Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. jobless benefit cut-off pushes millions to financial cliff-edge
By Simon Lewis (Reuters) - When the U.S. Congress passed a pandemic aid bill on Monday, Meghan Meyer, a single mom from Lincoln, Nebraska, thought she would get some respite from the daily struggle to...
Dec 26, 2020
Bangladesh set to move second batch of Rohingya refugees to remote island: officials
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh is set to move a second batch of Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal this month, officials sa...
Dec 26, 2020
Thailand confirms 103 new coronavirus infections
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Sunday confirmed 103 new infections of the coronavirus, including 94 domestic transmissions, the government said in a statement. The new cases also include eight found ...
Dec 26, 2020
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 13,755: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 13,755 to 1,640,858, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Sunday. The report...
Dec 26, 2020
Golf: Norman out of hospital, to continue isolating at home
(Reuters) - Australian golfing great Greg Norman returned home on Saturday after being admitted to hospital in Florida on Christmas Day with COVID-19 symptoms. The 65-year-old said he had tested negat...
Dec 26, 2020
Three killed, three injured in Illinois bowling alley shooting: media reports
(Reuters) - Three people were killed and three injured in a Saturday night shooting at a bowling alley in Rockford, Illinois, local media reported, citing police. A person of interest was reported to ...
Dec 26, 2020
NY health network faces criminal investigation over unauthorized COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - New York State Health officials said on Saturday they are investigating a Brooklyn-based healthcare provider on suspicion it violated state guidelines for distribution of COVID-19 vaccine....
Dec 26, 2020
China reports 22 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 locally transmitted
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 26, up from 20 cases the previous day, the country's health authority said on Sunday. The National Health Commission said in i...
Dec 26, 2020
Sydney awaits verdict on New Year's Eve festivities as COVID-19 outbreak grows
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak continued on Sunday with more than a quarter million people in lockdown as Australia's largest city awaited word on whether any public N...
Dec 26, 2020
China's industrial profits rise 15.5% year-on-year in November
BEIJING (Reuters) - Profits at Chinese industrial firms in November grew 15.5% year-on-year to 729.32 billion yuan ($111.50 billion), official data showed on Sunday. That compared with a 28.2% surge i...
Dec 26, 2020
