Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy considers new COVID-19 restrictions for the holidays
ROME (Reuters) - Italy is considering more stringent nationwide coronavirus restrictions during the Christmas and New Year holidays as concerns rise over a possible spike in infections in January. Aft...
Dec 14, 2020
Ireland may need to reimpose COVID-19 curbs in January, PM says
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland may need to reimpose some COVID-19 restrictions in January, Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Monday, after health chiefs warned that cases may be rising again following...
Dec 14, 2020
Japan picks the kanji character for “dense” to define coronavirus year
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Monday selected a kanji character used to encourage social distancing as its defining symbol for 2020, highlighting a catchphrase used extensively during the coronavirus pan...
Dec 14, 2020
SoftBank-backed India’s Ola to invest $326 million in electric-scooter plant
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian ride-hailing firm Ola, backed by Japan's SoftBank Group, said on Monday it planned to invest 24 billion rupees ($326 million) to set up a factory in the southern state of ...
Dec 14, 2020
Russia successfully test launches heavy lift space rocket after long hiatus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday successfully test launched its heavy lift Angara A5 space rocket after a six-year hiatus in a project President Vladimir Putin describes as having huge significance...
Dec 14, 2020
Kuwait names new oil and finance ministers in cabinet approved by new emir
DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait's emir on Monday approved the formation of a new cabinet that included new ministers of oil and finance for the OPEC member state, the government communications office said, f...
Dec 14, 2020
European shares cheer Brexit trade talks extension; AstraZeneca drops
(Reuters) - European shares rose on Monday, as a decision to extend trade talks between Britain and the European Union kept hopes of an eventual deal alive, but London's blue-chips lagged on a higher ...
Dec 14, 2020
U.S. to remove Sudan from terrorism list on Monday – embassy
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Washington's decision to remove Sudan from a list of state sponsors of terrorism comes into effect on Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum said. "The Secretary of State has signed...
Dec 14, 2020
Coral IVF trial offers hope of renewal for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
By James Redmayne SYDNEY (Reuters) - Coral populations from Australia's first "Coral IVF" trial on the Great Barrier Reef in 2016 have not only survived recent bleaching events, but are on track to re...
Dec 14, 2020
AstraZeneca shares sink 8% after $39 billion Alexion buyout
(Reuters) - Shares of AstraZeneca fell 8% early on Monday, hit by doubts about the British firm's strategy and speculation of a rival bid after it announced the $39 billion purchase of Alexion Pharmac...
Dec 14, 2020
