Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China reports 125 new COVID-19 cases on Dec 17
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 125 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Dec. 17, up from 76 a day earlier, its health authority said on Saturday. Of the new infections, 89 were locally transmitted,...
Dec 17, 2021
Brazil reports 206 COVID-19 deaths one week after hack
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Friday reported 206 new COVID-19 deaths and 4,079 fresh coronavirus cases, in a release of incomplete national data one week after a hack of Health Ministry figure...
Dec 17, 2021
NBA-Nets welcome back Irving to play, practice where eligible
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Brooklyn Nets are welcoming back seven-time NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving for games and practices in which he is eligible, after he missed the first two months of the season over ...
Dec 17, 2021
U.S. appeals court reinstates COVID-19 vaccine-or-test rule for workplaces
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday reinstated a nationwide vaccine-or-testing COVID-19 mandate for large businesses, a federal government rule that covers 80 million...
Dec 17, 2021
Mexico reports 2,650 new COVID-19 cases, 211 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry reported 2,650 new cases of coronavirus infection and 211 additional fatalities on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 3,930,015 an...
Dec 17, 2021
Mercosur meeting ends without deal on import tariff cuts
By Lisandra Paraguassu RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A summit of the South American trade bloc Mercosur ended on Friday without a final presidential statement, as member nations failed to reach an agreem...
Dec 17, 2021
Narrowing market breadth may be worrying signal for stocks
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors are scrutinizing the stock market's narrowing breadth and other signs of ebbing risk appetite, as markets digest a hawkish pivot from the Federal Re...
Dec 17, 2021
Former head of security for Mexico’s Pemex arrested in Canada
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The former chief of security for Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) was arrested in Canada on charges of protecting a fuel theft racket within the state-run oil company, and his extra...
Dec 17, 2021
AstraZeneca-Amgen asthma drug gets U.S. FDA approval
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved AstraZeneca and Amgen Inc's drug, Tezspire, to treat severe asthma for those aged 12 years and older, the companies said on Friday. The approv...
Dec 17, 2021
IMF board forms group to review data integrity after World Bank scandal
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's Executive Board on Friday said it has formed a steering group to lead a review to improve institutional safeguards on data and ...
Dec 17, 2021
