Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bahrain says it won’t allow imports from Israeli settlements
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain will not allow the import of Israeli goods produced in settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, state news agency BNA reported, disavowing comments made by the Gulf sta...
Dec 05, 2020
U.S. raised prospect of blacklisting Yemen’s Houthis: Oman foreign minister
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oman's foreign minister said on Saturday the top U.S. diplomat for the Middle East had discussed with his country the possibility of Washington designating Yemen's Iran-aligned Houth...
Dec 05, 2020
British PM Johnson to speak to EU chief as Brexit talks stall
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday to try to break an impasse in trade talks with time running out bef...
Dec 05, 2020
France picks zone off Normandy coast for new 1GW windfarm
PARIS (Reuters) - France has identified a zone off the coast of Normandy for the construction of a 1 Gigawatt (GW) windfarm and launched the tender process for its development, Environment Minister Ba...
Dec 05, 2020
JD.com becomes first online platform to accept China’s digital currency
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc said on Saturday it has become the country's first virtual platform to accept Beijing's homegrown digital currency. JD Digits, the company's ...
Dec 05, 2020
EU’s Barnier says still looking for a way to do UK trade deal
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Saturday he would continue to look for a way to do a trade deal with Britain, but was non-committal on the chances of br...
Dec 05, 2020
Moscow starts mass COVID-19 vaccination with its Sputnik V shot
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow began distributing the Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday, marking Russia's first mass vaccination against the disease, the city's coronavirus task force said...
Dec 05, 2020
Russia reports record 28,782 new CIVID-19 cases, 508 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported a record high of 28,782 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 7,993 in Moscow, taking the national total to 2,431,731 since the pandemic began. Authorities confi...
Dec 05, 2020
Top 25 roundup: Marquette nips No. 4 Wisconsin at buzzer
Justin Lewis scored on a one-handed put-back of a D.J. Carton free-throw miss at the buzzer for the final two of his game-high 18 points, lifting Marquette to a 67-65 victory against No. 4 Wisconsin o...
Dec 05, 2020
California order won’t impact Warrors, Kings
The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings will not be directly impacted by the new California stay-at-home order as the teams continue their preparations for the upcoming season. The San Francisc...
Dec 05, 2020
