Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada will boost supply of COVID-19 tests, life set to get better - PM Trudeau
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will ramp up supplies of rapid COVID-19 tests to the country's 10 provinces, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Wednesday, promising "there will be better days a...
Jan 05, 2022
Paraguay announces agriculture relief measures amid severe drought
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay announced on Wednesday new measures to support the agricultural sector, including credit lines to refinance debt and tax cuts, as a severe drought affects farm output in ...
Jan 05, 2022
Chicago cancels school as record-setting Omicron wave spurs more disruptions
By Lisa Shumaker and Joseph Ax CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago officials canceled classes in the nation's third-largest school district on Wednesday amid a dispute with the teachers' union, the latest dis...
Jan 05, 2022
Italy reports record daily number of 189,109 coronavirus cases Wednesday
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported a record daily number of new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday at 189,109 against 170,844 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of coronavirus-rela...
Jan 05, 2022
Exclusive-SEC's Texas office probes banks over disclosures on guns, fossil fuels -sources
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s Texas office has launched a preliminary probe into lenders' disclosures about their policies on hot-button ...
Jan 05, 2022
Norwegian Cruise cancels several sailings as Omicron cases surge
(Reuters) - Norwegian Cruise Line on Wednesday canceled trips on eight ships, a few whose embarkation dates are as far out as late April, as the spread of the Omicron variant in the United States show...
Jan 05, 2022
Factbox-Trump's Fed eased bank rules. Now what can Democrats roll back?
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under Republican leadership appointed by former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Federal Reserve eased a raft of bank rules and requirements introduced followi...
Jan 05, 2022
Europe's auto stocks hit record high as traders bet on strong 2022
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) - European automobile stocks rose more than 2% to a record high on Wednesday as investors turned increasingly bullish on the sector on growing expectations for stronger...
Jan 05, 2022
Tigrayans deported by Saudi Arabia held and abused in Ethiopia - HRW
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Thousands of ethnic Tigrayans have been detained in Ethiopia after being deported from Saudi Arabia, suffering brutality from guards and atrocious con...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. attorney general to discuss investigation into Capitol attack
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday is set to discuss the Justice Department's investigation into the deadly Capitol attack by former President ...
Jan 05, 2022
