Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Alpine Skiing-Vlhova ahead of Shiffrin after first slalom run
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Petra Vlhova put herself in the driving seat in the women's World Cup slalom in Croatia's capital on Tuesday after winning the first run ahead of rival Mikaela Shiffrin, who returne...
Jan 04, 2022
Setting out Labour's agenda, UK's Starmer takes aim at PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer took aim at Boris Johnson's Conservative Party on Tuesday, saying he offered Britain "straight leadership" rather than the prime minist...
Jan 04, 2022
Rallying-Audi's Sainz takes first Dakar stage win for an electric car
(Reuters) - Spaniard Carlos Sainz won the third stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday with his Audi team celebrating a first for an electric hybrid car. The Spaniard, a triple Dakar cham...
Jan 04, 2022
COVID-19 loss of $44 billion is 3rd largest catastrophe cost to insurers - Howden
LONDON (Reuters) - Insured losses of $44 billion from COVID-19 so far represent the third largest cost to insurers of any catastrophe, behind Hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 attacks, insurance broker H...
Jan 04, 2022
Farming for the climate: Off-season 'cover' crops expand as U.S. growers eye low-carbon future
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois farmer Jack McCormick planted 350 acres of barley and radishes last fall as part of an off-season crop that he does not intend to harvest. Instead, the crops...
Jan 04, 2022
Romania's daily COVID-19 infections double after holiday
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The number of daily COVID-19 infections more than doubled in Romania on Tuesday following an easing of restrictions during the winter holidays, and officials estimate the fifth w...
Jan 04, 2022
Israeli study finds fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose boosts antibodies five-fold, PM says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday, citing preliminary fin...
Jan 04, 2022
Vietnam seeks $15.3 billion stimulus package to prop up virus-hit economy
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam plans to spend 347 trillion dong ($15.25 billion) for the 2022-23 period to cushion the economic blow from the COVID-19 pandemic and assist businesses hurt by tough curbs, th...
Jan 04, 2022
US says troubled by Cambodian action against striking casino workers
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Cambodia said on Tuesday it was concerned by police action against workers protesting layoffs at a casino run by a Hong-Kong listed firm after a union leader...
Jan 04, 2022
Brazil's Bolsonaro will not need surgery on gut blockage, medics say
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will not need to undergo surgery after being hospitalized due to an intestinal obstruction, the medical team said in a note on Tuesday, adding ...
Jan 04, 2022
