Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Tidal wave’: Omicron could put U.S. COVID-19 surge into overdrive
By Joseph Ax and Barbara Goldberg (Reuters) - Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is confronting another dark winter, with the red-hot Omicron variant threatening to further inf...
Dec 17, 2021
Italy’s Monte dei Paschi plans to raise 2.5 billion euros in capital
MILAN (Reuters) - State-owned Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) on Friday said it planned to raise 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) in capital next year after Rome failed to clinch a sale t...
Dec 17, 2021
France reduces delay to get third COVID-19 booster shot to four months
PARIS (Reuters) - France will reduce the delay between the second and third COVID-19 vaccination injection from five to four months from January, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Friday. He a...
Dec 17, 2021
Tear gas fired at opposition supporters in Sudan’s capital, witnesses say
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Tear gas was fired at thousands of supporters of Sudan's opposition Forces for Freedom and Change movement who had gathered in the capital Khartoum on Friday, witnesses said. The ...
Dec 17, 2021
Sport-North American leagues scramble to stem rise in COVID-19 outbreaks
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The NBA has followed the NFL in rolling out tighter COVID-19 protocols amid a sudden wave of positive cases while another postponed NHL game further clouded that league's p...
Dec 17, 2021
Sport-COVID forces players into isolation as calls for vaccination grow
By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - World sport continued to reel from the surge in COVID-19 cases on Friday with politicians urging sportspeople to set an example by not shunning the vaccine, while internatio...
Dec 17, 2021
Tennis-Murray downs rusty Nadal in Abu Dhabi exhibition event
(Reuters) - Former world number one Andy Murray eased past Rafa Nadal 6-3 7-5 in the Spaniard's comeback match at the World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi on Friday to set up a...
Dec 17, 2021
Palantir to localize UK data operations as privacy regulations tighten
(Reuters) - Palantir Technologies Inc said on Friday it plans to shift its entire UK data processing out of the United States, at a time when data privacy regulations are tightening across the globe. ...
Dec 17, 2021
Italy’s Salvini says Draghi should remain PM, not be next president
ROME (Reuters) - Italian right-wing leader Matteo Salvini said on Friday that Prime Minister Mario Draghi should remain in his current role and not become head of state when the position comes free ea...
Dec 17, 2021
P&G recalls some conditioner, shampoo sprays due to potential cancer risk
(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co said on Friday it was voluntarily recalling some hair care products sold in the United States and Canada from its Pantene and Herbal Essences brands, due to the presenc...
Dec 17, 2021
