Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BofA allows remote work in early January - source
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is encouraging employees to work remotely in the first week of January, according to a person familiar with the matter, as a spike in COVID-19 cases in the United Stat...
Dec 31, 2021
Brazil's Bolsonaro creates $126 million credit line to flood-ravaged northeast
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Friday a 700 million reais ($125.67 million) relief credit line to help the northeastern region with the impacts of severe floodin...
Dec 31, 2021
Celtics legend, Hall of Famer Sam Jones dies at 88
Boston Celtics legend Sam Jones, a Hall of Fame member and 10-time NBA champion, has died at age 88. Only longtime Celtics teammate Bill Russell, with 11, earned more NBA rings as a player than Jones,...
Dec 31, 2021
Uganda's Museveni says schools, bars to reopen in Jan after COVID closures in place since March 2020
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Friday announced plans to lift COVID-19 containment measures in January that had been in place since March 2020, including reopening schools, ...
Dec 31, 2021
Iran space launch fails to put payloads into orbit, official says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's space launch on Thursday failed to put its three payloads into orbit after the rocket was unable to reach the required speed, a defence ministry spokesman said in remarks carr...
Dec 31, 2021
Biden to speak with Ukraine president Sunday -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday, a White house official said, a day after he held a conversation with Russian leader Vl...
Dec 31, 2021
France reports a record 232,200 new coronavirus cases
PARIS (Reuters) -France reported 232,200 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest-ever recorded total, as the country prepared for subdued New Year celebrations, with many fireworks events cancelled ...
Dec 31, 2021
Cyprus COVID-19 cases hit record on Omicron
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus registered a record high 5,048 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday in a surge largely blamed on the Omicron variant spreading throughout Europe. The island reported 3,851 new ca...
Dec 31, 2021
Report: NBA reducing COVID return time for some players
Some NBA players could face a shorter waiting period to return to action following a positive COVID-19 test. ESPN reported Friday that the league and the National Basketball Players Association have a...
Dec 31, 2021
Paris attacks trial to be paused after main suspect catches COVID -source
PARIS (Reuters) - The trial of Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the November 2015 Islamist attack that killed 130 people in Paris, and others will be paused briefly in January as Abdeslam has caugh...
Dec 31, 2021
