Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France's new coronavirus infections above 26,000 over 24 hours
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry reported 26,457 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours on Wednesday, up sharply from 11,395 on Tuesday, and a level unseen since Nov. 18. France...
Dec 30, 2020
Second indigenous activist killed in Honduras in past week
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - An indigenous leader and activist was killed in northern Honduras, officials said on Wednesday, the second such murder in the Central American country in le...
Dec 30, 2020
Ivory Coast opposition leader Affi released 2 months after election-spat arrest
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast opposition leader Pascal Affi N'Guessan was released on Wednesday after nearly two months in custody for creating a breakaway government after a disputed presidential e...
Dec 30, 2020
French truckers brace for disruption as Britain restores hard border with Europe
By Ardee Napolitano CALAIS, France (Reuters) - Red tape, new "smart borders" that don't talk to one another and ill-prepared traders threaten border chaos, French truckers warned a day before Britain ...
Dec 30, 2020
Migrants stranded in open air in Bosnia after relocation fails
BIHAC, Bosnia (Reuters) - Hundreds of migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East were left stranded in the open air on Wednesday when an attempt to relocate them to another site in Bosnia after fi...
Dec 30, 2020
Reuters cameraman detained in Ethiopia has seen no evidence against him, lawyer says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu has been held in solitary confinement for nearly a week without charge or being given any evidence of wrongdoing, his lawyer said. His lawyer Melk...
Dec 30, 2020
Biden to take swift action to roll back harmful 'midnight regulations' -transition team
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The Biden administration will take swift action when it assumes office on Jan. 20 to rollback harmful Trump administration policies that will not have taken effect by inau...
Dec 30, 2020
New COVID-19 strain spreading faster than all forecasts -Irish PM
DUBLIN (Reuters) - A new strain of COVID-19 that reached Ireland from the United Kingdom is spreading faster than the country's most pessimistic forecasts, Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Wednes...
Dec 30, 2020
Downbeaten S&P 500 energy sector throws off bullish 'golden cross' signal
(Reuters) - A bullish technical signal was being given by the S&P 500 energy sector on Wednesday, when the 50-day moving average for the industry index rose above the 200-day moving average, forming w...
Dec 30, 2020
Argentine regulator approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine - Astrazeneca
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Argentina's regulator on Wednesday approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use in the country, AstraZeneca said...
Dec 30, 2020
