Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK bans arrivals from South America over Brazil coronavirus variant
By William James and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will ban arrivals from South American countries and Portugal because of concerns over a new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus, transpo...
Jan 14, 2021
Commerzbank tells German lawmakers it was a victim of Wirecard fraud
BERLIN (Reuters) - A top manager at Commerzbank told German lawmakers on Thursday the bank was a victim of fraud surrounding the collapsed payments company Wirecard, as he laid out how the lender was ...
Jan 14, 2021
Washington locks down, Delta bans guns to D.C. ahead of inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Washington locks down for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, Delta Air Lines put new restrictions on passengers to the U.S. capital on Thursday, while Democrats warned...
Jan 14, 2021
Fatal crashes in Michigan rose in 2020
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) — Michigan transportation officials are exploring why the number of fatal traffic crashes in 2020 exceeded 2019’s totals, especially given that the pandemic kept m...
Jan 14, 2021
Canada’s Trudeau wants to serve for ‘number of more years,’ rules out vaccine passports
By Amran Abocar and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, giving a rare insight into his future plans, said he wanted to serve Canadians for a number of years to c...
Jan 14, 2021
Gambia records first two cases of British COVID-19 variant
BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia has recorded its first two cases of the highly infectious coronavirus variant first found in Britain, its health minister said on Thursday, in what appears to be the first co...
Jan 14, 2021
Biden to pick former South Carolina Democratic Party chair Harrison to head DNC: source
(Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden is set to pick former South Carolina Democratic Party chairman Jaime Harrison to head the Democratic National Committee, a source told Reuters on Thursday. Harris...
Jan 14, 2021
USTR says Austria, Spain, UK digital taxes discriminate against U.S. firms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Thursday said it has found that digital services taxes imposed by Austria, Spain and the United Kingdom discriminate against U.S. compa...
Jan 14, 2021
U.S. taking additional actions on South China Sea:Secretary of State Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is taking additional actions on Thursday to preserve a free South China Sea, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, including visa restrictions on Chinese indivi...
Jan 14, 2021
Venezuela central bank says Guaido rebuffed deal to buy coronavirus vaccines
CARACAS (Reuters) - Lawyers for Venezuela's central bank said on Thursday that they sought to negotiate a deal with opposition leader Juan Guaido to purchase coronavirus vaccines in Britain, but that ...
Jan 14, 2021
