Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Austria’s third leader in two months takes office seeking stability
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's third conservative chancellor in two months, Karl Nehammer, takes office on Monday seeking to bring the coalition government out of months of scandal-ta...
Dec 06, 2021
Russia reports first cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday reported its first confirmed cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Russian news agencies reported, in two people who returned from South Africa. Inte...
Dec 06, 2021
S.Africa’s MTN seeks mandatory vaccination for employees from Jan
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Africa's biggest telecoms service provider MTN Group said on Monday that it would be enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for its employees from January, the latest compa...
Dec 06, 2021
Argentina detects first Omicron case, health ministry says
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a person who had travelled from South Africa, the South American country's Health Ministry said lat...
Dec 06, 2021
Euro zone investor morale darkens on renewed pandemic restrictions
BERLIN (Reuters) - Investor morale in the euro zone deteriorated in December to reach its lowest level since April as renewed restrictions to contain a fourth wave of coronavirus infections clouded gr...
Dec 06, 2021
Fears about new EU gig economy rules hit Deliveroo, Just Eat Takeaway
LONDON (Reuters) - Speculation that the European Commission is set to propose strict labour rules to regulate the gig economy have sent shares of companies in the sector sharply lower on Monday. Deliv...
Dec 06, 2021
Britain sees ‘green shoots’ of recovery from trucker crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain still has an acute shortage of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers but the rate at which people are leaving the sector is at least slowing, an industry group said on Monday. L...
Dec 06, 2021
Philippines tentatively reopens schools as COVID-19 cases ease
By Eloisa Lopez and Jay Ereo MANILA (Reuters) - Some children in the Philippines' capital Manila returned to school on Monday after a near two-year suspension as the country, which has imposed some of...
Dec 06, 2021
Italy tightens curbs on unvaccinated as COVID-19 cases rise
ROME (Reuters) - Italy tightened curbs on Monday on people still not vaccinated against COVID-19, limiting their access to an array of places and services. The measures were announced last month, even...
Dec 06, 2021
Russia says Argentina approves Sputnik Light as standalone and booster vaccine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Argentina has approved Russia's one-dose Sputnik Light as a standalone vaccine and a booster shot, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Monday, citing Argentina's healt...
Dec 06, 2021
