Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan in UAE to switch to Mon-Fri work week
By Anirudh Saligrama (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co are changing to a Saturday-Sunday weekend from the New Year in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which is aligning its working we...
Dec 19, 2021
EU commissioner warns UK against picking Brexit hardliner to replace Frost
By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - A European Commissioner said on Sunday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's refusal to compromise on Brexit was "untenable" and called on him not to let Co...
Dec 19, 2021
Threat of Omicron looms over Christmas holidays in Europe, U.S
LONDON (Reuters) - The Netherlands went into lockdown on Sunday and the possibility of more COVID-19 restrictions over the Christmas and New Year period loomed over several European countries as the O...
Dec 19, 2021
Sanders says there should be vote on Build Back Better despite Manchin rejection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Bernie Sanders said in a CNN interview on Sunday he thinks there should still be a vote on the Build Back Better bill, despite rejection of the $1.75 trillion domestic i...
Dec 19, 2021
Islamic states' meeting agrees to set up trust fund for Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A meeting of foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation agreed on Sunday to establish a humanitarian trust fund to address the growing economic crisis in Afgh...
Dec 19, 2021
Russia's AvtoVaz downplays incident at factory after explosion reported -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An explosion occurred at a factory of Russian car producer AvtoVaz in the city of Tolyatti on Sunday, Interfax reported, citing a source, though the company quickly downplayed the i...
Dec 19, 2021
UK reports a further 12,133 confirmed Omicron cases in 24 hours
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom reported more than 12,000 further confirmed cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the latest daily figures provided by health authorit...
Dec 19, 2021
Manchin says he is a 'no' on Biden's domestic investment bill
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat who is key to President Joe Biden's hopes of passing a $1.75 trillion domestic investment bill, said on Sunday he would...
Dec 19, 2021
Soccer - Premier League rejected Chelsea request to postpone Wolves game, says Tuchel
(Reuters) - Chelsea are angry and disappointed after their request to postpone Sunday's game at Wolverhampton Wanderers was rejected by the Premier League, manager Thomas Tuchel said. Chelsea have sev...
Dec 19, 2021
Alpine skiing - Kristoffersen wins Alta Badia giant slalom with late charge
(Reuters) - Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen picked up his first World Cup giant slalom title of the season after a thrilling victory in Alta Badia, Italy on Sunday. In 2019, Kristoffersen became the fi...
Dec 19, 2021
