Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Spider-Man’ bursts into theaters with $253 million domestic opening
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Spider-Man: No Way Home" racked up an estimated $253 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales over the weekend, setting a pandemic-era record and ranking as the third-biggest...
Dec 19, 2021
Soccer – Wolves hold reluctant Chelsea to goalless draw
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (Reuters) - Chelsea's title ambitions suffered a further blow after they were held to a goalless draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers at a misty Molineux Stadium on Sunday, a match t...
Dec 19, 2021
Over 130 miners being evacuated after fire at Russian mine -TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A fire broke out on Sunday at a Siberian coal mine, Russia's TASS news agency cited the emergency services as saying, with operations underway to bring 139 miners to the surface, we...
Dec 19, 2021
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan in UAE to switch to Monday-Friday work week
By Anirudh Saligrama (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co are changing to a Saturday-Sunday weekend from the New Year in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which is aligning its working we...
Dec 19, 2021
EU commissioner warns UK against picking Brexit hardliner to replace Frost
By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - A European Commissioner said on Sunday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's refusal to compromise on Brexit was "untenable" and called on him not to let Co...
Dec 19, 2021
Threat of Omicron looms over Christmas holidays in Europe, U.S
LONDON (Reuters) - The Netherlands went into lockdown on Sunday and the possibility of more COVID-19 restrictions over the Christmas and New Year period loomed over several European countries as the O...
Dec 19, 2021
Sanders says there should be vote on Build Back Better despite Manchin rejection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Bernie Sanders said in a CNN interview on Sunday he thinks there should still be a vote on the Build Back Better bill, despite rejection of the $1.75 trillion domestic i...
Dec 19, 2021
Islamic states’ meeting agrees to set up trust fund for Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A meeting of foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation agreed on Sunday to establish a humanitarian trust fund to address the growing economic crisis in Afgh...
Dec 19, 2021
Russia’s AvtoVaz downplays incident at factory after explosion reported -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An explosion occurred at a factory of Russian car producer AvtoVaz in the city of Tolyatti on Sunday, Interfax reported, citing a source, though the company quickly downplayed the i...
Dec 19, 2021
UK reports a further 12,133 confirmed Omicron cases in 24 hours
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom reported more than 12,000 further confirmed cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the latest daily figures provided by health authorit...
Dec 19, 2021
