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Austria restricting arrivals from UK, Denmark, Netherlands over Omicron
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria is classifying Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway as risk areas due to the prevalence of the Omicron variant, meaning arrivals from there must go into quarantine i...
Dec 22, 2021
Germany expects Omicron to be dominant within 3 weeks
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Omicron variant will become the dominant coronavirus strain in Germany within three weeks and the country has ordered 80 million doses of Omicron-specific vaccine for delivery i...
Dec 22, 2021
Chinese city Xian curbs residents’ travel, activities amid COVID outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese city of Xian has ordered its 13 million residents to stay at home and urged them not to leave town unnecessarily as it struggles to contain rising COVID-19 cases under ...
Dec 22, 2021
Tesla, authorities submit documents for German plant approval
BERLIN (Reuters) -Tesla and relevant authorities have submitted all the documents necessary for the approval process for its planned factory near Berlin, the environment ministry of the German state o...
Dec 22, 2021
Germany takes Russia’s RT Deutsch off air within days of launch
By Miranda Murray and Alexander Marrow BERLIN/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The new German-language broadcast of Russia's international television station RT went off the air days after its launch after German a...
Dec 22, 2021
U.S. third-quarter economic growth revised slightly higher
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter amid a flare-up in COVID-19 infections, the government confirmed on Wednesday, but activity has since picked up, putting...
Dec 22, 2021
Finland starts vaccinating children aged 5-11 against COVID
(Reuters) - Finland will from Thursday start offering COVID-19 vaccinates to children between 5-11 years of age, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health said on Wednesday. The Finnish Health Institu...
Dec 22, 2021
Wales to bring in new restrictions to curb Omicron spread
LONDON (Reuters) - Wales will introduce more restrictions, including social distancing and mandatory table service in bars and restaurants, from Dec. 26 to stem the spread of the Omicron variant of th...
Dec 22, 2021
German cabinet approves Nagel as Bundesbank president – spokesperson
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German cabinet has approved the appointment of Joachim Nagel, a career central banker with ties to the ruling Social Democrats, as the new president of the Bundesbank, governmen...
Dec 22, 2021
Alpine skiing-Hector denies Shiffrin back-to-back wins in Courchevel giant slalom
(Reuters) - Sweden's Sara Hector pipped American Mikaela Shiffrin to win the second giant slalom event in Courchevel in France on Wednesday for only her second alpine skiing World Cup victory. Shiffri...
Dec 22, 2021
