urged vigilance against the spread of the coronavirus after the island detected its first cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant spreading...
Jan 04, 2022
Thailand urges uptake of booster shots as Omicron cases rise
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's health ministry on Tuesday called on people to come forward to get booster vaccinations after reporting cases of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant had mo...
Jan 04, 2022
S.Korea’s conservatives falter in election race over blunders, internal strife
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Deepening internal strife and a series of political blunders are throwing the campaign of the leading presidential candidate from South Korea's opposition into disarr...
Jan 04, 2022
Italy parliament to begin voting for new head of state on Jan. 24
By Gavin Jones and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -The Italian parliament will convene on Jan. 24 to begin voting for a new head of state to replace the outgoing Sergio Mattarella, the chief of the lowe...
Jan 04, 2022
German labour market remains resilient despite rising COVID cases
BERLIN (Reuters) - German unemployment fell more than expected in December, data showed on Tuesday, in a further sign that the labour market in Europe's largest economy remains resilient despite risin...
Jan 04, 2022
Daily COVID cases top 1,000 in Japan for first time in three months -Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of new COVID-19 infections in Japan rose above 1,000 on Tuesday for the first time in three months, the Jiji news agency reported. Japan had seen fewer cases in recent mon...
Jan 04, 2022
Some European reinsurance rates rise by over 50% at Jan 2022 renewals
LONDON (Reuters) - Some European property reinsurance rates rose by more than 50% at Jan. 1 renewals after the region suffered record insured losses last year from natural catastrophes such as floods ...
Jan 04, 2022
