Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China 'mines' ice from river to build frozen castles, pagoda
By Carlos Garcia and Xihao Jiang HARBIN, China (Reuters) - For more than 300 "ice miners" in Harbin, work begins in the numbing cold before dawn every day on the frozen Songhua, a broad river that win...
Dec 22, 2020
U.S. Homeland Security Dept to issue China data security warning to businesses -Axios
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will issue an advisory to American businesses, warning them of data security risks associated with using communications equipment and services from...
Dec 22, 2020
'My second life': California nurse walks out of hospital after 8-month COVID-19 ordeal
By Steve Gorman LONG BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) - As a veteran ICU nurse whose job is to care for the most critically ill patients at her hospital in Long Beach, California, Merlin Pambuan was well aware...
Dec 22, 2020
Christmas plans on hold as Australia awaits decision on COVID-19 curbs
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney residents will learn on Wednesday whether COVID-19 restrictions will be eased ahead of the Christmas holidays and if the northern seaside suburbs can come out of a lockdown a...
Dec 22, 2020
BNSF Railway crude train derails in Washington state, causes fire on train
(Reuters) - A BNSF Railway train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire near Custer, Washington, at around noon local time on Tuesday, the company said. "Initial reports indicate that between thr...
Dec 22, 2020
Weekly COVID-19 cases hit record fuelled by Americas - WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Weekly COVID-19 cases rose by the highest amount since the pandemic began, the World Health Organization said late on Tuesday, with the Americas accounting for half of them. The dat...
Dec 22, 2020
Peru poised to surpass one million confirmed cases of coronavirus
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru on Tuesday was poised to surpass 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus as concerns about a potential second wave of infections began to grow in the hard-hit Andean nation. The...
Dec 22, 2020
Brazil registers 55,202 new cases of coronavirus, 968 deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday registered 55,202 new cases of coronavirus, the health ministry said, bringing the total to 7,318,821. Deaths rose by 968 to 188,259. (Reporting by Pedro F...
Dec 22, 2020
Pfizer nears deal with U.S. government to supply additional COVID-19 vaccine doses - NYT
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc is close to striking a deal with the U.S. government to supply at least tens of millions of additional doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate next year in exchange for a governm...
Dec 22, 2020
Opening-night rosters feature 107 international players
(Reuters) - Opening night rosters for the National Basketball Association's 2020-21 season, which begins later on Tuesday, will feature 107 international players from 41 countries, including a record ...
Dec 22, 2020
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