Author Archives: Syndicated Content
From bows to handshakes, how Macron let social distancing slip
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - Once an early adopter of the coronavirus-proof 'namaste' greeting, French President Emmanuel Macron was showing signs of letting his guard down almost a year into the ...
Dec 17, 2020
French court sentences Thalys train attacker to life in jail
PARIS (Reuters) - An Islamist militant who opened fire aboard a high-speed train travelling through northern Europe but was overpowered by three Americans before he killed anyone was sentenced to life...
Dec 17, 2020
UK minister Gove says trade talks could go on beyond Christmas
LONDON (Reuters) - Senior British minister Michael Gove said on Thursday that Britain hoped to reach a trade deal with the European Union but that talks might go on until after Christmas. "We will wan...
Dec 17, 2020
Dover expects some Brexit disruption, volumes soaring
DOVER, England (Reuters) - Dover, Europe's busiest trucking port, expects some disruption when Britain finally leaves the European Union's orbit on Dec. 31 and is already seeing almost record volumes ...
Dec 17, 2020
Dash for ash: French cheese Morbier beats rival in EU court
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The makers of Morbier, a creamy French cheese with a seam of dark ash through its middle, on Friday won their fight against a copycat after the European Union's to...
Dec 17, 2020
Mitchell Trubisky, Chicago Bears Battle Through Distractions
By: Gene Chamberlain LAKE FOREST, Ill. - If the Chicago Bears can get beyond off-field distractions, they think a revised offense with quarterback Mitchell Trubisky can put them in position to beat th...
Dec 17, 2020
Greece tightens COVID-19 curbs in west Athens boroughs
ATHENS (Reuters) - Lockdown restrictions will tighten in parts of western Athens from Friday to contain a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, authorities said. Greece has seen a rapid rise in infections sin...
Dec 17, 2020
Alphabet's Verily raises $700 million in funding round
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's life sciences division, Verily Life Sciences LLC, said it raised $700 million in a funding round from its investors including Alphabet, Silver Lake and Temasek. The company ...
Dec 17, 2020
2020-21 North Dakota Officials Association Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NDHSAA) - The North Dakota Officials Association (NDOA) announced the 51st induction class to the 2020-21 Hall of Fame as determined at its fall Board of Directors meeting. The NDOA...
Dec 17, 2020
US Senate's Schumer: no hurdles that can't be overcome in coronavirus aid talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday there are no insurmountable barriers in the current negotiations among lawmakers on coronavirus relief. "None of the re...
Dec 17, 2020
