Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK signs contracts to buy further 4.25 million antivirals courses
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has signed contracts to buy a further 4.25 million courses of antivirals for its health service to help combat the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, it said on Wednesday. ...
Dec 22, 2021
WFP reduces Yemen food rations due to funding shortage
(Reuters) - The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday it will reduce food rations for 8 million people in Yemen from January due to a lack of funds, warning of serious consequences as hunger ri...
Dec 22, 2021
Finland aims to tackle rising COVID-19 cases by curbing bars’ opening hours
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will restrict restaurants' opening hours to curb rising COVID-19 infections and the spread of the new Omicron variant, the government said on Wednesday. Starting on Christ...
Dec 22, 2021
Death toll from Madagascar boat accident rises to 64
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -At least 64 people have died in a boat accident off the coast of northeastern Madagascar and searches were underway for 24 missing passengers, the maritime agency said on Wedne...
Dec 22, 2021
Some Bosnian Serbs fear leader’s separatist course could bring chaos
By Daria Sito-Sucic PALE, Bosnia (Reuters) - Some Bosnian Serbs voice disquiet over separatist moves by political leader Milorad Dodik, fearing a relapse into chaos and even conflict as they struggle ...
Dec 22, 2021
Philippine-held island in South China Sea suffers typhoon damage
MANILA (Reuters) - The deadly typhoon that killed hundreds in the Philippines also damaged dozens of homes and government infrastructure on the country's biggest, strategically most important outpost ...
Dec 22, 2021
France could soon have 100,000 COVID cases per day, health minister says
PARIS (Reuters) - France could soon have around 100,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, health minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday. The Omicron variant would the dominant strain of COVID in France by...
Dec 22, 2021
Ericsson considering base station production in Russia -report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Sweden's Ericsson is auditing a site in Russia's exclave region of Kaliningrad that it could use to build telecom base stations, the Kommersant daily reported on Wednesday, citing u...
Dec 22, 2021
Delivery Hero to shrink Foodpanda Germany, sell Foodpanda Japan
BERLIN (Reuters) - German food delivery group Delivery Hero said on Wednesday it would scale down its Foodpanda operations in Germany and sell the subsidiary's Japan unit, citing increased competition...
Dec 22, 2021
Greek coast guard rescues migrants off Folegandros island, many missing
ATHENS (Reuters) - Coastguards launched a search and rescue operation on Wednesday after a boat carrying as many as 50 migrants started to take in water south of Greece's Folegandros island, officials...
Dec 22, 2021
