Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pandemic made my last year in office the hardest, says emotional Merkel
By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel said in her last New Year's address to the nation as German chancellor that 2020 was by far the most difficult of her 15-year leadership, yet the start ...
Dec 30, 2020
Venezuela Supreme Court rules parliament's term extension invalid
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a move by the opposition-controlled National Assembly to extend its term an additional year was invalid, paving the way for allies...
Dec 30, 2020
Arise Sir Lewis; F1 champion Hamilton gets his knighthood
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was awarded a knighthood in the UK New Year's honours list published on Wednesday. The 35-year-old this year be...
Dec 30, 2020
Capitals sign Slovak defenseman Chara to one-year deal
(Reuters) - Long-time Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara has agreed a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals, the NHL team said on Wednesday. The 43-year-old Slovak defenseman, who in 2011 beca...
Dec 30, 2020
Exxon signals up to $20 billion writedown to overwhelm fourth quarter price gains in oil, chemicals
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp signaled in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that higher oil and gas prices and improved chemicals margins would aid fourth quarter results, but the gains would be...
Dec 30, 2020
COVID-19 second-stage vaccinations to be delayed across UK -The Guardian
(Reuters) - More than 500,000 people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 will have their second dose delayed for up to 12 weeks as the NHS rethinks the rollout that is aimed at halting the surgi...
Dec 30, 2020
Japan awarded more than 100 contracts over 10 years to Dentsu-linked non-profit groups
By Ju-min Park, Sakura Murakami, Mari Saito and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government has awarded more than 100 contracts over the last decade to two non-profit groups set up by ...
Dec 30, 2020
Case of highly infectious UK variant of coronavirus identified in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The highly infectious coronavirus variant originally discovered in Britain has been detected in California, California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday, a day after the ...
Dec 30, 2020
Bills to host playoff game with limited fans in stands
The Buffalo Bills will be allowed to have nearly 7,000 fans in the stands when they host their first playoff game in 24 years, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. They will be the first sp...
Dec 30, 2020
Egyptian prosecution wants accusations against police excluded from Regeni case
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecution told investigators on Wednesday to exclude Italian prosecutors' accusations against four Egyptian policemen from case documents on the 2016 killing of an I...
Dec 30, 2020
