Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vatican 'Darth Vader' nativity scene gets earthly thumbs down
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - St. Peter's Square in the Vatican has hosted a few unorthodox nativity scenes over the years, but this season's entry looks like it came from outer space. T...
Dec 15, 2020
Nokia wins 5G contract from Proximus Luxembourg
STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia said on Tuesday mobile operator Proximus Luxembourg has selected the Finnish telecom network equipment company for a seven-year deal to supply 5G coverage nationwi...
Dec 15, 2020
Volkswagen shares gain as CEO gets backing from supervisory board
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in Volkswagen rose as much as 3.7% on Tuesday after the carmaker said its CEO had the full support of its supervisory board, temporarily ending a power struggle over the m...
Dec 15, 2020
Pop the bubbly? Spain's cava takes milder pandemic punch than expected
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - With bars and restaurants shut for months in parts of Spain and tourism drying up due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country's 1.2 billion-euro ($1.46 billion) cav...
Dec 15, 2020
S.Korea Celltrion's candidate COVID-19 drug gets approval for special-case use
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Doctors can administer South Korean pharmaceutical maker Celltrion Inc's candidate COVID-19 antibody treatment to patients with life-threatening conditions, health autho...
Dec 15, 2020
Spain's Reig Jofre to manufacture J&J's COVID-19 vaccine in Barcelona
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish pharmaceutical company Reig Jofre said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Johnson & Johnson to produce the U.S. company's experimental COVID-19 vaccine at its pl...
Dec 15, 2020
ICC prosecutor sees 'reasonable basis' for crimes against humanity in Philippine drug war
MANILA (Reuters) - The office of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) prosecutor said there is a "reasonable basis" to believe that crimes against humanity were committed during Philippine Preside...
Dec 15, 2020
UK PM Johnson to visit India in January to strengthen trade ties
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to India in January, his first bilateral visit since taking office, to try to strengthen trade and investment ties and work together...
Dec 15, 2020
Path to new Lebanese cabinet totally blocked, Berri says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The path to a new Lebanese government is completely blocked, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said in comments published on Tuesday, but he held out hope that French President Emmanue...
Dec 15, 2020
Kuwait emir tells parliament: reform needed, stop disputes
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's ruler told the new parliament, in which opposition candidates made gains, that comprehensive reform was needed to help the Gulf Arab state exit its worst economic crisis in...
Dec 15, 2020
