Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia reports record COVID-19 cases for seventh day in a row
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's daily COVID-19 cases surged to 88,816 on Thursday, a new record high for the seventh consecutive day as the Omicron variant was identified in new regions, officials said. T...
Jan 27, 2022
Russian forces will leave Belarus once drills are over, Minsk says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian military forces will leave Belarus once joint exercises between the two ex-Soviet countries are over next month, the Belarusian Ministry of Defence said on Thursday. The dep...
Jan 27, 2022
Tennis-Djokovic set to return next month in Dubai
By Sudipto Ganguly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic is set to return to action in Dubai next month for the first time since he was deported from Australia over his COVID-19 vaccination status ahea...
Jan 27, 2022
Italy's fourth vote for president seen failing, stakes rising
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's political parties will hold a fourth round of voting on Thursday to elect a new head of state, but with the parties still blocked over a mutually acceptable candidate it appea...
Jan 27, 2022
Norway wealth fund earns second-highest return in 2021
By Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, earned a return on investment of 1.58 trillion Norwegian crowns ($177 billion) last year, the second highest on ...
Jan 27, 2022
Hong Kong Exchange Fund's 2021 investment income at HK$170.5 billion - HKMA
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Exchange Fund, which is used to back the Hong Kong dollar, posted investment income of HK$170.5 billion ($21.9 billion) in 2021, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKM...
Jan 27, 2022
China says it questioned then returned Indian citizen at disputed border
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it has returned an Indian citizen who entered "illegally" into Chinese territory at the disputed border between the two Asian giants. The Indian citizen was ...
Jan 27, 2022
Tennis-Australian Alcott bows out beaten, but unbowed
By Courtney Walsh MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A day after beginning his reign as 'Australian of the Year', quad wheelchair champion Dylan Alcott was denied a fairytale finish to his decorated career on Rod ...
Jan 27, 2022
Italy's new president will be not be elected on Thursday - former PM Renzi
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he does not expect a new president to be elected on Thursday but thought that the centre-left and centre-right blocs would reach an agr...
Jan 27, 2022
There can a diplomatic solution with China over Lithuania - Dombrovskis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and China can find a diplomatic solution over their spat on Lithuania, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Thursday, speaking shortly ...
Jan 27, 2022
