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U.S. equity funds receive big inflows as investors downgrade Omicron impact -Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds received robust inflows for a second week in the seven days to Dec. 29 as investors welcomed signs that the Omicron coronavirus variant won't bring a big setback to the e...
Dec 31, 2021
Portugal's COVID-19 cases hit record, Omicron dominates at 83%
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal reported on Friday a new daily record of 30,829 coronavirus cases, up from 28,659 the previous day, with the rapidly spreading Omicron variant accounting for an estimated 8...
Dec 31, 2021
India's antitrust body orders probe into Apple over alleged abuse of app market
By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's competition watchdog on Friday ordered an investigation into Apple Inc's business practices in the country, saying it was of the initial v...
Dec 31, 2021
France says Iran's space launch "regrettable" amid nuclear deal talks
PARIS (Reuters) - France on Friday condemned Iran's satellite rocket launch and said it was "all the more regrettable" as nuclear talks with world powers were making progress, echoing concerns express...
Dec 31, 2021
Omicron hospitalisation risk around one third of Delta, UK analysis shows
LONDON (Reuters) -The risk of hospitalisation with the Omicron variant of coronavirus is about one-third that of the Delta variant, according to British analysis of more than a million cases of both t...
Dec 31, 2021
Kenya's GDP growth at 9.9% yr/yr in Q3 2021 - finance minister
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's economy grew 9.9% year-on-year in the third quarter of this year as it rebounded from the effects of the COPVID-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Ukur Yatani said on Friday. "E...
Dec 31, 2021
Year-end cheer for South Africans as midnight curfew lifted
By Sisipho Skweyiya CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africans cheered the government's decision to lift its midnight curfew after nearly two years of COVID-19 restrictions, a relief for businesses and citi...
Dec 31, 2021
COVID-driven flight delays, cancellations persist on 2021's final day
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Thousands of flights within the United States and internationally were delayed or canceled early on Friday, adding to the travel disruptions during the holiday week due to...
Dec 31, 2021
Soccer-Three Liverpool players COVID-19 positive before Chelsea trip - Klopp
(Reuters) -Three Liverpool players and more staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the trip to Chelsea but it is too soon to ask the Premier League to postpone the game, manager Juer...
Dec 31, 2021
Soccer-Newcastle injuries, COVID cases force postponement of Saints game
(Reuters) - Newcastle United's Premier League match at Southampton on Sunday has been postponed due to COVID-19 cases and injuries in their squad, the league announced on Friday. It is the 18th Premie...
Dec 31, 2021
