Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WHO chief scientist: pandemic has not ended as more variants expected
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, said on Friday that the world was not yet at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as there would be more coronavi...
Feb 11, 2022
Take Five: Putting central banks to the test
(Reuters) - Markets now appear to be gunning for a big U.S. rate hike in March, so Federal Reserve minutes and policymaker comments in the days ahead will be the key focus. European and Japanese bond ...
Feb 11, 2022
ROC questions timing of Valieva's doping test - report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The president of the Russian Olympic Committee said on Friday that ice-skater Kamila Valieva's positive doping test may have been deliberately held back to coincide with the end of ...
Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's failed drug test
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who won gold in the team event at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, failed a drug test for a banned substance before the Games. Here is a summar...
Feb 11, 2022
German court rejects petitions against targeted vaccine mandate
KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's top court said on Friday it had rejected emergency petitions filed against a targeted vaccine mandate obliging hospital staff to get vaccinated against COVID-1...
Feb 11, 2022
Quad to strengthen cyber-terrorism cooperation- Australia's Payne
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Countries in the Quad grouping will strengthen cooperation on cyber- and counter-terrorism, including on ransomware attacks, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said after m...
Feb 11, 2022
Hong Kong's zero-COVID quest pushes medical facilities to the brink
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's stubborn pursuit of zero COVID infections has stretched hospital and quarantine facilities nearly to their limit in the global financial hub, raising ...
Feb 11, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Gut-Behrami finally gets her golden moment
By Simon Evans YANQING, China (Reuters) - Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami finally got her hands on super-G gold at the Beijing Games on Friday, completing her long and often painful journey from teenag...
Feb 11, 2022
Mercedes-Benz reports 12.7% adjusted sales return in preliminary 2021 results
BERLIN (Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz Cars and Vans expects an adjusted return on sales of 12.7% in the full year, the company reported in preliminary figures on Friday, with an adjusted EBIT of 14 billion ...
Feb 11, 2022
Russia's daily COVID-19 case tally tops 200,000 for first time
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's daily COVID-19 cases exceeded 200,000 for the first time since the pandemic began as the Omicron coronavirus variant continued to spread, authorities said on Friday. New ca...
Feb 11, 2022
