Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swedish parliament grants government wider shutdown powers
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that gives the government the temporary power to shut shopping centres and public transport and to fine people who break social distanci...
Jan 08, 2021
Trump moves to loosen mining regulations, approve projects as he exits
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is moving to loosen mining regulations and green light new mineral projects before leaving office this month, with ...
Jan 08, 2021
Trump’s fans condemn violence, but they aren’t about to blame him
By Brad Brooks and Nathan Layne LAMESA, Texas/HOMER, Ga (Reuters) - Eddie Emerson worked his fly fishing pole back and forth, tossing his line into a pond in West Texas, searching for stocked trout an...
Jan 08, 2021
German vaccine purchase agreements don’t affect EU contracts – ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's agreement with BioNTech to purchase additional doses of a COVID-19 vaccine does not affect contracts between the company and the European Union, a health ministry spokesma...
Jan 08, 2021
Tennis-Halep ready for ‘mentally hard’ quarantine at Australian Open
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) - Simona Halep finds the prospect of 14 days of quarantine ahead of the Australian Open daunting but the world number two believes the experience of playing at bio-...
Jan 08, 2021
Paris’ Louvre museum visitors fell by three quarters in 2020 due to COVID crisis
PARIS (Reuters) - The Louvre museum in Paris - home to the Mona Lisa and other world famous works of art - suffered a 72 percent drop in visitors in 2020 compared to 2019, as a result of the COVID cri...
Jan 08, 2021
French ski resorts reopening hinges on COVID situation by Jan. 20 – Minister
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will only permit ski resorts to reopen lifts if the COVID-19 situation by Jan. 20 allows, a minister said on Friday. "The government's decision on Jan. 20 must ...
Jan 08, 2021
UK’s competition watchdog to probe Google’s browser changes
(Reuters) - UK's competition watchdog said on Friday it has launched an investigation into Google's proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser. "The investigat...
Jan 08, 2021
Commerzbank to write off 1.5 billion euros in goodwill, increases risk provisions
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank said on Friday it would write off existing goodwill of 1.5 billion euros ($1.84 billion) and also increased its risk provisions related to the coronavirus pandemic. (...
Jan 08, 2021
Ugandan opposition leader’s campaign staff held in barracks – lawyer
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Dozens of campaign staff working for Bobi Wine, Uganda's leading opposition candidate in next week's presidential election, are being held in a military barracks after authorities ...
Jan 08, 2021
