Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy reports 28,630 coronavirus cases on Monday, 281 deaths
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 28,630 COVID-19 related cases on Monday, against 51,959 the day before, the health ministry said, while the number of deaths rose to 281 from 191. Italy has registered...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Canada's Ontario to lift some pandemic measures, Alberta ends masks in schools
(Reuters) -The Canadian province of Ontario said it will speed up its plan to remove proof-of-vaccination requirements and lift pandemic-related capacity limits for many businesses while the western p...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Factbox-Canada's Emergencies Act: What it would allow to quell protests against pandemic measures
(Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will inform provincial premiers of his intention to invoke special measures to give the federal government extraordinary powers to deal with protests...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Olympics - Russia's RUSADA says Swedish lab promised to prioritise Valieva test
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's anti-doping agency RUSADA said on Monday that a laboratory in Stockholm had promised in January to prioritize a test conducted in December on Russian figure skater Kamila V...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Britain reports 41,648 new COVID cases, 35 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Monday reported 41,648 new cases of COVID-19 and 35 deaths further deaths within 28 days of a positive test, government statistics showed. Cases over the last seven days ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Ukraine would welcome Vatican mediation, wants papal visit soon - ambassador
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Ukraine is open to a Vatican mediation of its conflict with Russia and wants Pope Francis to visit as soon as possible, even in the current situation, Kyiv'...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Champagne sales hit record as fizz returns with pandemic recovery
PARIS (Reuters) - Champagne sales reached an all-time high last year, handily beating a previous mark set in 2019, as the relaxation of pandemic-related curbs fueled a surge in exports, notably to the...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Temasek adds stakes in Robinhood, other consumer-focused companies
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings added new positions in a number of consumer-focused companies during the quarter that ended Dec. 31, including ride-hail...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
USDA reports highly lethal bird flu in Kentucky chicken farm
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday reported an outbreak of a highly lethal form of bird flu at a commercial chicken farm in Kentucky, widening an outbreak in the country....
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
Senegalese separatists agree to release captive soldiers
BANJUL (Reuters) - Separatist rebels agreed on Monday to release seven Senegalese soldiers they captured last month, following negotiations involving the West African regional bloc ECOWAS. The soldier...
Thomson Reuters Feb 14, 2022
