Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.African official says WHO will designate variant as “of concern”
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A senior South African health official said he had been told on Friday that the World Health Organisation (WHO) would designate the new COVID-19 variant detected in South Afri...
Nov 26, 2021
Passengers from South Africa face wait, COVID-19 testing in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Several hundred passengers arriving in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday faced hours of delays and testing due to concerns over a newly detected variant of the...
Nov 26, 2021
Traders pile into defensive options plays as COVID-19 fears return
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Soaring volatility on Wall Street on concerns over a new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa sent investors scrambling into defensive options plays...
Nov 26, 2021
Peloton sues Lululemon in dispute over new apparel line
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Peloton Interactive Inc, the exercise bike company, has sued Lululemon Athletica Inc after the athletic apparel maker threatened its own lawsuit over Peloton's...
Nov 26, 2021
Golf-Lawrence tops leaderboard on turbulent day at Joburg Open
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Rain and lightning on Friday played havoc with the second round of the Joburg Open already hit by withdrawals and retirements as European golfers rushed to head home with trav...
Nov 26, 2021
Olympics-IIHF to decide on China men’s ice hockey team participation on Dec. 6
By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) will decide next month on China's participation in the men's event at the Beijing Winter Olympics after a review of player eli...
Nov 26, 2021
UK says ‘significant gap’ with EU over N.Ireland, ready to use Article 16
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Brexit minister said a "significant gap" remained in talks with the European Commission over trade with Northern Ireland, and it was ready to take unilateral action if nee...
Nov 26, 2021
EU states agree to suspend travel to southern Africa
(Removes word 'due' from headline) BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union states have agreed to suspend temporarily travel to southern Africa after the detection of a new COVID-19 variant, the presidency ...
Nov 26, 2021
Soccer-Beyond pressing, Rangnick will bring United cutting edge experience
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Ralf Rangnick, set to become Manchester United's interim manager, heads to Old Trafford with a reputation for 'pressing football' but it is almost certai...
Nov 26, 2021
Croatia reports H5N1 bird flu in backyard poultry, OIE says
PARIS (Reuters) - Croatia has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus among backyard poultry, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday, adding to a wave ...
Nov 26, 2021
