Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S.-EU trade, technology body to meet in Europe in 2022-Tai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new U.S.-European Union Trade and Technology Council, a body formed to help patch up strained transatlantic trade relations and help the allied democracies better compete wi...
Jan 12, 2022
U.S. mortgage interest rates surge by most in almost 2 years
(Reuters) - The interest rate on the most popular type of U.S. home loan surged last week by the most in two years and has climbed back roughly to where it was before the coronavirus pandemic struck, ...
Jan 12, 2022
Shorter Berlin Film Festival to go ahead with masks, COVID testing
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Berlin Film Festival will go ahead in person next month but will use only half the available seating capacity and require attendees to adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols, organ...
Jan 12, 2022
In a first, EU to suspend visa-free travel for 'golden passport' country
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a suspension of a visa-free travel agreement with the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu because of its scheme off...
Jan 12, 2022
Quest Diagnostics says COVID-19 testing volumes surge as Omicron spreads
(Reuters) - Quest Diagnostics said on Wednesday it was performing more than 100,000 COVID-19 tests a day, as the Omicron coronavirus variant drives a surge in testing demand in the United States. "We ...
Jan 12, 2022
Lithuania says state railway will cease to transport Belarus potash
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania on Wednesday terminated a transport agreement between its railway and Belarus state-owned potash producer Belaruskali, saying the sanctions-hit country co...
Jan 12, 2022
U.S. consumer inflation soars to new 40-year high
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased solidly in December as rental accommodation and used cars maintained their strong gains, culminating in the largest annual rise ...
Jan 12, 2022
Factbox-From sleaze scandal to lockdown parties: trying times for UK PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership credentials have been badly tarnished by controversies and missteps in recent months, leading to warnings from some of his lawmaker...
Jan 12, 2022
IMF's Georgieva: Rate hikes to combat inflation could deepen global economic divergence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Interest rate hikes aimed at combating inflation could exacerbate the "dangerous" and "deepening" divergence in economic developments between advanced and developing economies, ...
Jan 12, 2022
England's COVID-19 prevalence steadies at record high - ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - The estimated COVID-19 prevalence in England was unchanged at a record-high 1 in 15 people in the week ending January 6, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday, with m...
Jan 12, 2022
