Secret Santa Brings Christmas to Heartbroken Widow
2021-12-05
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Abu Dhabi leads most Gulf bourses higher; Qatar dips
2021-12-05
Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comDec 5 (Reuters) – Most Gulf bourses ended higher on Sunday, with some recouping recent COVID-19-related losses, while the Abu Dhabi index hit another record peak.Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index (.TASI) advanced 2.4%, buoyed by a 3.6% rise in Al Rajhi Bank (1120.SE) and a 7.4% leap in the…Continue Reading
Vietnam to pay attention to monetary policy after U.S. report
2021-12-05
A Vietnam Dong note is seen in this illustration photo May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comHANOI, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Vietnam will pay more attention to its monetary policy as it is not only a domestic matter but the a concern for the country’s big trade partners, a…Continue Reading
Portuguese parliament dissolved ahead of Jan 30 election
2021-12-05
Parliament members vote on the 2022 state budget draft in first reading at the Portuguese Parliament in Lisbon, Portugal, October 27, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File PhotoLISBON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa decreed the dissolution of parliament on Sunday in the remaining formal step ahead of a previously announced snap general election…Continue Reading
Israeli firm to sell HSBC Tower in New York for $855 million
2021-12-05
A general view of the skyline of Manhattan as seen from the One World Trade Center Tower in New York City, New York, U.S., June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comJERUSALEM, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Israel’s Property and Building Corp (PTBL.TA) said on Sunday it agreed to sell the…Continue Reading
Belarus summons Ukrainian military attache over border violation
2021-12-05
Belarusian-Ukrainian and Polish border sign posts are seen at the border with Belarus and Poland in Volyn region, Ukraine November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichRegister now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comMOSCOW, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The Belarusian defence ministry said on Sunday it had summoned Ukraine’s military attaché to protest against what it called repeated…Continue Reading
German COVID-19 rules put off shoppers, says retailer group
2021-12-05
Shoppers in Cologne’s main shopping street Hohe Strasse (High Street) in Cologne, Germany, 12, December, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comBERLIN, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The tighter restrictions Germany has introduced to try to limit the spread of COVID-19 are putting people off from shopping in the usually busy run-up…Continue Reading
Western countries express concern over Afghan reprisals
2021-12-05
Afghan policemen keep watch at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan April 19, 2021 REUTERS/Omar SobhaniRegister now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comBERLIN, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The United States and a group of Western countries including Germany, France and Britain have expressed concern over reported killings and disappearances of former members of the Afghan security…Continue Reading
COVID-19 curbs China’s power in Indo-Pacific, risks of war ‘significant’
2021-12-05
People wearing protective masks walk on a street, following the new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China, December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Aly SongRegister now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comMELBOURNE, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic has weakened China’s power in the Indo-Pacific, and the region’s deepening security uncertainties present a “significant”…Continue Reading
Is the best strategy against omicron to boost with the original vaccine?
2021-12-05
Federal health officials are urging all vaccinated adults to get their Covid booster shot amid growing alarm over the omicron variant, a heavily mutated coronavirus strain that’s already been detected in a handful of states across the U.S. But some vaccine experts worry that numerous booster doses of existing vaccines could make future vaccines, if…Continue Reading