Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Moment may come to end post-Brexit EU trade talks, says UK PM Johnson
By Paul Sandle and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday there may be a time when Britain should call an end to post-Brexit trade talks, a day after agreein...
Dec 08, 2020
Mount Everest is higher than we thought, say Nepal and China
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Mount Everest is higher than previously thought, Nepal and China said on Tuesday, settling a long-running conflict over the height of the world's tallest peak tha...
Dec 08, 2020
Poland has bought over 60 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, PM says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has bought over 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from six producers, the prime minister said on Tuesday, as the country gears up for a vaccination programme early next y...
Dec 08, 2020
Study links Japan’s domestic travel campaign to increased COVID-19 symptoms
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Researchers in Japan found a higher incidence of COVID-19 symptoms among people who have participated in a domestic travel campaign promoted by the government, suggest...
Dec 08, 2020
How much plastic are you eating?
(Reuters) - What's for dinner? Lego sushi, credit card burgers, or a well-done piece of PVC pipe? These examples may sound extreme, but can easily represent over time the cumulative amount of microsco...
Dec 08, 2020
With Christmas curtailed, Pope starts season with pre-dawn visit to statue
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis made an unannounced, pre-dawn visit to a Rome landmark on Tuesday to pray after he was forced to cancel the traditional public ceremony because of the ...
Dec 08, 2020
Consumer spending, exports drive euro zone growth to record high
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy posted its highest ever quarterly rise in the summer, rebounding from a record contraction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as consumer spending and exports i...
Dec 08, 2020
German insolvencies push up outstanding claims from creditors
BERLIN (Reuters) - Despite a temporary suspension of the obligation to file for insolvency this year, company bankruptcies in Germany have caused significantly more damage to creditors and cost more j...
Dec 08, 2020
Masked dolls and anti-virus lab kits – toys reflect Spain and Portugal’s Coronavirus Christmas
By Emma Pinedo and Catarina Demony MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) - Children in Spain and Portugal could find that their Christmas presents this year reflect the coronavirus pandemic as dolls wearing face ma...
Dec 08, 2020
UK PM Johnson says a moment may come when its game over on Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday there might come a moment when London would have to acknowledge that it was time to go for a no-deal Brexit and abandon talks. A...
Dec 08, 2020
