Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Investors storm into money markets, gold as equity exuberance ebbs
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors stormed into money markets and gold funds in the past week as exuberance towards equities faded slightly, BofA's weekly flow show stats showed on Friday. Cash funds saw $2...
Jan 08, 2021
Ireland temporarily eases customs rules as low demand halts ferry sailings
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's tax authority temporarily eased post-Brexit customs arrangements after some trucks were unable to deliver goods from Britain, difficulties that prompted the largest Irish ...
Jan 08, 2021
