Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Twitter to hand over @POTUS account to Biden on January 20
By Aakriti Bhalla (Reuters) - Twitter Inc will transfer control of the @POTUS account to the Joe Biden administration on Jan. 20, the company said. The @POTUS account is the official account of the Pr...
Nov 21, 2020
Pompeii's ruins yield scalded bodies of rich man and slave
ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered the exceptionally well-preserved remains of two men scalded to death by the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD,...
Nov 21, 2020
Russia ready to provide other countries with Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, says Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin told G20 leaders on Saturday that Russia was ready to provide its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to other countries who need it. Russia is also prep...
Nov 21, 2020
Britain and Canada sign post-Brexit rollover trade deal
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and Canada struck a continuity trade deal on Saturday to maintain the flow of goods and services worth $27 billion between the two countries after Brexit, and...
Nov 21, 2020
Thousands turn out to mourn Serbia's Patriarch, despite COVID-19 surge
By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) - Several thousand worshippers and clergy, some without face masks, filed steadily into a Belgrade church on Saturday to pay their respects to Patriarch Irinej...
Nov 21, 2020
Russia bars entry to 25 British citizens in retaliation for UK sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has banned entry to 25 British citizens in retaliation for similar measures by Britain, Russia's foreign ministry said on Saturday, without providing their names. Britain bro...
Nov 21, 2020
Saudi King Salman: G20 leaders must work towards equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman said in his opening remarks to G20 leaders on Saturday that they must work towards affordable and equitable access to vaccines and other tools to combat th...
Nov 21, 2020
CanSino to test coronavirus vaccine candidate in Argentina and Chile
BEIJING (Reuters) - CanSino Biologics Inc will start testing its coronavirus vaccine candidate in late-stage human trials in Argentina and Chile, the co-founder of the Chinese pharmaceutical company s...
Nov 21, 2020
Thousands attend Pakistani cleric's funeral despite COVID-19 curbs
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral of a hardline Pakistani cleric in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, defying a government ban o...
Nov 21, 2020
Saudi FDI up in first half of 2020 as economy shows resilience, minister says
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment Khalid al-Falih said on Saturday foreign direct investment (FDI) increased by 12% in the first half of 2020 compared with the same period...
Nov 21, 2020
