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U.S., Russian officials set for security talks on January 10 – U.S. official

U.S., Russian officials set for security talks on January 10 – U.S. official

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Russian officials will take part in security talks on Jan. 10 as the countri..

Australia COVID numbers hit a peak as Omicron outbreak strains domestic politics

Australia COVID numbers hit a peak as Omicron outbreak strains domestic politics

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia recorded another record surge in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as an outbreak of the highly infect..

Gazprom says it will not sell gas on its spot platform this week

Gazprom says it will not sell gas on its spot platform this week

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas giant Gazprom does not plan to hold auctions for spot gas sales on its Electronic Sales Platform ..

Vaccine and infection data mark small victories in Omicron battle

Vaccine and infection data mark small victories in Omicron battle

By James Macharia Chege and Josephine Mason JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) -Two vaccine makers said their shots protected against Omicr..

Scotland reports fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations with Omicron

Scotland reports fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations with Omicron

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – In Scotland, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus appears less likely to result in COVID-19 hospita..

COVID-testing rules spark Christmas travel chaos in Australia as cases hit records

COVID-testing rules spark Christmas travel chaos in Australia as cases hit records

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s COVID-19 testing facilities were severely stretched on Thursday amid a record..

Oil prices keep climbing even as Omicron COVID-19 variant fans out

Oil prices keep climbing even as Omicron COVID-19 variant fans out

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday for a third straight day, underpinned by a weaker dollar on opt..

Tesla CEO Musk says he is ‘almost done’ with stock sales; shares rally

Tesla CEO Musk says he is ‘almost done’ with stock sales; shares rally

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was “almost done” with hi..

UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England

UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said that from Wednesday it was reducing the COVID-19 self-isolation period to seven d..

UK retail sales growth slides as Omicron hits – CBI

UK retail sales growth slides as Omicron hits – CBI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales growth fell sharply in the first half of December as concerns about the Omicr..