EXCLUSIVE California probes Google’s treatment of Black female workers
World
December 17, 2021
EXCLUSIVE California probes Google’s treatment of Black female workers
Dec 17 (Reuters) – California’s civil rights regulator is investigating Google’s treatment of Black female workers following alleged incidents of…
Explainer: How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?
Egypt
December 17, 2021
Explainer: How worried should we be about the Omicron variant?
Dec 14 (Reuters) – The Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in 77 countries since it was first identified three…
Turkey’s cenbank signals a pause will follow its latest rate cut
Middle East
December 16, 2021
Turkey’s cenbank signals a pause will follow its latest rate cut
ISTANBUL, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Turkey’s central bank signaled a pause to its easing cycle on Thursday after cutting its…
Analysis: Lebanon hands its undocumented a win – but little work
Middle East
December 16, 2021
Analysis: Lebanon hands its undocumented a win – but little work
BEIRUT, Dec 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Lebanon has for the first time eased restrictions on thousands of undocumented workers…
Egyptian construction tycoon Samih Sawiris to step down as Orascom’s chairman
Egypt
December 16, 2021
Egyptian construction tycoon Samih Sawiris to step down as Orascom’s chairman
Egyptian billionaire construction tycoon Samih Sawiris will step down as chairman of Orascom Development Holding and transfer his duties to…
Omicron thrives in airways, not lungs; new data on asymptomatic cases
World
December 16, 2021
Omicron thrives in airways, not lungs; new data on asymptomatic cases
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate…
Russia hands proposals to US on security guarantees, Kremlin says
World
December 15, 2021
Russia hands proposals to US on security guarantees, Kremlin says
MOSCOW, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Russia handed the United States concrete proposals for binding security guarantees that it wants from…
GCC calls on Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from conducting ‘terrorist operations’
Middle East
December 15, 2021
GCC calls on Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from conducting ‘terrorist operations’
RIYADH, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The Gulf Cooperation Council called on Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from conducting “terrorist operations”, strengthen…
Qatar energy and ExxonMobil sign Cyprus energy exploration deal
Middle East
December 15, 2021
Qatar energy and ExxonMobil sign Cyprus energy exploration deal
Cairo, Dec 10 (Reuters) – A consortium consisting of Qatar Energy and ExxonMobil (XOM.N) has signed an agreement with Cyprus for energy…
Under scrutiny, North Korea tries to restrict news about executions – group
World
December 15, 2021
Under scrutiny, North Korea tries to restrict news about executions – group
SEOUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) – North Korea has changed the way it carries out capital punishment in response to greater…