Author Archives: Syndicated Content
With U.S. Senate at stake, Black voters loom large for Democratic candidates in Georgia
By Joseph Ax and Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - With hundreds of millions of dollars pouring into twin Jan. 5 Georgia runoff elections to determine control of the U.S. Senate, Democrats and a constell...
Dec 23, 2020
Explainer-U.S. vaccine rollout’s next challenge: Verifying who is ‘essential’
By Tina Bellon and Melissa Fares (Reuters) - As U.S. industries push for their workers to receive early access to COVID-19 vaccines, local health departments and pharmacies face the challenge of verif...
Dec 23, 2020
Global cargo logjam deepens, delaying goods bound for retailers, automakers
By Lisa Baertlein and Jonathan Saul LOS ANGELES/LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon seller Bernie Thompson shifted half of his production out of China to reduce his business risks and still found himself in the...
Dec 23, 2020
In pandemic America’s tent cities, a grim future grows darker
By Michelle Conlin PHOENIX, Ariz. (Reuters) - Nadeen Bender stood outside her home, a tattered two-man tent, surrounded by the re-purposed Amazon Prime boxes she uses to store her life's belongings. O...
Dec 23, 2020
EU, UK chiefs expected to hold another Brexit call – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson are expected to hold another call on a trade deal on Wednesday or Thursday, sources wit...
Dec 23, 2020
China’s Ant cuts credit limits for some young Huabei users
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ant Group is lowering borrowing limits for some young users of its Huabei virtual credit card product, the company said on Wednesday, a month after China suspended the fint...
Dec 23, 2020
Irish PM says Brexit gap wide on fish, deal still likely
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The gap between British and European Union negotiators on the remaining Brexit sticking point of fishing rights is still wide, but enough progress has been made that a deal is still...
Dec 23, 2020
Czech government to close most shops amid tougher COVID restrictions
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government will close non-essential shops and services and enforce a stricter curfew from Sunday as it seeks to curb another rise in COVID-19 infections and hospitalisatio...
Dec 23, 2020
Israel hopes for rapprochement with fifth Muslim country before Trump exit – minister
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is working towards formalising relations with a fifth Muslim country during U.S. President Donald Trump's term, which ends next month, an Israeli government minister told ...
Dec 23, 2020
Turkish journalist Dundar gets 27 years in absentia for espionage
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish journalist Can Dundar was sentenced in absentia to 27 years and six months in prison for espionage and aiding an armed terrorist organisation, his lawyers said on Wednesday,...
Dec 23, 2020
