Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK says no new COVID-19 restrictions before New Year
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government will not introduce new COVID-19 restrictions for England before the new year, health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday. "There will be no further measures bef...
Dec 27, 2021
Staff at BNP’s Italian bank stage first strike since 1990s
MILAN (Reuters) - Workers at BNL, the Italian arm of French banking group BNP Paribas, went on strike for the first time since the 1990s on Monday in protest at back office and IT staff cuts. Italian ...
Dec 27, 2021
Italy reports 142 coronavirus deaths on Monday, 30,810 new cases
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 142 coronavirus-related deaths on Monday against 81 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 30,810 from 24,883. Italy...
Dec 27, 2021
Slovenia reports H5N1 bird flu in small poultry farm
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Slovenia reported on Monday an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus at a small poultry farm in the east of the country, the STA news agency reported, quoting the ...
Dec 27, 2021
Greece expands restrictions to contain Omicron variant surge
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Monday announced further restrictions effective from Jan. 3-16 to contain a further upsurge in COVID-19 infections including the Omicron variant, targeting mainly night-ti...
Dec 27, 2021
U.S. President Biden signs $770 billion defense bill
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for fiscal year 2022, that authorizes $770 billion in defense spending, the White House said on Mo...
Dec 27, 2021
UK’s daily COVID-19 infections dip under 100,000 mark
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain reported 98,515 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and 143 deaths within 28 days of a positive test result. Data was also published for Dec. 25, showing 113,628 infections and D...
Dec 27, 2021
Russian diplomats and military to hold security talks with U.S. next month
(Fixes typo in lede) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian diplomats and military officials will take place in talks with the United States next month on a list of security guarantees that Moscow wants from Wash...
Dec 27, 2021
Brazil’s Positivo wins $207 million voting machines tender
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Positivo Tecnologia SA announced on Monday it had been awarded a 1.17 billion reais ($206.85 million) contract to supply electronic voting machines for the country's 202...
Dec 27, 2021
Gov. Whitmer declares Monday, December 27 as Bronco Day
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Ahead ofthe Quick Lane Bowl between the Western Michigan University Broncos and the Nevada Wolf Pack, Governor Gretchen Whitmer today declared Monday, December 27 as B...
Dec 27, 2021
