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Swiss voters look set to back COVID-19 response plan
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss voters looked likely to back the government's pandemic response plan in a referendum on Sunday, paving the way for continuation of exceptional measure...
Nov 28, 2021
German retail suffers at start of crucial Christmas season
BERLIN (Reuters) - A surge in coronavirus cases in Germany has led to a disappointing start to the Christmas season for retailers in Europe's biggest economy, the sector body said on Sunday. A survey ...
Nov 28, 2021
Macau arrests 11 people for alleged illegal gambling and money laundering
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau police have arrested 11 people in an investigation into an illegal gambling and money laundering syndicate, according to an official WeChat account, a day after junket mogu...
Nov 28, 2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinstore enters India despite pending curbs on trade
By Nupur Anand MUMBAI (Reuters) - Singapore-based virtual currency exchange Coinstore has begun operations in India at a time when the Indian government is preparing legislation to effectively bar mos...
Nov 28, 2021
French minister heads to Caribbean territories to defuse tensions
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - France's minister for overseas territories will hold crisis talks on its Caribbean islands from Sunday, an official said, as the government looks to defuse tensions aft...
Nov 28, 2021
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes northern Peru – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck Northern Peru on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake struck about 45 kilometres (27.96 miles) north of Barr...
Nov 28, 2021
Omicron variant likely to be circulating in France – health minister
PARIS (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is probably already circulating in France, its health minister said on Sunday, adding that the government was tightening restrictions to contai...
Nov 28, 2021
Amazon to open Abu Dhabi fulfilment centre by 2024, says govt media office
DUBAI (Reuters) - Amazon has partnered with Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) to establish a fulfilment centre by 2024 to be built in accordance with the company's carbon-reduction strategies, the Ab...
Nov 28, 2021
Dutch set to announce findings on Omicron cases among S.Africa travellers
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch health authorities were expected to announce on Sunday afternoon how many cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been found in the Netherlands, after 61 people who f...
Nov 28, 2021
Czech president appoints Petr Fiala as prime minister
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech President Milos Zeman appointed on Sunday leader of the incoming coalition, Petr Fiala, as prime minister, taking a step closer to putting an entire government in place. Fiala...
Nov 28, 2021
