Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pakistani court orders release of men accused of murdering Daniel Pearl
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the immediate release of four men accused of orchestrating the 2002 kidnapping and murder of American journalist...
Dec 24, 2020
Cuban doctors arrive in Panama to help with coronavirus fight
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama's health ministry said that 220 Cuban doctors arrived Thursday morning to reinforce the Central American nation's healthcare system and help in the battle against the CO...
Dec 24, 2020
‘Santa Claus rally’ threatened by COVID-19 resurgence, Georgia elections
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Worries over a resurgent coronavirus pandemic and upcoming U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia are clouding the outlook for what has historically been a seasonally str...
Dec 24, 2020
Beijing avoids draconian COVID restrictions ahead of festive season
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital Beijing on Thursday issued a series of coronavirus-related advisories ahead of the peak travel season from New Year's Day to the Chinese Lunar New Year in February,...
Dec 24, 2020
First Pfizer vaccines arrive in Chile, medics to be inoculated first
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The first 10,000 doses of a 10-million order of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine reached Chile on Thursday with inoculations of health workers in the hardest ...
Dec 24, 2020
Thousands of migrants left without shelter after Bosnia camp burned down
By Dado Ruvic BIHAC, Bosnia (Reuters) - More than a thousand migrants from Asia, the Middle East and North Africa were left to sleep in the cold after their camp in northwestern Bosnia burned down ami...
Dec 24, 2020
Indian opposition demands repeal of farm laws after protests
By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's main opposition party pressed the government on Thursday to call a special parliamentary session to withdraw new agricultural laws that farmers say wil...
Dec 24, 2020
Futures rise in pre-Christmas trade; Alibaba falls on China probe
By Devik Jain and Ambar Warrick (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday ahead of a shortened trading session on hopes of a gradual economic rebound, while Alibaba slumped after China lau...
Dec 24, 2020
Brexit talks still snagged on fish, may take some hours
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Talks to conclude a Brexit trade could still have "some hours to run", a UK source said on Thursday amid high hopes that negotiators were about to clinch a long-elusive deal. A Eu...
Dec 24, 2020
In Brazil, vaccine trial volunteers hope to save lives, not win fame
By Amanda Perobelli SAO PAULO (Reuters) - From doctors weary of seeing patients die to relatives who lost their loved ones, thousands of Brazilians have volunteered for COVID vaccine trials in one of ...
Dec 24, 2020
