Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. CDC considers "test-to-stay" program in schools instead of quarantine - CNN
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering a "test-to-stay" program in schools instead of quarantine, CNN reported on Tuesday. The program is for students who...
Oct 19, 2021
China's EV sales expected to exceed 35% in 2025, Xpeng CEO says
BEIJING (Reuters) - New energy vehicles (NEV) are expected to make up over 35% of new vehicle sales in China in 2025, He Xiaopeng, the chief executive of electric car maker Xpeng Inc said at the Reute...
Oct 19, 2021
Click to Pray 2.0 - Vatican app gets up close and personal with God
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Tuesday rolled out its latest "Click to Pray" app, offering a personal planner among new functions for what it hopes will be an improved digi...
Oct 19, 2021
Bulgaria makes COVID 'health pass' obligatory for leisure activities
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will make a COVID-19 "Green Certificate" mandatory for indoor access to restaurants, cinemas, gyms and shopping malls, the health minister said on Tuesday, as the country st...
Oct 19, 2021
European earnings seen up 47.6% in third quarter
By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) - Europe Inc earnings are expected to have risen 47.6% to 96.1 billion euros ($112 billion) in the third quarter, data from Refinitiv I/B/E/S showed on Tuesday, as the...
Oct 19, 2021
Dutch coronavirus cases jump 44% as hospitals feel strain
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - New coronavirus infections in the Netherlands jumped 44% in the week through Tuesday, forcing several hospitals in the country to cut back on regular care to deal with a rising n...
Oct 19, 2021
Peugeot CEO says nearly 20% of European sales through August electrified
LONDON (Reuters) - The head of Stellantis NV's Peugeot brand said on Tuesday that during the first eight months of 2021 nearly 20% of the vehicles it sold in Europe were electrified. Speaking at the R...
Oct 19, 2021
Drone operator will try to rescue dogs from Spanish volcano
By Guillermo Martinez LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - A Spanish drone operator on Tuesday received permission to try to rescue three emaciated dogs trapped near a volcano in the Canary Islands, by catchin...
Oct 19, 2021
Hungary central bank hikes rates, vows 'decisive' fight against inflation
By Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's central bank raised its benchmark base rate by 15 basis points to 1.8% as expected on Tuesday and pledged to act "in the most decis...
Oct 19, 2021
Ecuador's president declares 60-day state of emergency over rising crime
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso late on Monday declared a state of emergency in the Andean country as part of a crackdown on the consumption and traffickin...
Oct 19, 2021
