Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Subdued Brazil New Year celebrations met with silence in COVID-19 ward
By Leonardo Benassatto SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilians saw in 2021 with fireworks under unusual social distancing measures, while in a hospital intensive care ward outside Sao Paulo, doctors tending ...
Dec 31, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 22,924 – RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 22,924 to 1,742,661, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The report...
Dec 31, 2020
Tesla to deliver China-made Model Y SUVs this month
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tesla Inc said on Friday it has started selling China-made Model Y sport-utility vehicles and will deliver them to customers this month, as the U.S. electric vehicle maker expands ...
Dec 31, 2020
Record-setting ‘bomb cyclone’ batters Alaska’s Aleutian Islands with hurricane force
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A Pacific storm of record proportions swept a remote stretch of Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain on Thursday, battering a region used heavily by commercial...
Dec 31, 2020
NYSE says starting process to delist 3 China telco companies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange is starting the process of delisting securities of three Chiense telecom companies, China Telecom Corporation Limited, China Mobile Limited and China U...
Dec 31, 2020
Nissan Motor to close Avila plant, cut East Europe distribution channels in 2021-Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor plans to cut its distribution channels in East Europe this year as part of a global turnaround plan, the daily Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday. Nissan Motor is also...
Dec 31, 2020
Mexico’s official coronavirus death toll rises to 125,807
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico registered 12,159 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 910 additional fatalities on Thursday, bringing its total to 1,426,094 infections and 125,807 deaths, according to ...
Dec 31, 2020
Biden’s Treasury nominee Yellen discloses paid speaking gigs for financial firms
(Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden's pick for Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, earned at least $7 million from speaking engagements over the past two years, according to disclosures posted on Thur...
Dec 31, 2020
More infectious COVID-19 variant found in Florida -state officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A more infections variant of COVID-19 that has swept through the United Kingdom has been identified in Florida, state health officials said on Thursday, marking the third known ...
Dec 31, 2020
Locked down Berliners spark blazes with home fireworks
BERLIN (Reuters) - Banned from setting off fireworks in much of their city, some Berliners instead tried to launch them from their homes on New Year's Eve, leading to dozens of fires across the German...
Dec 31, 2020
