Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pakistan confirms first case of Omicron variant
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has confirmed its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, in the country's most populous city of Karachi, the country's National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Mo...
Dec 13, 2021
Chip giant Taiwan’s energy security on the line with LNG referendum
By Sarah Wu TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwanese voters will decide this Saturday on a new LNG terminal considered key for the chipmaking powerhouse to secure its energy supply but facing attacks fro...
Dec 13, 2021
Chinese Nov smartphone shipments up 25% yr/yr -govt data
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - SHANGHAI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Shipments of smartphones within China rose 25.7% year on year to 34.8 million handsets in November, the China Academy of Information and Communication...
Dec 13, 2021
Sixth COVID wave, fuelled by Omicron, to hit France in January -Paris hospitals executive
PARIS (Reuters) - France will be hit by a sixth COVID-19 wave next month due to the emergence of the new, more contagious, Omicron variant of the disease while the country is still in the midst of the...
Dec 13, 2021
Recruiter SThree expects annual net fees to surge; CEO to step down
(Reuters) - SThree Plc said on Monday that Chief Executive Officer Mark Dorman would be leaving after spending close to three years with the British recruiting firm, while it expected to post a record...
Dec 13, 2021
New China import rules bring headaches for food and beverage makers
By Dominique Patton and Siddharth Cavale BEIJING (Reuters) - Makers of Irish whiskey, Belgian chocolate and European coffee brands are scrambling to comply with new Chinese food and beverage regulatio...
Dec 13, 2021
Antibody response from China Zhifei’s COVID shot weaker against Omicron
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical said on Monday a small laboratory test showed its COVID-19 vaccine could trigger antibodies against the Omicron variant though the re...
Dec 13, 2021
Most UK manufacturers raising prices since at least 2000-survey
By Victor Jack LONDON (Reuters) - The number of British manufacturers raising prices has hit its highest in at least two decades, according to a survey published on Monday as the Bank of England consi...
Dec 13, 2021
European shares gain ahead of big week for central banks
(Reuters) - European shares inched higher on Monday, lifted by economically sensitive sectors, ahead of monetary policy decisions by some of the world's largest central banks that could potentially in...
Dec 13, 2021
McDonalds to hire 12,000 people, open 200 restaurants in Italy by 2025, exec says
ROME (Reuters) - U.S fast food chain McDonalds will hire 12,000 people and open 200 new restaurants in Italy by 2025, Dario Baroni, chief executive of the group in the country, was quoted as saying by...
Dec 13, 2021
