Author Archives: Syndicated Content
At least 15 dead in delays at South Africa-Zimbabwe border -TV news
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - At least 15 people have died in recent weeks on the South African side of the Beitbridge border with Zimbabwe in lengthy queues that have been slowed by coronavirus screening,...
Dec 25, 2020
Next up for retailers: A big wave of gift returns
By Nivedita Balu, Melissa Fares and Lisa Baertlein NEW YORK (Reuters) - As shoppers tuck their final Christmas presents under the tree, U.S. retailers are bracing for a record-setting flood of returns...
Dec 25, 2020
Hundreds protest against Nepali PM's sudden dissolution of parliament
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli faced a fresh political challenge on Friday as hundreds of opponents protested against his sudden move to dissolve parliame...
Dec 25, 2020
Lebanon says first case of new coronavirus variant detected on flight from London
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon has detected its first case of the new variant of the coronavirus, which has been spreading rapidly in parts of Britain, on a flight arriving from London, it said on Friday....
Dec 25, 2020
Mali opposition leader and presidential hopeful Cisse dies
BAMAKO (Reuters) - The long-time leader of Mali's opposition, Soumaila Cisse, has died at the age of 71, his spokesman said on Friday, two months after his release from lengthy captivity by Islamist i...
Dec 25, 2020
In Christmas message curbed by Covid, pope calls on nations to share vaccines
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called in his Christmas message on Friday for nations to share Covid-19 vaccines, saying walls of nationalism could not be built to stop a pand...
Dec 25, 2020
Erdogan says Turkey wants better ties with Israel, talks continue
ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey would like to have better ties with Israel and that talks at intelligence level continued between the two sides, but criticised Is...
Dec 25, 2020
China extends tariff exemptions for imports of some U.S. products for one year
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's finance ministry said on Friday it will extend tariff exemptions for imports of 6 products from the United States including white oil and food-grade petroleum wax, for anot...
Dec 25, 2020
Politics overhangs U.S. Christmas as government shutdown nears, COVID aid uncertain
By Tim Reid and Richard Cowan (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will spend Christmas Day at his Palm Beach resort as millions of Americans face the risk of losing jobless benefits on Saturday and a p...
Dec 25, 2020
China will conduct talks on EU investment pact 'at its own pace'
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - China will conduct talks on an investment pact with the European Union "at its own pace", its foreign ministry said on Friday, raising doubts about whether a deal c...
Dec 25, 2020
