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France could soon have 100,000 COVID cases per day, health minister says
PARIS (Reuters) - France could soon have around 100,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, health minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday. The Omicron variant would the dominant strain of COVID in France by...
Dec 22, 2021
Ericsson considering base station production in Russia -report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Sweden's Ericsson is auditing a site in Russia's exclave region of Kaliningrad that it could use to build telecom base stations, the Kommersant daily reported on Wednesday, citing u...
Dec 22, 2021
Delivery Hero to shrink Foodpanda Germany, sell Foodpanda Japan
BERLIN (Reuters) - German food delivery group Delivery Hero said on Wednesday it would scale down its Foodpanda operations in Germany and sell the subsidiary's Japan unit, citing increased competition...
Dec 22, 2021
Greek coast guard rescues migrants off Folegandros island, many missing
ATHENS (Reuters) - Coastguards launched a search and rescue operation on Wednesday after a boat carrying as many as 50 migrants started to take in water south of Greece's Folegandros island, officials...
Dec 22, 2021
Novartis to buy Gyroscope Therapeutics for up to $1.5 billion
(Reuters) - Healthcare investment firm Syncona Ltd said on Wednesday Novartis AG will buy its Gyroscope Therapeutics unit for up to $1.5 billion as the Swiss drugmaker seeks access to the British firm...
Dec 22, 2021
UK says 14 deaths and 129 hospitalised by Omicron
LONDON (Reuters) - There are currently 129 people in hospital with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and so far 14 people have died with it, junior health minister Gillian Keegan told Sky News on...
Dec 22, 2021
China tells celebrities, livestreamers to correct tax-related offences before 2022
(Reuters) - Chinese provincial authorities have ordered celebrities and livestreamers to report tax-related crimes before 2022, just days after China's "queen of livestreaming" Viya was fined 1.34 bil...
Dec 22, 2021
UK economy grew more slowly than thought before Omicron hit
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy grew more slowly than previously thought in the July-September period, before the Omicron variant of the coronavirus posed a further threat to the recovery later i...
Dec 22, 2021
WEF annual meeting will take place in Davos -founder
ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) will hold its postponed 2022 annual meeting in the Swiss Alpine resort of Davos, WEF founder Klaus Schwab said in a newspaper interview, quashing spec...
Dec 22, 2021
Myanmar rebel group calls for no-fly zone to protect civilians
MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) - Myanmar's oldest rebel force wants international help to establish a "no-fly zone" near the Thai border, after warning there was a danger of clashes with the army resulti...
Dec 22, 2021
