Author Archives: Syndicated Content
London’s West End sees muted Christmas trading as Omicron bites
LONDON (Reuters) - London's main shopping and entertainment district has predicted a muted final weekend of Christmas trading after customer traffic plunged on Thursday, with the highly transmissible ...
Dec 17, 2021
Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden warned that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is going to spread more rapidly in the United States and that a winter of severe illness and death awaits the un...
Dec 17, 2021
Soccer-UEFA Nations League group stage fixtures
(Reuters) - Following are the fixtures for the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League group stage (kick off at 1945 GMT unless stated): Matchday 1 Thursday, June 2 Group C4 Georgia v Gibraltar (1700) Group A2 Cz...
Dec 17, 2021
Bank of Russia steps up campaign against private cryptocurrencies
By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank ratcheted up its campaign against private cryptocurrencies on Friday, a day after Reuters reported it wants to ban investments in them. Va...
Dec 17, 2021
S.Africa’s Ramaphosa recovering from COVID-19, symptoms still mild – presidency
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is making good progress with his recovery from COVID-19 while continuing to receive treatment for mild symptoms, the presidency said on...
Dec 17, 2021
Tunisians protest against president on anniversary of uprising
TUNIS (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters demonstrated against Tunisian President Kais Saied in the capital on Friday, pointing to growing opposition to his seizure of power and suspension of parliame...
Dec 17, 2021
Floods kill at least eight in northern Iraq
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Flash floods in northern Iraq killed at least eight people on Friday, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said. Another three people were missing after heavy rain caused the floods...
Dec 17, 2021
Moderna COVID-19 shot more likely to cause heart inflammation than Pfizer’s, study shows
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is up to four times more likely to cause inflammation of the heart muscle, a very rare side effect, than its rival vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech, accor...
Dec 17, 2021
EU drug regulator won’t rule on Merck COVID-19 pill until after Christmas – source
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - The EU drug regulator will not decide whether to approve Merck & Co's COVID-19 pill until after Christmas, a source with knowledge of the matter said, as the region ...
Dec 17, 2021
Czech centre-right government takes office amid price rises, COVID wave
By Robert Muller and Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala's new centre-right government took office on Friday facing soaring inflation and energy costs, record budget deficit...
Dec 17, 2021
