Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As they repair Iota's damage, Colombian survivors vow to rebuild
By Javier Andres Rojas BOGOTA (Reuters) - When Category 5 Hurricane Iota roared over the small Colombian island of Providencia in the early hours of Monday morning, Yeisler Chamorro and his wife hunke...
Nov 21, 2020
World Bank warns G20 against doing too little now to address debt problems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass on Saturday warned G20 leaders that failing to provide more permanent debt relief to some countries now could lead to increase poverty and a r...
Nov 21, 2020
Turkey reports highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey on Saturday reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus patients since the outbreak started. Data from the Health Ministry showed that 5,532 people had been diagno...
Nov 21, 2020
General Electric, Vietnamese firm ink power plant MOU: GE, U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co. and a Vietnamese company on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a liquified natural gas power plant, according to GE and a senior Trump...
Nov 21, 2020
Romantic comedy, veteran actress win big at Chinese-language 'Oscars'
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - A veteran actress and a romantic comedy stole the limelight at this year's Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-speaking world's version of the Oscars, in Taiwan on Sat...
Nov 21, 2020
'People need mountains': Swiss ski resorts buck Alpine lockdowns
By Denis Balibouse ZERMATT, Switzerland (Reuters) - Blue skies over the Matterhorn drew skiers and snowboarders to Zermatt on Saturday, as well as police to break up crowds, as Switzerland's modest co...
Nov 21, 2020
UK records 19,875 new COVID-19 cases, 341 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 19,875 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and 341 deaths of people who had tested positive for the virus within 28 days, official data showed. Both figures m...
Nov 21, 2020
Berlin picks sites for vaccination centers, calls for volunteer workers
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has identified six sites in the capital Berlin to be used as centers to administer the new coronavirus vaccination, an official at the civil protection agency said on Saturd...
Nov 21, 2020
Italy reports 34,767 new coronavirus cases, 692 deaths
ROME (Reuters) - Italy registered 34,767 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday, down from 37,242 the day before. The ministry also reported 692 relate...
Nov 21, 2020
Xi says China ready to boost global COVID-19 vaccine cooperation
BEIJING (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China is ready to step up global COVID-19 vaccine cooperation, and called for better international coordination on policies to facilitate...
Nov 21, 2020
