Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France reports 35,879 new COVID-19 cases, well below last week’s highs
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 35,879 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up from the 22,180 reported on Tuesday but staying well below the record high of 86,852 reported on Saturday and bel...
Nov 11, 2020
Germany criticizes China for dismissal of Hong Kong opposition lawmakers
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany, holder of the European Union's rotating presidency, has criticized China for the dismissal of several pro-democracy opposition lawmakers from the city assembly in Hong Kong...
Nov 11, 2020
IOC’s Bach in Tokyo next week for talks with Games organisers
BERLIN (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will be in Tokyo for three days next week to review preparations for the postponed 2020 Olympics and back organisers amid...
Nov 11, 2020
How the U.S. stock market has treated new presidents
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden is likely to start his term faced with the worst public health crisis in decades and an economy still reeling from a sharp coronavir...
Nov 11, 2020
Canary Islands hotels ask Spain, EU to act on migrant crisis
MADRID (Reuters) - Canary Islands hoteliers called for action to tackle a resurgent migrant crisis by the Spanish government and the European Union, saying on Wednesday that they could not allocate mo...
Nov 11, 2020
Israel in talks with Pfizer over potential COVID-19 vaccine, PM says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is in talks with drugmaker Pfizer Inc over its potential COVID-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, although it has not signed any deals yet. P...
Nov 11, 2020
Countries in Americas not ready for vaccines that need very cold storage: PAHO
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Less developed countries in the Americas are not ready to handle messenger RNA vaccines, such as the one developed by Pfizer Inc, that need very low storage temperatures of minus ...
Nov 11, 2020
Colombia hopes to maintain U.S. investment under new administration
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia hopes the U.S. government under President-elect Joe Biden will maintain a $5 billion investment program to boost economic and social development, as we...
Nov 11, 2020
CAS decision on Russia ban must be unambiguous: IOC’s Bach
BERLIN (Reuters) - A verdict by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Russia's appeal of a four-year ban over doping must be unambiguous so it is implemented ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, the Int...
Nov 11, 2020
Stockholm rushes to stem nursing home COVID surge with visit ban, quick tests
By Colm Fulton and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Stockholm scrambled on Wednesday to curb COVID-19 infections at its nursing homes, reimposing a ban on visits and piloting rapid-result coronavi...
Nov 11, 2020
