Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU is giving a “final push” to reach Brexit deal – Barnier
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is giving a "final push" to reach a potential deal on future trading ties between the bloc and Britain, EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Tuesda...
Dec 22, 2020
Armenian opposition sets up protest tents to pile pressure on PM
(Reuters) - Hundreds of opposition supporters set up a protest camp outside Armenian government headquarters in central Yerevan on Tuesday, escalating a campaign against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan...
Dec 22, 2020
U.S. existing home sales fall more than expected in November
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home sales fell more than expected in November after five straight month of gains amid a shortage of properties and more expensive houses, but the housing...
Dec 22, 2020
Spain moves to slash rents for struggling bars and restaurants
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain passed a decree forcing landlords to slash rents for coronavirus-hit bars and restaurants by up to half on Tuesday and announced plans to distribute EU COVID-19 recovery funds...
Dec 22, 2020
Belarus leader orders case of exiled archbishop remedied at Pope’s request
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has ordered authorities to resolve the case of Minsk's exiled Catholic archbishop at the request of Pope Francis, the foreign minister said on...
Dec 22, 2020
Europe’s human rights court calls on Turkey to release Demirtas
ANKARA (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights called on Turkey to immediately release prominent Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas, ruling on Wednesday the justification for his years of d...
Dec 22, 2020
Dutch hospitals brace for wave of COVID-19 patients as cases jump
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Hospitals in the Netherlands on Tuesday said they would postpone all non-critical care the coming weeks in order to deal with the rapid rise in COVID-19 patients. Coronavirus inf...
Dec 22, 2020
Family mourns Filipino mother and son shot by police over noise
By Adrian Portugal PANIQUI, Philippines (Reuters) - Relatives of a woman and her son shot dead by an off-duty policeman in the Philippines called for justice at their wake on Tuesday amid public outra...
Dec 22, 2020
Irish restrictions may be in place to end-Feb, Deputy PM says
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's hospitality sector and select shops to be shut on Dec. 24 should operate on the assumption they will be closed until at least the end of February, the country's deputy pri...
Dec 22, 2020
Drugmakers rush to test whether vaccines stop coronavirus variant
By John Miller and Patricia Weiss ZURICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Drug makers including BioNTech and Moderna are scrambling to test their COVID-19 vaccines against the new fast-spreading variant of the v...
Dec 22, 2020
