Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WHO warns against concluding Omicron is milder variant
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief scientist said on Monday it was too early to conclude the Omicron variant was milder than other coronavirus strains, saying it could still make...
Dec 20, 2021
Panama detects first case of COVID-19 Omicron variant
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama has detected its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Central American country's health ministry said on Monday. A 50-year-old who works in mining and rece...
Dec 20, 2021
Morgan Stanley commits $20 million for education initiative
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley on Monday made a $20 million commitment to an education and career initiative for students from low-to-moderate income backgrounds, the latest move by the Wall Street bank t...
Dec 20, 2021
Analysis: Chile miners brace as president elect signals environmental crackdown
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's mining sector is bracing for tighter environmental rules ahead after President-elect Gabriel Boric pledged to oppose a controversial $2.5 billion iron-co...
Dec 20, 2021
Erdogan announces new Turkey measures to halt dollarisation, defends low-rates policy
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan introduced a series of measures that aimed to prevent further dollarisation and encourage savings to be made in lira, as he repeated a defence of hi...
Dec 20, 2021
Las Bambas says not mulling legal action for now as Peru blockade continues
LIMA (Reuters) - MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine does not plan to initiate legal action against Peru "for the time being" over a nearly month-long road blockade that has prompted the miner to suspend...
Dec 20, 2021
Sputnik V due to submit vaccine data to WHO by end December
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Russian maker of the COVID-19 Sputnik V vaccine is due to submit its latest data by the end of December, with manufacturing site inspections expected to follow in February, a Wo...
Dec 20, 2021
NHL-Blue Jackets, Canadiens shut down due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) has shut down the Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens at least through Dec. 26 due to the continued spread of COVID-19, the league announced on Mo...
Dec 20, 2021
Omicron-fueled COVID wave crashes into New York days before Christmas
By Maria Caspani and Gabriella Borter NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases surged in New York City and around the United States over the weekend, dashing hopes for a more normal holiday season and s...
Dec 20, 2021
Challengers ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Biden vaccine mandate for businesses
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business groups, religious entities and 27 U.S. states have urged the Supreme Court to block the Biden administration's nationwide vaccine-or-testing COVID-19...
Dec 20, 2021
