Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Police search for clues to mysterious motor home blast in Nashville
By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - Police and federal agents in Nashville sought clues on Saturday to determine how and why a motor home was blown to pieces in an apparent bombing on Christma...
Dec 26, 2020
British coronavirus variant found in traveller to Sweden – health agency
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The new variant of the coronavirus circulating in Britain has been detected in Sweden after a traveller from Britain fell ill on arrival and tested positive for it, the Swedish H...
Dec 26, 2020
U.S. holiday retail sales rise 3.0% – Mastercard report
(Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rose 3.0% during this year's expanded holiday shopping season from Oct. 11 to Dec. 24, a report by Mastercard Inc said on Saturday, powered by a pandemic-driven shift tow...
Dec 26, 2020
U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden’s wife shares photos of their new son
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden's wife has given birth to a son, photographs posted on her social media page on Saturday showed. "Happy Holidays from our newly expanded family," L...
Dec 26, 2020
U.N. peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic before election
By Antoine Rolland BANGUI (Reuters) - Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed in Central African Republic, the U.N. mission there said on Saturday, as the government and its allies tried to fend...
Dec 26, 2020
George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98
By Timothy Heritage and Polina Ivanova LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - George Blake, who died in Russia on Saturday at the age of 98, was the last in a line of British spies whose secret work for the Soviet...
Dec 26, 2020
Factbox-Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - Pope Francis in his Christmas message said political and business leaders must not allow market forces and patent laws to take priority over making Covid 19 vaccines available to all, cond...
Dec 26, 2020
Britain and EU publish Brexit trade agreement
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Saturday published the text of its trade agreement with the European Union just five days before it exits one of the world's biggest trading blocs in its most significant...
Dec 26, 2020
Russia’s total number of COVID-19 cases crosses 3 million mark
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The total number of cases of coronavirus infections in Russia crossed the 3 million mark for the first time on Saturday after officials recorded 29,258 new cases in the preceding 24...
Dec 26, 2020
Murray accepts Delray Beach Open wildcard to begin 2021 season
(Reuters) - Andy Murray will begin his 2021 season at the Delray Beach Open next month after accepting a wildcard for the ATP 250 tournament, the men's tour said on Saturday. The former world number o...
Dec 26, 2020
