Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory
(Reuters) - Governments have been making COVID-19 shots mandatory for health workers and other high-risk groups, pushed by a sharp upturn in infections caused by the Delta variant and a slowdown in va...
Dec 16, 2021
Embracer buys board games publisher Asmodee in $3 billion deal
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Embracer said late on Wednesday it was buying French board games publisher Asmodee from private equity firm PAI Partners in a deal valued at 2.75 billion euros ($3.11 billion) to...
Dec 16, 2021
Central banking Thursday
A look at the day ahead from Sujata Rao. The Fed is out of the way, having announced faster stimulus tapering, signalled three rate hikes for 2022 and upped inflation forecasts. And of the ten central...
Dec 16, 2021
Daimler Truck, Traton, Volvo sign off JV plans for Europe charging network
BERLIN (Reuters) - Daimler Truck, Traton and Volvo have signed off plans announced in July https://www.reuters.com/article/truck-jv-electric-idCNL2N2OH0HN for a joint venture to set up a high-performa...
Dec 16, 2021
EU leaders consider new sanctions against Russian ‘surprises’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will consider on Thursday what economic sanctions they could impose on Russia if Moscow were to launch a new attack on Ukraine, Slovenia's prime minister sa...
Dec 16, 2021
China, Solomon Islands must be vigilant against interference, senior diplomat says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the Solomon Islands must be vigilant against attempts by "a few countries" to interfere in the internal affairs of other nations, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursda...
Dec 16, 2021
Sweden to extend vaccine pass rules to Nordic travellers
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will require visitors from other Nordic nations to have a vaccine pass to cross the border as it gradually tightens restrictions amid rising cases of the Omicron variant o...
Dec 16, 2021
Japan has found and kept Omicron infections at its borders
TOKYO (Reuters) - A traveller who entered Japan last week has tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus while in quarantine, but the case was not one of community infection, the top gover...
Dec 16, 2021
Boohoo warns on outlook, blaming higher returns and pandemic costs
LONDON (Reuters) -British online fashion retailer Boohoo warned on Thursday that expectations for its 2021-22 year will be lower than previously guided, blaming higher return rates, disruption to inte...
Dec 16, 2021
China says concerns about safety of Lithuanian diplomats were groundless
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Thursday that concerns over the safety of Lithuanian diplomats in China were groundless, a day after the country's diplomatic delegation and their ...
Dec 16, 2021
