Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Netanyahu cancels planned UAE visit - Israel's Kan broadcaster
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A planned visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday has been cancelled, Israel's public broadcaster Kan said. (Writing by Dan Wil...
Mar 11, 2021
BOJ may exempt more funds from negative rates at March review: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may tweak a three-tier deposit system at next week's policy review to exempt a larger portion of reserves from negative interest rates, said sources familiar with i...
Mar 11, 2021
Hungary reports record 8,312 coronavirus infections in 24 hours
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary reported a record 8,312 new coronavirus infections and 172 deaths on Thursday. There were 8,329 coronavirus patients in hospital, 911 of them needing a ventilator, putting...
Mar 11, 2021
Make-or-break EDF restructuring talks seen concluding in March: sources
PARIS (Reuters) - Negotiations between Paris and Brussels over an overhaul of state-controlled power group EDF are entering a final stage, with an outcome expected by the end of March, two union sourc...
Mar 11, 2021
Mobile courts target Nigeria's COVID-19 rule-breakers
By Abraham Achirga ABUJA (Reuters) - Eagle Square in Nigeria's capital Abuja usually hosts concerts, rallies, and even presidential inaugurations but since the COVID-19 pandemic it has become home to ...
Mar 11, 2021
Israel Aerospace, UAE weapons maker team up on anti-drone tech
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said on Thursday it will jointly develop an advanced drone defence system with United Arab Emirates' state-owned weapons maker EDGE. Israel and ...
Mar 11, 2021
Philippines reports largest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in nearly six months
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday recorded 3,749 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily increase in cases in nearly six months, and 63 additional deaths. In a bull...
Mar 11, 2021
Russia reports 9,270 new COVID-19 cases, 459 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 9,270 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 1,281 in Moscow, taking its total case tally to 4,360,823 since the pandemic began. The government coronavirus taskfo...
Mar 11, 2021
Queue to quaff? Pandemic poses problems for Sweden's state booze monopoly
By Colm Fulton STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - On a chilly Saturday in central Stockholm, around 150 people queue on a street, squinting into the low sun, checking their watches and hoping to make it into Syste...
Mar 11, 2021
Nadal not ready to play yet due to back issue, skips Dubai event
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal will not compete at next week's ATP 500 event in Dubai as he has not recovered fully from a back issue sustained ahead of the Australian Open, the world No.2 said on Thursday. N...
Mar 11, 2021
