Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Poland expects COVID cases to rise as Delta variant spreads
WARSAW (Reuters) - After weeks of low infection rates, Poland faces growing numbers of new coronavirus cases as the Delta variant spreads, the health ministry said on Monday. Poland's new daily cases ...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. homebuilder confidence falls to 11-month low in July
By Evan Sully (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilder confidence in the market for single family homes fell in July to its lowest level since August 2020. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market index declined to a ...
Jul 19, 2021
Exclusive-Olympics-Athletics-Advances in spike technology are laughable and unfair, says Bolt
By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Usain Bolt said that advances in spike technology that could help wipe out his world records are laughable and that the new shoes also give an unfair adva...
Jul 19, 2021
Berenberg sees $2-3 billion reinsurance losses from European floods
LONDON (Reuters) -Reinsurance losses from the recent European floods are likely to total $2-3 billion, Berenberg analysts said on Monday. Flooding has devastated parts of Western Europe since last Wed...
Jul 19, 2021
Survey being conducted on Calhoun County internet coverage
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – To obtain needed internet coverage data, Calhoun County is contracting with Merit Network, Inc. to seek input from all county residents, in the form of a survey. T...
Jul 19, 2021
Exxon Mobil appoints former Diageo executive as finance head
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday it appointed former Diageo Plc and United Airlines executive Kathryn Mikells as chief financial officer, effective Aug. 9. Mikells most recently held the fi...
Jul 19, 2021
Olympics-Tennis-Prospect of making history will outweigh empty seats -Djokovic
By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE (Reuters) - The prospect of winning an Olympic gold medal for Serbia outweighs the disappointment of playing in an empty venue at the Tokyo games, the men's world tenni...
Jul 19, 2021
Women hardest-hit in pandemic job market, U.N. labour body says
GENEVA (Reuters) - Women have been hit harder than men by job losses around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and only men's employment is likely to recover this year to 2019 levels, the Interna...
Jul 19, 2021
Lebanon says consultations on new government will start next week
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's presidency said parliamentary consultations to choose a new prime minister will begin on July 26 in another attempt to push Lebanon's fractious political class to form the ...
Jul 19, 2021
Israel seeks to tax disposables to reduce plastic use
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel plans to impose a steep purchase tax on disposable utensils to discourage their use and protect the environment, government agencies said on Monday. "We are drowning in di...
Jul 19, 2021
