Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Domestic politics to test Kuwait’s crown prince in push for fiscal reform
By Ahmed Hagagy and Ghaida Ghantous KUWAIT (Reuters) - The biggest task facing Kuwait's octogenarian crown prince after unexpectedly stepping in for the emir this month will be to tackle the perennial...
Nov 29, 2021
Australia challenges Facebook to back anti-troll defamation law
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will show it has no interest in making the online world safe if it quits Australia over laws holding it liable for defamation on its platform, Prime Minister Scott Morr...
Nov 29, 2021
Portugal detects 13 cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal detected on Monday 13 cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant - all related to players and staff members of Lisbon soccer team Belenenses, said health authority DGS. (...
Nov 29, 2021
BOJ Kuroda highlights need to fund transition toward greener operations
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday it was important to provide financing to industries that require a long period to transition toward greener operations. "Althoug...
Nov 29, 2021
Six cases of Omicron variant identified in Scotland
LONDON (Reuters) - Six cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant of concern have been identified in Scotland, the Scottish government said on Monday, adding that public health officials were working to es...
Nov 29, 2021
Latest Covid wave shouldn’t change economic outlook much – ECB’s Villeroy
PARIS (Reuters) - The latest wave of COVID-19 and the emergence of the new Omicron strain is not expected to have much impact on the economic outlook, ECB policymaker and French central bank head Fran...
Nov 29, 2021
China not inviting Western politicians who threaten boycott of Beijing Winter Games, media says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China does not plan to invite Western politicians who threaten a diplomatic boycott to the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese state media said on Monday, after U.S. President Joe Bid...
Nov 29, 2021
Britain to offer everyone a COVID-19 booster eventually – vaccine official
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is moving towards offering everyone a COVID-19 booster vaccine, a member of Britain's vaccine advisory committee said on Monday, ahead of an expected decision on whether to ...
Nov 29, 2021
Food and fuel costs drive Spanish inflation to 29-year high
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish inflation hit its highest in nearly three decades in November as increases in food and fuel costs pushed consumer prices up 5.6% year-on-year, National Statistics Institute (...
Nov 29, 2021
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
