Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Migration to U.S. empties Venezuela’s once-booming oil capital
By Mariela Nava MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) - It took accountant Anibal Pirela six days of travel and $7,000 to reach Austin, Texas from Maracaibo, the capital of Venezuela's once-flourishing weste...
Dec 23, 2021
GSK-Vir antibody COVID-19 therapy to be tested in large UK study
(Reuters) - GSK and Vir Biotechnology's antibody-based COVID-19 drug is being studied as a possible treatment for hospitalised patients in a large British study looking into coronavirus therapies, res...
Dec 23, 2021
Defense Dept staff test positive for COVID after base tour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Seven U.S. Department of Defense staff who traveled to Hawaii last week for an official trip have tested positive for COVID-19, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The staff were in H...
Dec 23, 2021
Omicron unlikely to harm supply chain long-term, says U.S. commerce secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Omicron coronavirus variant appears unlikely to have a long-term impact on manufacturing supply chain in the coming months but that will depend on how many people get vaccin...
Dec 23, 2021
Lebanon’s tourism ministry imposes new coronavirus restrictions
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's tourism ministry ordered restaurants, hotels, fitness centres and entertainment venues to require visitors to present either a certificate of COVID vaccination or a negati...
Dec 23, 2021
U.S. weekly jobless claims hold steady below pre-pandemic level; consumer spending rises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits held below pre-pandemic levels last week, while consumer spending increased solidly, putting the economy on t...
Dec 23, 2021
Lithuania extends migrant detention limit to a year
(Reuters) - Migrants who cross into Lithuania from Belarus can be detained for up to a year, the Lithuanian parliament decided on Thursday, increasing an initial six-month detention limit. Eighty-one ...
Dec 23, 2021
Soccer-Man City’s Guardiola reiterates call for five substitutions as fixtures pile up
(Reuters) - The Premier League's unique tradition of playing on Boxing Day and New Year's Day should not change but they must allow five substitutions to protect players amid a gruelling schedule, Man...
Dec 23, 2021
Be humble, pope tells Vatican administrators in toned-down Christmas greeting
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis told Vatican administrators in his annual Christmas greetings on Thursday to be humble but spared them the blistering critique of the bureaucra...
Dec 23, 2021
Boxing-Showdown between Jake Paul & McGregor would be huge, says Hardy
By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A fight between Jake Paul and Conor McGregor would make "ridiculous" money, former UFC fighter Dan Hardy has told Reuters in the wake of Paul's stunning one-pu...
Dec 23, 2021
