Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Korea shelves plans to ease COVID measures due to high case count, Omicron
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Monday it has shelved plans to further relax COVID-19 curbs due to the strain on its healthcare system from rising hospitalisation and death rates a...
Nov 29, 2021
Lebanese protesters block roads over economic meltdown
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Demonstrators, some of them burning tyres, blocked roads across parts of Lebanon on Monday in protest at the country's economic meltdown, days after the Lebanese pound sank to new l...
Nov 29, 2021
India steps ups COVID-19 testing for international flyers
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will make on-arrival COVID-19 testing mandatory for flyers from more than a dozen countries, including South Africa and Britain where the Omicron variant has been detected,...
Nov 29, 2021
Tennis: Raducanu thanks ‘role model’ Hamilton for support
(Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has thanked Lewis Hamilton for his advice and support since her thrilling maiden Grand Slam win in September, describing the seven-times Formula One world ...
Nov 29, 2021
India’s Bharat Biotech resumes exports of COVID-19 vaccine
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian vaccine maker Bharat Biotech said on Monday it has resumed export of its COVID-19 shot, Covaxin, and has executed long-pending orders in November. (Reporting by Shivani Si...
Nov 29, 2021
Prince Charles travels to Barbados to celebrate the creation of a republic
By Guy Faulconbridge and Brian Ellsworth BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles flew to Barbados as the Caribbean nation prepared for a celebration on Monday marking the founding of a republi...
Nov 29, 2021
Olympics-Making the snow stick: wind challenges Winter Games slope makers
By Tony Munroe and Thomas Suen ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Jacques Fournier extends a parka-clad arm, hoping to catch a snowflake on his sleeve to check its quality. The wind is too strong for it t...
Nov 29, 2021
Inflation reached its peak in November – ECB’s Schnabel
BERLIN (Reuters) - The ECB believes that inflation peaked in November, meaning it would be premature to raise interest rates as price increases look likely to slow gradually next year, European Centra...
Nov 29, 2021
Trump defense chief Esper sues Pentagon for redacting parts of memoir
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense for withholding parts of a memoir about the time he spent in the administration of Dona...
Nov 29, 2021
Omicron poses “very high” global risk, countries must prepare – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Omicron variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a "very high" global risk where COVID-19 surges could have "severe consequences" in some areas, the World Health Orga...
Nov 29, 2021
