Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: U.S. preparing new sanctions to impede Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and is preparing wid...
Thomson Reuters Dec 23, 2020
Trump's COVID bill delay leaves millions of desperate Americans in limbo
By Jonnelle Marte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's threat late Tuesday to veto the $892 billion coronavirus relief bill approved by Congress this week may delay aid for millions of fami...
Thomson Reuters Dec 23, 2020
U.S. immigration arrests down 27% in 2020, a trend activists hope Biden will continue
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. immigration arrests fell by 27% in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic led to fewer border crossings and reduced operations, a falloff that pro-immigrant activis...
Thomson Reuters Dec 23, 2020
Spain to receive 350,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine per week
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will receive 350,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech per week starting on Saturday, with a total of nearly 4.6 million to be delivered over the next 12 weeks, Heal...
Thomson Reuters Dec 23, 2020
Taiwan cancels, curbs gatherings after new local COVID-19 case -Xinhua
(Reuters) - Taiwan's tourism department on Wednesday cancelled an annual New Year celebration at the northeastern tip of the island, the Xinhua news agency reported, after a report of the first locall...
Thomson Reuters Dec 23, 2020
From automation to Bitcoin, Canadian investors see opportunity in 2021
By Fergal Smith and Maiya Keidan TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian fund managers are revamping their portfolios, picking cyclical stocks that could benefit from a return to a more typical economy in the co...
Thomson Reuters Dec 23, 2020
Egypt seeks more coronavirus vaccines as infections surge
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is working to boost its supply of coronavirus vaccines as the number of recorded infections rises, the health minister said on Wednesday. The country signed a contract to get v...
Thomson Reuters Dec 23, 2020
Powerful business lobby replaces ally of ex-Congo president Kabila
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's main private business lobby replaced a close ally of former president Joseph Kabila as its chairman on Wednesday, further weakening Kabila in his po...
Thomson Reuters Dec 23, 2020
U.S. regulator modifies ban to allow Mahindra to seller newer Roxor models in Jeep case
DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. regulator ruled on Wednesday that Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd's newer design for its Roxor off-road utility vehicle did not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of F...
Thomson Reuters Dec 23, 2020
Before Christmas, German crematorium struggles with COVID-19 deaths
By Jiri Skacel and Matthias Rietschel MEISSEN, Germany (Reuters) - A German crematorium in the eastern state of Saxony, which has been hit hard by the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, is strug...
Thomson Reuters Dec 23, 2020
