Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South African health regulator approves J&J COVID-19 boosters
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's health regulator on Thursday approved the use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine for a second dose or booster, paving the way for the shot widely used in South Africa...
Dec 23, 2021
Explosion heard close to passport office in Kabul - Afghan media
KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion took place close to the gate of the passport office in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, an Afghan official said. The nature of the blast was not immediately clear, ...
Dec 23, 2021
European shares hit two-week highs as Omicron fears ebb
(Reuters) - European shares hit two-week highs on Thursday as investor sentiment improved on signs the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant may not be as severe as feared. The pan-European STOXX ...
Dec 23, 2021
Russia fines Twitter again for not deleting banned content, says court
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Moscow court on Thursday said it had fined Twitter 3 million roubles ($40,920) for failing to delete content Russia deems illegal, the latest in a string of penalties against fore...
Dec 23, 2021
BOJ offers to pump $18 billion into green finance scheme
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan offered on Thursday to extend $18 billion worth of loans to financial institutions in a first auction conducted for a new scheme aimed at promoting activities to fi...
Dec 23, 2021
Exclusive: Australia puts website accused of fake journalists on register for payment by Facebook, Google
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's ground-breaking law forcing platforms like Google and Facebook to pay local publishers for news faces an unlikely test case: a website that experts say use...
Dec 23, 2021
Carmat completes probe into heart implant issues
PARIS (Reuters) - French artificial heartmaker Carmat said on Thursday it had completed an internal investigation into quality issues that affected some of its prostheses, sending its shares up almost...
Dec 23, 2021
Tennis-Organising 2022 Australian Open '10 times' harder, says Tiley
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Open boss Craig Tiley feels organising the 2022 edition of the Grand Slam has been "10 times" more difficult than this year's edition as the highly infectious Omicron var...
Dec 23, 2021
Hawks Fall 86-76 in Summit League Opener
FARGO, N.D.(UND Athletics) - In a game that featured four lead changes and six ties, North Dakota fell 86-76 to North Dakota State (9-4, 1-0 SL) inside the SCHEELS Center on Wednesday night. Paul Brun...
Dec 23, 2021
China to roll out policies to help exporters amid economic headwinds
BEIJING (Reuters) -China will roll out more policies to help exporters and importers as foreign trade faces growing uncertainties, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, citing a meeting of...
Dec 23, 2021
