Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Death toll in latest day of protests in Sudan rises to five – medics
CAIRO (Reuters) - The death toll from a police crackdown on the latest nationwide protests against military rule in Sudan rose to five on Friday, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said. The gr...
Dec 31, 2021
S.Africa president to receive report on Zuma corruption inquiry
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African judicial commission will formally hand over the first part of its report to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday following its inquiry into corruption during f...
Dec 31, 2021
Factbox-Countries weigh need for COVID-19 booster shots
(Reuters) - Many countries are expanding COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes or shortening the gap between shots as governments scramble to shore up protection against the new Omicron variant which em...
Dec 31, 2021
EU records first drop in sparkling wine exports in decade as champagne loses its fizz
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's exports of sparkling wine to the rest of the world fell last year for the first time in a decade, Eurostat said on Friday, largely because of a massive drop i...
Dec 31, 2021
Biden, Manchin spoke about social spending bill after Manchin’s rejection – White House adviser
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Senator Joe Manchin spoke about the "Build Back Better" bill a day after the conservative Democratic senator publicly rejected the president's social spending ...
Dec 31, 2021
Tennis-‘Here I am’ – Nadal reaches Melbourne ahead of Australian Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal confirmed his bid for a record 21st Grand Slam title on Friday by posting a picture of himself at Melbourne Park on social media and allaying fears that he could miss ...
Dec 31, 2021
Factbox-Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory
(Reuters) - Governments have been making COVID-19 shots mandatory for health workers and other high-risk groups, pushed by a sharp upturn in infections caused by the Delta variant and a slowdown in va...
Dec 31, 2021
Philippines to tighten coronavirus curbs after domestic Omicron detection
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will impose tighter coronavirus curbs on Jan. 3 to 15 after the confirmation of three domestic cases of the Omicron variant, the acting presidential spokesperson sai...
Dec 31, 2021
Global equity funds lure big inflows as Omicron fears ease – Lipper
(Reuters) - Global equity funds drew massive inflows for a second week in the seven days to Dec. 29 as investors welcomed signs that the economic impact from the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant...
Dec 31, 2021
Sinovac COVID-19 shot with Pfizer booster less effective against Omicron – study
(Reuters) - Sinovac's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine followed by a booster Pfizer-BioNTech shot showed a lower immune response against the Omicron variant compared with other strains, according to a study ...
Dec 31, 2021
