Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As mutated variant spreads, PM Johnson mulls stricter lockdown
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will review its COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday to decide if it needs to impose stricter measures on more parts of England after a highly infectious mutate...
Dec 23, 2020
Bank of England must have 'laser focus' on inflation - Haldane
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England must have a "laser focus" on keeping inflation expectations in check once the COVID-19 crisis eases, the central bank's Chief Economist, Andy Haldane, said in an...
Dec 23, 2020
No Brexit trade deal yet as serious issues remain, British minister says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union have still not clinched a Brexit trade deal as serious issues remain unresolved that prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson signing up to an accord, a B...
Dec 23, 2020
NDSU Comes Up Short in Shootout at TCU, 89-82
FORT WORTH, Texas -(NDSU Athletics) The North Dakota State men’s basketball team came up on the losing end of a high-scoring battle with TCU on Tuesday night, falling 89-82 at Schollmaier Arena....
Dec 23, 2020
Stranded truckers to roll for France from UK as border reopens
LONDON (Reuters) -Thousands of angry truck drivers should be able to start leaving Britain for France on Wednesday after Paris lifted a partial blockade designed to stop the spread of a new highly inf...
Dec 23, 2020
I'm kicking myself: Scottish first minister sorry for mask error
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued an apology on Wednesday after she was photographed at an indoor event without wearing a mask in breach of strict COVID-19 rules. Stu...
Dec 23, 2020
South Korea jails ex-justice minister's wife in case that felled top presidential aide
By Josh Smith and Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court on Wednesday sentenced the wife of a former justice minister to four years in prison and nearly half a million dollars in fines in a...
Dec 23, 2020
Czechs report 10,821 new coronavirus cases, highest daily tally since November 6
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech republic reported 10,821 new coronavirus cases early on Wednesday, the first daily tally over 10,000 since Nov. 6, health ministry data showed. The government is due to de...
Dec 23, 2020
Keep calm, Taiwan says after first local COVID-19 case in eight months
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on people on Wednesday to keep calm after the island confirmed its first locally transmitted case of COVID-19 since April 12, as the government ...
Dec 23, 2020
China says fighter aircraft did not enter South Korea's air space
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Chinese and Russian warplanes did not enter South Korean airspace, after Seoul said they scrambled fighter jets in response to an in...
Dec 23, 2020
