Author Archives: Syndicated Content
A gloomy Christmas in store for Gaza handicraft workshop
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - It's not going to be a very merry Christmas this year for a handicraft workshop in Islamist-run Gaza that has been an unlikely source of gifts for the holiday. Co...
Dec 02, 2020
Biden to meet with U.S. workers hit by coronavirus pandemic
By Andy Sullivan and Brad Heath WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday will meet with American workers and business owners hit by COVID-19 as he prepares to confront the pandemi...
Dec 02, 2020
Special Report: Iran expands shrines and influence in Iraq
By John Davison KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - In September, a senior Iranian commander made an unannounced visit to one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest sites in the southern Iraqi city of Kerbala. Hassan Pelar...
Dec 02, 2020
Russell will relish his golden opportunity at Mercedes
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - George Russell has yet to score a point in nearly two seasons in Formula One but the Briton will step into a winning car in Bahrain this weekend as Lewis Hamilton's replace...
Dec 02, 2020
Storms, coronavirus and drought spread hunger to millions in Central America
By Sofia Menchu and Stefanie Eschenbacher JOCOTAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - The back-to-back hurricanes destroyed a small patch of corn that helped Tomasa Mendoza feed her five children in a tiny hamlet ...
Dec 02, 2020
Two women missing as migrant boat sinks off Greek island of Lesbos
ATHENS (Reuters) - Two women were missing after a dinghy carrying dozens of people sank off the island of Lesbos on Wednesday, a Greek coastguard official said, as more migrants fleeing conflict and p...
Dec 02, 2020
Swiss report 4,786 new coronavirus cases in a day
ZURICH (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections rose by 4,786 in a day, data https://www.covid19.admin.ch/en/overview from Swiss health authorities showed on Wednesday. The total number of confirmed cases i...
Dec 02, 2020
EU tells Brexit negotiator: don’t let deadline force a bad deal
By John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator told member states' envoys on Wednesday that negotiations on a trade deal with Britain were reaching "a make-or-break...
Dec 02, 2020
‘Wolf warrior’ artist turns new chapter in Chinese propaganda artwork
By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - A young, bespectacled computer graphic artist unknown outside China has found instant notoriety overseas after a computer-generated image of his sparked a row between B...
Dec 02, 2020
Nissan sets up new business unit for African region
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Japanese automotive group Nissan is to set up a new regional business unit for Africa as it seeks to boost manufacturing capacity and penetrate one of the world's biggest unde...
Dec 02, 2020
