Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Denmark to extend lockdown measures until Jan. 17 – TV2
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's government will extend a hard lockdown for two weeks until Jan. 17 to limit the spread of COVID-19, broadcaster TV2 reported on Tuesday citing unnamed sources. The ext...
Dec 29, 2020
Fed extends Main Street Lending Program to Jan. 8
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday said it had extended the termination date for its Main Street Lending Program to Jan. 8, 2021, from Dec. 31, 2020, to allow more time to process and fund loa...
Dec 29, 2020
First U.S. commercial Boeing 737 MAX since 2019 departs Miami
(Reuters) - Boeing's 737 MAX resumed passenger flights in the United States for the first time on Tuesday after a 20-month safety ban was lifted last month. American Airlines Flight 718 departed Miami...
Dec 29, 2020
Vietnam, Britain sign free trade deal, to take effect Dec. 31
HANOI (Reuters) - Britain and Vietnam signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday, Vietnamese state media reported, days before Britain completes its transition out of the European Union. The deal, which...
Dec 29, 2020
Argentina begins COVID vaccination drive with Russia’s Sputnik V
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina began to vaccinate its citizens against the coronavirus on Tuesday using 300,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine delivered last week, the government said. Lat...
Dec 29, 2020
Moscow extends school holiday amid rise in coronavirus infections in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow will extend the school holiday by one week until Jan. 17 in hopes of stabilising the situation regarding new coronavirus infections and avoid new COVID-19-related restriction...
Dec 29, 2020
Drainage works unearth Roman baths in heart of Jordan’s capital
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Muath Freij AMMAN (Reuters) - The discovery of the ruins of old Roman baths during the construction of a major drainage system in the heart of Jordan's capital has posed a d...
Dec 29, 2020
Aces high: Padres join World Series favorites
Landing a pair of aces to front a once-ragged rotation has thrust the San Diego Padres near the top of the 2021 World Series odds. The Padres jumped from 12-1 to 7-1 at SportsBetting.com to win the Wo...
Dec 29, 2020
Mexico expects 100,000 Pfizer vaccines by early January
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico expects delivery of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to increase to over 100,000 doses by Jan. 4 and more than 1.4 million doses by the end of next month, according to a schedu...
Dec 29, 2020
EU to buy extra 100 million doses of Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will buy an extra 100 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total from the two firms to 300 million doses, European Commission Pr...
Dec 29, 2020
