Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss-EU relationship could fall apart if talks fail, EU’s Sefcovic says
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union's relationship with Switzerland could fall apart if negotiations over Switzerland's place in the EU internal market fail, European Commission Vice President Maros...
Dec 28, 2021
Analysis-With key positions filling up, Biden’s regulatory agenda to take shape in 2022
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Next year will be a turning point for U.S. financial policy as Democratic President Joe Biden's new regulators ready a slew of rule changes that are set to cre...
Dec 28, 2021
Jury to resume deliberations in Ghislaine Maxwell sex abuse trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jury in British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex abuse trial was due to reconvene on Tuesday, following three full days of deliberations in which jurors have rev...
Dec 28, 2021
Analysis-South America, battered by COVID-19, now winning global vaccination race
By Gram Slattery and Augustin Geist RIO DE JANEIRO/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Throughout much of 2020 and early 2021, South America was ground zero in the global fight against COVID-19. Oxygen ran low i...
Dec 28, 2021
North Macedonia confirms new Socialists leader as PM designate
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Dimitar Kovacevski, who was elected as the new leader of North Macedonia's ruling Socialists, was confirmed as the country's prime minister-designate on Tuesday after Zoran Zaev f...
Dec 28, 2021
Gov. Whitmer signs bill to address substitute teacher shortage
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Monday, Governor Whitmer signed House Bill 4294 to address the substitute teacher shortage, which is meant to help keep schools open and students learning in person. H...
Dec 28, 2021
Russia orders closure of top rights group
(Refiles correcting typo in headline) MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the country's best-known human rights group, Memorial, must be liquidated for breaking a law requir...
Dec 28, 2021
Turkish inflation seen above 30% in December amid lira weakness- Reuters poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's annual inflation rate is expected to have hit 30.6% in December, according to a Reuters poll, breaching the 30% level for the first time since 2003 as prices rose due to ...
Dec 28, 2021
COVID-19 Omicron cluster detected in nursing home in Osaka – Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese officials in the western city of Osaka have confirmed a cluster of people has the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday. The cluster of f...
Dec 28, 2021
China’s Ant Group to stop operating crowdfunded medical aid service
BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba's fintech affiliate Ant Group will cease operation of its online crowdfunded medical aid programme Xianghubao on Jan. 28. The programme pools together funds from the genera...
Dec 28, 2021
