Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Former Galatasaray and Turkey defender Calik killed in car crash
(Reuters) - Former Galatasaray and Turkey defender Ahmet Calik has died in a car crash, aged 27, his club Konyaspor confirmed on Tuesday. "We are in deep sorrow to have lost our player Ahmet Calik who...
Jan 11, 2022
Lebanon's currency plummets again amid financial crisis and political deadlock
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's currency has lost more than 15% of its value since the start of the year, piling further pressure on the population more than two years into a crisis that has plunged many...
Jan 11, 2022
BioNTech says developed method to detect high-risk variants
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech said it developed a method to quickly determine whether a new virus variant is a cause for concern, collaborating with British artificial i...
Jan 11, 2022
Explainer-N.Korea tests 'hypersonic missiles' in global race for new rockets
By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea began the New Year with increasingly capable missile tests, including at least one it claims was a hypersonic missile, amid an intensifying...
Jan 11, 2022
Tunisia's balance of trade deficit widens to 16.2 billion dinars in 2021
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's balance of trade deficit widened to 16.2 billion dinars ($5.65 billion) in 2021 against a deficit of 12.8 billion dinars in 2020 due to higher imports from China and Turkey...
Jan 11, 2022
Omicron is Brazil's dominant coronavirus variant, minister says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Omicron has become the dominant coronavirus variant in Brazil, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said on Tuesday. "Regardless of any health measure you may try to adopt, it ends u...
Jan 11, 2022
Factbox-Former Kazakh leader's family wealth in spotlight after unrest
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hinted on Tuesday that associates of his predecessor and former patron Nursultan Nazarbayev needed to share their wealth with the public to he...
Jan 11, 2022
U.S. buys 600,000 more doses of GSK-Vir's antibody COVID-19 treatment
(Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK and U.S. partner Vir Biotechnology said on Tuesday the United States had agreed to buy 600,000 more doses of their antibody-based COVID-19 treatment, sotrovimab, for ...
Jan 11, 2022
Futures rise ahead of Fed Chair Powell's testimony
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday as investors picked up beaten-down stocks ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony that may offer fresh ins...
Jan 11, 2022
ICE hosted record number of carbon permit trades in 2021
LONDON (Reuters) - Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) saw a record number of trades of carbon allowances in 2021, up almost 30% on the previous year, it said on Tuesday. Regions such as Europe and parts ...
Jan 11, 2022
