Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss expect slower economic growth as pandemic returns
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss economy grew by a weaker-than-expected 1.7% during the third quarter, the government said on Friday, as it braces for a further downturn from the widening CO...
Nov 26, 2021
EU to drop need for authorisation to export COVID vaccines in January
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it would discontinue its export-control mechanism for COVID-19 vaccines from January. The mechanism would be replaced by a monitoring system...
Nov 26, 2021
Lithuania says it may close Belarus border crossings over migrant smuggling
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania may close border crossing points with Belarus if migrants continue to be smuggled into its territory on trucks, Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite said on ...
Nov 26, 2021
WHO cautions against imposing travel restrictions due to new variant
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday cautioned countries against hastily imposing travel restrictions linked to the new B.1.1.529 variant of COVID-19, saying they should ta...
Nov 26, 2021
Tunisia navy rescues 487 migrants from overloaded boat
TUNIS (Reuters) - The Tunisian navy rescued 487 migrants on Friday from an overloaded boat that ran into difficulty in rough seas in the Mediterranean as they tried to reach Europe. The vessel was car...
Nov 26, 2021
Rescue may be in the stars for these dogs
(Reuters) - An animal shelter in Los Angeles is applying astrological traits to its dogs in the hopes of matching them with a compatible human. Wags and Walks adoption center teamed up with website bu...
Nov 26, 2021
Croatia restricts travel rules due to new COVID-19 variant
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia will restrict the travel rules from several countries due to the new coronavirus variant, Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic told reporters on Friday. "We will ban arrivals f...
Nov 26, 2021
Myanmar threatens jail for buyers of bonds issued by opposition
(Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling military threatened on Friday to arrest citizens who invest in bonds offered by a shadow government, warning of lengthy prison sentences for their involvement in what it c...
Nov 26, 2021
Cambodia releases endangered royal turtles in revival bid
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian conservationists released 51 critically endangered royal turtles back into the wild on Friday, in a drive to bolster a species thought to be extinct two decades ago. A...
Nov 26, 2021
Ukraine has information about December coup attempt with Russian involvement, Zelenskiy says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian intelligence has information about a possible attempt to stage a coup d'etat in December with the involvement of people in Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Frid...
Nov 26, 2021
