Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. tourism body chief calls for swift, uniform decisions on COVID travel curbs
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) - Countries need to decide swiftly on applying travel restrictions linked to the new B.1.1.529 variant of COVID-19 and make such rules uniform, the head of the Madrid-b...
Nov 26, 2021
Wary Portuguese welcome return of restrictions amid COVID-19 surge
By Miguel Pereira and Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Many Portuguese are welcoming the return of some COVID-19 restrictions announced by the government on Thursday night amid a surge in infections...
Nov 26, 2021
Pope tells Macron ‘I’m still alive’ during Vatican talks
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, 84, joked on Friday "I'm still alive" when asked by French President Emmanuel Macron how things were going at the start of hour-long private t...
Nov 26, 2021
Blinken to visit Latvia, Sweden next week for NATO, OSCE meetings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Latvia and Sweden next week, the U.S. State Department said on Friday, to attend NATO and Organization for Security and Co-...
Nov 26, 2021
From cruise operators to airlines: ‘Reopening’ stocks tumble on variant fears
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) - Companies benefiting from this year's economic reopening, including AMC Entertainment, United Airlines and Carnival Corp, were hammered on Friday by fears over a new and po...
Nov 26, 2021
Turks scramble to find medications after lira plunge hits supply
By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Some Turks are struggling to buy medicines as the industry warns that stocks are shrinking after an "unsustainable" crash in the lira has pushed up import prices...
Nov 26, 2021
Protesters, police clash in central Iran after rally over water shortages
DUBAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters, some throwing rocks, clashed with police in Iran's central city of Isfahan on Friday, Iranian news agencies and social media posts said, after officers fired ...
Nov 26, 2021
Belgium detects first case of new COVID-19 variant in Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium has detected the first case of the new coronavirus variant which was first found in South Africa, a virologist said on Friday. Marc Van Ranst, whose laboratory works close...
Nov 26, 2021
Martinique riots gain force as protesters attack police, journalists
PARIS (Reuters) -Protests against COVID-19 restrictions in the French territory of Martinique intensified on Thursday and the situation is "very strained," a state official said on Friday, after riote...
Nov 26, 2021
Olympics-Tibetan activists stage mock funeral for IOC over Beijing Games
By Denis Balibouse LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - A handful of Tibetan activists on Friday staged a mock funeral for the International Olympic Committee in front of its headquarters to protest agai...
Nov 26, 2021
