Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada’s vaccine mandate for foreign crews a headache for European airlines
By Allison Lampert and David Shepardson (Reuters) - European airlines are walking an increasingly fine line to meet both foreign inoculation and local privacy requirements, as more countries require f...
Dec 17, 2021
Ireland orders bars, restaurants to close at 8 p.m. to curb Omicron
By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) -The Irish government on Friday ordered bars and restaurants to close at 8 p.m. and reduced the capacity in all public events in a bid to curb the spread of the Omi...
Dec 17, 2021
U.S. Postal Service, NAACP reach settlement on election mail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and NAACP have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over election mail. USPS agreed for the 2022 mid-term congressional election to take the same ext...
Dec 17, 2021
Fed’s Waller: Rate hikes warranted “shortly after” March end of bondbuying
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An interest rate increase will likely be warranted "shortly after" the Federal Reserve ends its bond purchases in March, with inflation "alarmingly high" and...
Dec 17, 2021
U.S. SEC delays decision on Grayscale’s spot bitcoin ETF
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed its decision on a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal from Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, the world's largest digital currenc...
Dec 17, 2021
Analysis-Fed’s hawkish pivot includes historically bullish view of U.S. job market
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It took an unemployment rate nosediving below 4%, years into the last U.S. economic recovery, to raise the country's labor force participation rate, and Fede...
Dec 17, 2021
U.S. schools boost security after online posts warn of Friday violence
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - U.S. schools and law enforcement authorities responded to vague warnings of violence at schools on Friday with bulletins to parents, heightened security and, in a few cases,...
Dec 17, 2021
U.N. talks adjourn without deal to regulate ‘killer robots’
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries taking part in U.N. talks on autonomous weapons stopped short of launching negotiations on an international treaty to govern their use, instead agreeing mere...
Dec 17, 2021
UK says 65 Omicron-variant patients in England’s hospitals
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Health Security Agency said on Friday there were 65 patients in England's hospitals with Omicron, with the number of deaths from the COVID-19 variant unchanged at one. (Re...
Dec 17, 2021
Paris judge approves 10 million euro settlement with LVMH in spy case
PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris judge approved a 10 million euro ($11.27 million) settlement with LVMH on Friday that closes a criminal probe into the luxury group's role in a spying case involving the form...
Dec 17, 2021
