RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -Palestinians held municipal elections in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday in a rare democratic exercise and amid rising anger with President Mahmoud Abbas after he cancelled planned legislative and presidential votes earlier this year.FILE PHOTO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021. Sputnik/Evgeny Biyatov/Kremlin […]

Hong Kong-listed shares of Weibo opened down 6% in their trading debut on Wednesday. Shares opened at 256.20 Hong Kong dollars ($32.85) a piece compared to an offer price of 272.80 Hong Kong dollars ($34.98). This is the Chinese social media giant's secondary listing where it raised approximately $385 million. In this article WB Hong Kong-listed shares of Weibo opened […]

(Reuters) -Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise across Canada’s most populous province of Ontario due to the Delta variant, while Omicron “will hit us hard and fast” next year, an expert panel said on Tuesday.United States-bound passengers walk in Toronto Pearson Airport’s Terminal 3, days before new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing protocols to enter the U.S. come into effect, […]

RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s experiment with vaccine mandates that spurred angry protests last month appears to be coming unloose, with most cafes, restaurants and train stations no longer asking customers to show their passes.FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators gesture during a protest against COVID-19 vaccine pass in Rabat, Morocco October 31, 2021. Picture taken October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Shereen TalaatWith the Omicron variant […]

FILE PHOTO: The logo of technology company Nvidia is seen at its headquarters in Santa Clara, California February 11, 2015. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithBRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators have temporarily halted their investigation into Nvidia’s bid for British chip designer ARM, the largest ever chip deal, as they await more information, according to a European Commission filing. The European Commission stopped […]

Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel and her successor Olaf Scholz agreed with leaders of Germany's 16 states to bar the unvaccinated from access to all but the most essential businesses. Germany's vaccination rate of just under 70% is around the EU average but lower than countries like Portugal and Ireland. Germany on Thursday imposed restrictions on the unvaccinated as it sought […]

The futures were mixed on Thursday, as the volatility roller-coaster continues into the final trading month for 2021. The combination of the Omicron variant (which the CDC confirmed a case in the United States on Wednesday) and Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell’s indications that the Fed may have to be more aggressive in the tightening policy was all the risk-off […]

Following the pullback seen in the previous session, treasuries showed a strong move back to the upside during trading on Tuesday. Bond prices gave back some ground after an early upward move but remained firmly positive. As a result, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, slid 8.7 basis points to 1.443 percent. During […]