Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU’s Barnier: good progress, last stumbling blocks in UK trade talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Thursday that "good progress" was being made in UK talks and that "last stumbling blocks" stood in the way of sealing a new trade pact....
Dec 17, 2020
Top EU court finds Hungary guilty of breaking asylum rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Court of Justice of the European Union said on Thursday that Hungary has broken EU laws designed to protect vulnerable migrants and refugees by blocking their right to apply f...
Dec 17, 2020
Putin says he hopes Biden will improve Russia-U.S. ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he hoped U.S. President-elect Joe Biden would help resolve some of the difficult issues in relations between Moscow and Washington. Speakin...
Dec 17, 2020
Israel to halt sweeping COVID-19 cellphone surveillance next month
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will next month halt its cellphone tracking of coronavirus cases except for carriers who refuse epidemiological questioning or in the event of a surge in c...
Dec 17, 2020
Gandalf actor Ian McKellen euphoric after receiving COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Ian McKellen, who played the wizard Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings movies, said he was euphoric after receiving his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and urg...
Dec 17, 2020
EU to order more Pfizer vaccine after declining earlier offer
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will take up its option to buy up to 100 million more doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine after turning down an opportunity i...
Dec 17, 2020
COVID-19 vaccinations to start across EU from December 27 – German health minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - All European Union member states plan to start vaccinations against COVID-19 from Dec. 27, German health minister Jens Spahn said on Thursday. "In Germany we will start, if the appr...
Dec 17, 2020
UK ONS says 80% of businesses are currently trading
LONDON (Reuters) - The proportion of British businesses trading during the coronavirus pandemic increased to 80% during the last two weeks, up from 77% in the previous two week period when England was...
Dec 17, 2020
UK job furlough spending rises to 46.4 billion pounds
LONDON (Reuters) - British public spending on furloughing private-sector employees unable to work due to the coronavirus rose to a total 46.4 billion pounds ($63.0 billion) as of Dec. 13, up from 43.0...
Dec 17, 2020
Paris court rejects Amber, Vivendi push for Lagardere shareholder meeting
PARIS (Reuters) - Hedge fund Amber Capital and French media group Vivendi on Thursday lost their attempt to push French conglomerate Lagardere to hold an extraordinary shareholder meeting at which the...
Dec 17, 2020
