Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian riot police arrest renegade priest in raid on convent
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Riot police in Russia arrested a renegade priest in the early hours of Tuesday in a raid on a convent he had seized control of and accused him of driving children to suicide, accord...
Dec 29, 2020
Top 25 roundup: Maryland topples No. 6 Wisconsin
Eric Ayala scored 17 points and Aaron Wiggins added 15 points and nine rebounds as Maryland shot 64 percent in the second half en route to a 70-64 upset of No. 6 Wisconsin on Monday night in Madison, ...
Dec 29, 2020
Kia Motors' union in South Korea approves tentative labour deal
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean workers for Kia Motors Corp have agreed to a freeze in base salary for the first time in 11 years under a preliminary deal with the automaker following 16 rounds of nego...
Dec 29, 2020
Belarus begins administering Russian COVID-19 vaccine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus has begun administering the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, both countries said on Tuesday, after the first consignment arrived in Minsk. Last week, many Russian...
Dec 29, 2020
COVID drives Dutch death rate up to highest level since WWII
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of deaths in the Netherlands increased at the highest rate since World War Two this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Dutch national statistics office (CBS) sa...
Dec 29, 2020
European stocks extend gains as Brexit deal boosts UK
(Reuters) - European stocks extended their year-end rally on Tuesday as a Brexit trade deal, hopes of an expanded U.S. stimulus package and euro zone's marathon COVID-19 vaccination campaign brightene...
Dec 29, 2020
Russia jails former energy executive for 15 years for spying for Moldova - RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia sentenced a former board member of state energy holding company Inter RAO to 15 years in jail on Tuesday after finding her guilty of spying for Moldova at a trial held behind...
Dec 29, 2020
Ryanair restricts voting rights of non-EU shareholders in Brexit move
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair on Tuesday confirmed it would restrict the voting rights of British shareholders from Jan. 1 in a bid to ensure it remains majority EU-owned and retain full licensing and fl...
Dec 29, 2020
Russia, working with U.S., seizes cocaine, arrests traffickers, says Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday it had worked with U.S. authorities to seize large quantities of cocaine and break up an international drug smuggling ring. I...
Dec 29, 2020
Dubai aims to inoculate 70% of population with Pfizer vaccine in 2021
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai is planning to inoculate 70% of its population with the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech by the end of 2021, in a campaign free of charge for cit...
Dec 29, 2020
