Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia reports 29,018 new COVID-19 cases, 563 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday reported 29,018 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, including 7,315 in Moscow, taking the national total to 2,992,706 since the pandemic began. Authorities sai...
Dec 25, 2020
Tokyo Stock Exchange moves to weed out tiny firms from Topix, start new index
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange said on Friday it will gradually remove companies with market capitalisation of less than 10 billion yen ($96.59 million), or about 1 percent of all listed s...
Dec 25, 2020
Explainer: The new coronavirus variant in South Africa – Are concerns justified?
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has identified a new variant of the novel coronavirus, which authorities believe is driving a surge in COVID-19 infections that could overwhelm its healthcare sys...
Dec 25, 2020
Ivorian Christians celebrate Christmas in giant basilica
By Loucoumane Coulibaly YAMOUSSOUKRO (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered for Christmas mass at the giant Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro late on Thursday to mark the end of a year m...
Dec 25, 2020
Russian opposition activist Lyubov Sobol taken in for police questioning – ally
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police raided the home of opposition activist Lyubov Sobol early on Friday and then took her in for questioning, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his supporters said. Naval...
Dec 25, 2020
Trial of HK people detained in China from Monday, supporters say
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ten of 12 Hong Kong people captured by China at sea as they tried to flee by boat four months ago will go on trial in the mainland city of Shenzhen on Monday, supporters said on ...
Dec 25, 2020
Japan aims to eliminate gasoline vehicles by mid-2030s, boost green growth
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in the next 15 years, the government said on Friday in a plan to reach net zero carbon emissions and generate nearly $2 trillion a y...
Dec 25, 2020
Thailand confirms 81 new coronavirus infections,
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand confirmed 81 new coronavirus infections on Friday, of which nine were imported from abroad, the public health ministry said. Around half the 72 locally transmitted cases r...
Dec 24, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 25,533 – RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 25,533 to 1,612,648, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The report...
Dec 24, 2020
U.S. will impose COVID-19 screening requirement for UK flights – CDC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure starting Monday amid concerns...
Dec 24, 2020
