Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ireland says middle ground needs to be found on fishing in Brexit talks
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Monday that both sides in the Brexit trade talks need to deal with the "tricky area of fishing" to help conclude the negotiations. "...
Dec 21, 2020
Germany to Iran: Don’t waste chance for rapprochement with U.S
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday urged Iran not to waste the opportunity offered by the prospect of Joseph Biden's United States administration returning to the nuclear ...
Dec 21, 2020
France aims to establish protocols to restart traffic to UK ‘in coming hours’ – transport min
PARIS (Reuters) - France aims to establish Europe-wide sanitary protocol measures "in the coming hours" to allow the resumption of traffic flows with the United Kingdom, transport minister Jean-Baptis...
Dec 21, 2020
India suspends all flights originating from UK until Dec 31
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India on Monday announced a suspension of all flights originating from the United Kingdom to the country until the end of the year, the aviation ministry said in a tweet. The ban...
Dec 21, 2020
Kenyan doctors strike in protest at inadequate benefits, PPE
By Omar Mohammed and George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) - Doctors employed in Kenya's public hospitals went on strike on Monday, saying the government is risking their lives by forcing them to treat CO...
Dec 21, 2020
Sacklers cited fear of OxyContin lawsuits before transferring $10 billion from their company, documents show
By Mike Spector, Chad Terhune and Lisa Girion NEW YORK (Reuters) - Members of the wealthy Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP, have long denied that the $10 billion they transfe...
Dec 21, 2020
‘It’s now or never’ – Britons scramble for residency in Spain and Portugal ahead of Brexit
By Victoria Waldersee and Isla Binnie LISBON/MADRID (Reuters) - In October, Michelle Jones and her husband Gary boarded a ferry in England for a new life in Spain. Had they left it beyond Britain's pe...
Dec 21, 2020
Belarus to start Sputnik V vaccine production in Q1 – Russia’s RDIF
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus should begin production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine in the first quarter of next year, the head of Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Monday. Speaking in a televi...
Dec 21, 2020
Turkish VP abruptly halts speech; staff request medical attention
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay paused during a speech and appeared to slur his words on Monday, prompting a staffer to attend to him on stage and ask others for a doctor, accordi...
Dec 21, 2020
Indian farmers start hunger strike to pressure Modi on reforms
By Manoj Kumar (Reuters) - Farmers leaders sought to step up pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repeal three agricultural reform laws on Monday by starting a 24-hour relay hunger strike. Modi...
Dec 21, 2020
