(Reuters) – The fast-spreading Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 43% of the COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week ended Jan. 14, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Friday. The subvariant accounted for about 30% of cases in the first week of January, higher than …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand retreated on Friday, losing gains made after U.S. data offered hope inflation was now on a sustained downward trend, potentially allowing the Federal Reserve to slow its policy tightening pace. At 1525 GMT, the rand traded at 16.8300 against the dollar, 0.6% weaker than its previous close. The dollar index, …
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By Bernard Orr and Ellen Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) -The peak of China’s COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said. Infections are expected to surge in rural areas as hundreds of millions travel …
China COVID peak to last 2-3 months, hit rural areas next -expert Read More »
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Living under China’s stringent COVID-19 restrictions for the past three years had caused Zhang Qi enough stress and uncertainty to consider not having babies in the country. When China abruptly dismantled its “zero COVID” regime last month to let the virus spread freely, the balance tilted to a definite …
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Berlin (Reuters) – Bundesjustizminister Marco Buschmann (FDP) zeigt sich offen für die Lieferung von Leopard-2-Panzern an die Ukraine. “Meine persönliche Auffassung ist klar und die lautet: Das darf kein Tabu sein”, sagte er der “Augsburger Allgemeinen” (Samstagausgabe). Kanzler Olaf Scholz betonte dagegen in der SPD-Fraktion am Freitag nach Angaben aus Teilnehmerkreisen, dass er bei seinem …
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WASHINGTON, 13 ene (Reuters) – Los consumidores estadounidenses creen que las presiones sobre los precios bajarán considerablemente en los próximos 12 meses, según una encuesta publicada el viernes, que mostró que sus perspectivas de inflación a un año cayeron en enero al nivel más bajo desde la primavera de 2021. La Encuesta de Consumidores de …
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By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy unexpectedly eked out some growth in November after a boost from World Cup drinkers and video game sales, reducing the chance that it has already slipped into recession, but the picture for 2023 remains gloomy. Gross domestic product rose 0.1% from October, figures from the …
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By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish officials searched wetlands on the border with Belarus on Friday after three bodies were found in an area where thousands of migrants from the Middle East and Africa have been trying to enter the European Union. The death of a Yemeni doctor near the border, where winter temperatures …
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Por Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, 12 ene (Reuters) – Los precios de las importaciones estadounidenses aumentaron inesperadamente en diciembre tras cinco descensos mensuales consecutivos, impulsados por el encarecimiento del gas natural ylos alimentos, lo que sugiere que la lucha contra la inflación se prolongaría incluso cuando los precios al consumidor tengan una tendencia a la baja. …
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Por Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, 12 ene (Reuters) -Los precios de las importaciones estadounidenses aumentaron inesperadamente en diciembre tras cinco descensos mensuales consecutivos, impulsados por el encarecimiento del gas natural ylos alimentos, lo que sugiere que la lucha contra la inflación se prolongaría incluso cuando los precios al consumidor tengan una tendencia a la baja. Los …
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