Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Palestinians sending ambassadors back to UAE and Bahrain, official says
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinians are sending ambassadors back to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain after recalling them in protest at the Gulf countries' U.S.-brokered deals establi...
Nov 18, 2020
Polish judge, government critic loses immunity amid EU rule of law dispute
WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish judge critical of the ruling nationalists' judiciary reforms had his immunity from prosecution removed on Wednesday by a disciplinary chamber the EU says is not independent...
Nov 18, 2020
U.S. death toll from COVID-19 nears quarter million as infection rates soar
By Gabriella Borter and Anurag Maan (Reuters) - The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States approached 250,000 on Wednesday, the day after the country recorded the highest number of victims in n...
Nov 18, 2020
Google redesigns Pay app, opens waitlist for bank accounts with Citi
By Paresh Dave and Anna Irrera OAKLAND, Calif./LONDON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday relaunched its U.S. payments app, introducing paid promotions to the service and opening a waitlist...
Nov 18, 2020
UK regulator says Pfizer results 'very encouraging'; wants to assess full data
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's medicines regulator said on Wednesday that final late-stage trial results from Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine candidate were very encouraging, adding it would need...
Nov 18, 2020
Former U.S. Green Beret soldier pleads guilty to Russian spy conspiracy
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A one-time officer in the elite U.S. Green Beret special forces unit has pleaded guilty to charges he conspired to provide American defense secrets to Russian ...
Nov 18, 2020
Analysis: Another bitcoin bubble? This time it's different, backers hope
By Tom Wilson and Anna Irrera LONDON (Reuters) - With bitcoin surging to the cusp of its 2017 all-time high, backers are hoping fewer frenzied retail investors means less chance of a crash this time a...
Nov 18, 2020
De Beers diamond sales rise as demand recovers from COVID-19 hit
(Reuters) - Sales of rough diamonds at De Beers rose more than 12% in the latest sales cycle, its parent Anglo American said on Wednesday, as demand improves on the back of easing COVID-19 restriction...
Nov 18, 2020
Air France-KLM prepares COVID-19 vaccine airlift
PARIS (Reuters) - Air France-KLM is among airlines gearing up for the challenge of transporting millions of doses of temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines in the midst of a travel slump. Breakthroug...
Nov 18, 2020
Duchess Meghan sought advice from senior royals before writing letter to father
LONDON (Reuters) - Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, sought advice from two senior members of the royal family before writing a letter to her father which is at the centre of a privacy lawsuit agai...
Nov 18, 2020
