Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK records 210 more COVID-19 deaths, cases rise to 34,693
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded 210 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, down from 570 the day before, while cases rose 1,968 to 34,693, the government said, citing partial data. The latest R n...
Dec 26, 2020
Indian farmers agree to meet government over contentious farm laws
By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Leaders of Indian farmers' unions have agreed to meet ministers on Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a seventh round of talks with the government which has ...
Dec 26, 2020
Factbox-Trump on Twitter (Dec. 26) - Defense Bill, Election
The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) The opinions expressed are his own. Reuters has not edited the statement...
Dec 26, 2020
Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up t...
Dec 26, 2020
Police search for clues to mysterious motor home blast in Nashville
By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Police and federal agents in Nashville sought clues on Saturday to determine how and why a motor home was blown to pieces in an apparent bombing on Christma...
Dec 26, 2020
Sweden confirms first case of variant coronavirus in visitor from UK
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The new variant of coronavirus linked to a rapid rise in infections in Britain has been detected in Sweden after a traveller from the United Kingdom became ill and tested positive...
Dec 26, 2020
U.S. holiday retail sales rise 3.0% - Mastercard report
(Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rose 3.0% during this year's expanded holiday shopping season from Oct. 11 to Dec. 24, a report by Mastercard Inc said on Saturday, powered by a pandemic-driven shift tow...
Dec 26, 2020
U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden's wife shares photos of their new son
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden's wife has given birth to a son, photographs posted on her social media page on Saturday showed. "Happy Holidays from our newly expanded family," L...
Dec 26, 2020
U.N. peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic before election
By Antoine Rolland BANGUI (Reuters) - Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed in Central African Republic, the U.N. mission there said on Saturday, as the government and its allies tried to fend...
Dec 26, 2020
George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98
By Timothy Heritage and Polina Ivanova LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - George Blake, who died in Russia on Saturday at the age of 98, was the last in a line of British spies whose secret work for the Soviet...
Dec 26, 2020
