Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. ready to mediate discussions between Israel and Lebanon -Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the United States is ready to keep working with Israel and Lebanon on negotiations for a maritime boundary, as the countries ...
Dec 22, 2020
Sweden registers 22,319 new COVID-19 cases, 174 deaths since Friday
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose soft-touch pandemic response has placed it in the global spotlight, registered 22,319 new coronavirus cases since Friday, Health Agency statistics showed on Tuesday...
Dec 22, 2020
Venezuela opposition lawmakers go into survival mode after election boycott
By Brian Ellsworth and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - The hush over Venezuela's parliament at the start of proceedings last week was broken by background noise that would last throughout the sessi...
Dec 22, 2020
French medical regulator to decide on COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 24
PARIS (Reuters) - French medical regulator HAS said on Tuesday it would decide on Dec. 24 whether to approve the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for France's vaccination rollout, after the Eu...
Dec 22, 2020
Shrunken bowl season makes it more important to watch’em all
By: Ralph D. Russo Well, hope you're happy, Mr. (or Miss) There Are Too Many Bowls guy (or gal). This long season through the pandemic has whittled the bowl lineup from the 43 that were originally sch...
Dec 22, 2020
Swiss report 4,275 new coronavirus cases, 129 more deaths
ZURICH (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections rose by 4,275 cases in a day, data https://www.covid19.admin.ch/en/overview from Swiss health authorities showed on Tuesday, as the country closed restaurants...
Dec 22, 2020
Ocugen to co-develop Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine candidate for U.S
(Reuters) - Drug developer Ocugen Inc will co-develop India-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine candidate for the U.S. market, the companies said on Tuesday. The vaccine candidate, Covaxin, is cur...
Dec 22, 2020
Under canvas, displaced Syrians face twin threats of COVID, winter cold
by Mahmoud Hassano NORTH IDLIB, Syria, Dec 22 (Reuters) Displaced from Aleppo, Qassem Ahmad Sharraq Al-Zeit is bracing for a Syrian winter under canvas - with the struggle to keep his wife and four ch...
Dec 22, 2020
Macron health situation stable - French presidency
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron's health situation remains stable after contracting COVID-19 last week, the French presidency said. "The health condition of the president remains stable," ...
Dec 22, 2020
China says it opposes U.S. list of firms with alleged military ties
(Reuters) - China's Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday it firmly opposed a U.S. move placing 58 Chinese companies on a list of firms with alleged military ties, and vowed to take measures to safegua...
Dec 22, 2020
