Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain sends more troops to Dover to clear lorry queues
DOVER, England (Reuters) - Britain deployed additional military personnel to the port of Dover on Friday to help clear the queues of lorries following the resumption of cross-channel travel for driver...
Dec 25, 2020
CoronaVac efficacy at 50-90% in Brazilian trial, says Sao Paulo official
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd showed efficacy between 50% and 90% in Brazilian trials, Sao Paulo's state health secretary said afte...
Dec 25, 2020
Russia jails historian for 12.5 years for grisly murder of student lover
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court sentenced a distinguished historian known for re-enacting Napoleonic battle scenes to 12.5 years in jail on Friday after convicting him of the murder of his young st...
Dec 25, 2020
Russia introduces two-week quarantine period for UK arrivals – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - People arriving in Russia from the United Kingdom must undergo a two-week mandatory self-isolation, the Interfax news agency cited the state consumer health watchdog as saying on Fr...
Dec 25, 2020
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
