Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Airbnb toughens home rental conditions on New Year’s Eve
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - Airbnb, the U.S. home rental company that will make its market debut next week, is making it harder to book apartments on New Year's Eve in Paris, New York, Londo...
Dec 03, 2020
Russian, Chinese intelligence targeting Norwegian oil secrets: report
OSLO (Reuters) - Russia, China and other countries are using espionage to glean secrets of Norway's petroleum industry and plans by its government to cut or increase production, the Norwegian counteri...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. to hold Arctic refuge oil lease sale in early January, before Biden takes office
(Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday said it would issue a sale notice for oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge next week, putting it on track to hold an auction shortly befor...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. meatpacker Smithfield Foods offers to help store COVID-19 vaccines in ultra-cold freezers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. meatpacker Smithfield Foods has offered to help health officials distribute COVID-19 vaccines and store them in ultra-cold freezers that are in high demand to support a vaccin...
Dec 03, 2020
Egypt to free members of leading rights group: sources, state media
CAIRO (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Egypt have ordered the release of three members of a leading human rights group who were arrested last month after the group gave a briefing to senior diplomats, judic...
Dec 03, 2020
Turkey records 32,381 daily coronavirus cases – ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey recorded 32,381 new coronavirus cases, including asymptomatic ones, over the past 24 hours, Health Ministry data showed on Thursday. President Tayyip Erdogan announced new ...
Dec 03, 2020
U.S. airlines cut 29,000 workers through mid-October: Transportation Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. passenger and cargo airline industry saw total employment fall by nearly 29,000 workers through the month ending in mid-October as government restrictions on laying off...
Dec 03, 2020
Italy reports record 993 COVID-19 deaths in last 24 hours – health ministry
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported a record 993 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, against 684 on Wednesday, and 23,225 new infections, compared with 20,709 the day before, the health ministry said....
Dec 03, 2020
Hundreds protest against Armenian PM, block streets over ceasefire deal
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Hundreds of Armenians blocked streets in the capital Yerevan late on Thursday and called for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over a ceasefire deal that locked in ...
Dec 03, 2020
Victims of Bhopal gas tragedy say pandemic has worsened their plight
BHOPAL, India (Reuters) - Protesters in the central Indian city of Bhopal formed a human chain on Thursday to demand justice for people suffering cancer, blindness, respiratory, immune and neurologica...
Dec 03, 2020
