Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tiffany shareholders back LVMH takeover, ending long-drawn dispute
(Reuters) - U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co's shareholders on Wednesday approved a $15.8 billion deal with France's LVMH, ending an acrimonious dispute between the two luxury retailers that had stretched fo...
Dec 30, 2020
Russia buries Soviet double agent George Blake with honours
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia buried former British spy and Soviet double agent George Blake with military honours on Wednesday, the RIA news agency reported, four days after he died at the age of 98. Bla...
Dec 30, 2020
Biden and Harris to campaign in Georgia in early January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will travel to Georgia early next month to campaign for Democratic candidates in runoff elections that coul...
Dec 30, 2020
Opposition in Central African Republic calls for repeat of disrupted election
By Antoine Rolland BANGUI (Reuters) - A group of influential opposition politicians in Central African Republic has called for an annullment of last Sunday's election, saying that a third of voters we...
Dec 30, 2020
AstraZeneca says working to get its vaccine approved in Brazil as fast as possible
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Wednesday it is working efficiently and transparently to bring its vaccine to Brazil as fast as possible, adding that it remains committed to seeking ful...
Dec 30, 2020
In Simone Biles’ path, a fearless young gymnast learns new 2020 routine
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Ty-La Morris has always been special. She was "a little older than one" when she crawled to the edge of her bed and did the splits, according to her mother, Likisha McCormic...
Dec 30, 2020
Factbox-Whats and whys of the EU-China investment agreement
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and China agreed an investment pact on Wednesday, which Brussels believes will help redress what it sees as imbalanced economic ties. [L8N2JA16T] Here are the m...
Dec 30, 2020
Georgia legislators seek scrutiny of jail deaths as new case emerges
By Ned Parker (Reuters) - Georgia lawmakers are calling for greater oversight of the Chatham County Detention Center over a string of deaths documented in a series of reports by Reuters. At least 24 i...
Dec 30, 2020
Xi says China, EU investment deal will offer better business environment
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday an investment deal with the EU will offer bigger markets and a better business environment for both Chinese and European investments,...
Dec 30, 2020
WHO, marking year since COVID-19 began, urges fair vaccine distribution to all
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization, marking a year since the first cases of the novel coronavirus were reported by China, urged countries on Wednesday to...
Dec 30, 2020
