Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Armed bank robbers storm another Brazilian town, battle police in streets
By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - More than 20 armed robbers stormed a bank in a small Brazilian town on Wednesday, taking hostages, exchanging gunfire with police in the streets and k...
Dec 02, 2020
Royal Bank, National Bank of Canada profit beat estimates on lower than expected provisions
By Nichola Saminather and Noor Zainab Hussain TORONTO (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada and National Bank of Canada beat expectations for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, as they set aside less capi...
Dec 02, 2020
Austrian schools, shops to reopen, as lockdown eases, ski opening looms
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian shops and primary schools will reopen on Monday when the country's current lockdown eases, and skiing will be allowed as of Dec. 24, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wedne...
Dec 02, 2020
Drugmaker Merck divests investment in Moderna
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co said on Wednesday it had sold its equity investment in vaccine developer Moderna Inc. Merck said it had achieved a substantial gain on its direct holding in Moder...
Dec 02, 2020
Construction of Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire monitoring centre has begun: Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) - Construction work has started on a joint Turkish-Russian centre to monitor a ceasefire in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Wedn...
Dec 02, 2020
U.S., EU must end trade disputes, Brussels says in Biden wish-list
By Robin Emmott and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States should resolve their trade disputes after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January in ...
Dec 02, 2020
Putin says opposing forces in Belarus need to resolve crisis via talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Belarus was facing unprecedented meddling by external forces and he called on opposing political forces to try to resolve the...
Dec 02, 2020
EU criticises 'hasty' UK approval of COVID-19 vaccine
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union criticised Britain's rapid approval of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, saying its own procedure was more thorough, a...
Dec 02, 2020
Ukraine scraps weekend lockdowns against COVID pandemic: PM
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has lifted weekend lockdown restrictions in place to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic but is still considering whether to introduce a tighter lockdown at a later s...
Dec 02, 2020
Afghan govt, Taliban announce breakthrough deal to press on with peace talks
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan government and Taliban representatives said on Wednesday they had reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks - their first written agreement in 19 years of war. T...
Dec 02, 2020
