Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Locked down Greek fir tree farmers wait for Christmas miracle
TAXIARCHIS, Greece (Reuters) - Locked down by coronavirus at their busiest time of year, fir tree farmers in Greece are hoping for a Christmas miracle to salvage a season all but lost. A nationwide lo...
Dec 01, 2020
European agency to decide on Pfizer’s vaccine by Dec. 29, Moderna’s by Jan. 12
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency said on Tuesday that if its experts have received enough data from drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna about their candidate vaccines against the coronavi...
Dec 01, 2020
Moderna files for European authorization of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
(Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency said on Tuesday it has received an application for marketing authorization for Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine candidate. (Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengalu...
Dec 01, 2020
Further withdrawal from Afghanistan must be tied to peace talks progress: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - NATO must not jeopardize the peace negotiations for Afghanistan by withdrawing troops prematurely from the war-torn country, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said ahead of a virtu...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. congressional hearing likely to spotlight Powell, Mnuchin split over pandemic lending
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appear together before a congressional panel on Tuesday in a hearing likely to...
Dec 01, 2020
Biden shortlist for White House key environmental post shows focus on environmental justice
By Valerie Volcovici and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden is vetting three environmental justice leaders to head up the White House agency that will take the lead in co...
Dec 01, 2020
Elderly Swedish woman accused of imprisoning son for decades
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A 70-year-old woman has been arrested in Sweden's capital on suspicion of holding her son captive at home for up to three decades, police and a prosecutor said on Tuesday. The ma...
Dec 01, 2020
Pandemic brings dark times to Jerusalem’s Old City
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - As night grips Jerusalem's walled Old City, its ancient alleyways become a ghost town of haunting shadows and light. Mornings used to reveal bright picture-postcard scenes of tou...
Dec 01, 2020
EU approves 1.3 billion euros state compensation to Poste Italiane
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission authorised on Monday compensation of 1.3 billion euros (1.16 billion pounds) to Poste Italiane granted by the Italian government to fulfil the company's pu...
Dec 01, 2020
Vietnam urges vigilance after more cases linked to rare local outbreak
By Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam reported two more coronavirus cases on Tuesday linked to a rare domestic infection in its commercial hub Ho Chi Minh City, while the government urged public ...
Dec 01, 2020
