Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU leaders struggle to find common ground on COVID travel rules
By Philip Blenkinsop and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Divisions within the European Union have deepened over travel rules to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, after It...
Dec 16, 2021
Soccer-Leicester v Spurs called off due to COVID-19 outbreak - reports
(Reuters) - The Premier League match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur that was scheduled to kick off later on Thursday has been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak, British media said. Th...
Dec 16, 2021
Regeneron says its COVID-19 therapy has lower potency against Omicron
(Reuters) -Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday its COVID-19 antibody therapy is less effective against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, though it is still active against the Delta. The O...
Dec 16, 2021
Soccer-Games to be abandoned in France if projectiles cause injury
PARIS (Reuters) - French soccer games will be abandoned if a player or a referee is injured by a projectile thrown from the stands, the government said on Thursday, in an attempt to quell crowd proble...
Dec 16, 2021
Futures rise as Fed wages war on inflation
By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve announced a faster wind-down of its pandemic-era stimulus, calming some nerves around surging pri...
Dec 16, 2021
Libya election commission member says vote can't happen on time
TUNIS (Reuters) - Abu Bakr Marada, a member of Libya's electoral commission, told Al-Jazeera television on Thursday it had become impossible to hold elections on Dec. 24. (Reporting by Angus McDowall;...
Dec 16, 2021
Celebrities star in new video for George Harrison's 'My Sweet Lord'
LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrities including fellow Beatle Ringo Starr have teamed up to honour George Harrison in the first official music video for his 1970 classic "My Sweet Lord". Harrison, who died i...
Dec 16, 2021
Delta Air Lines expects profit in 2022 on strong holiday demand
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc said on Thursday it expects to be profitable in 2022, betting on a strong holiday demand even as surging cases due to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have led to...
Dec 16, 2021
Migrants push past outnumbered French police to make perilous Channel crossing
By Pascal Rossignol and Stephane Mahe WIMEREUX, France (Reuters) - In the early hours of Thursday on a beach in northern France, a small group of police with torches tries to stand in the way of dozen...
Dec 16, 2021
Libyans in dark over election with eight days to go
TUNIS/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Eight days before Libyans were meant to cast presidential votes, there is utter confusion over the fate of an election that has not yet been formally delayed but that has alm...
Dec 16, 2021
