Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hamas Gaza chief tests positive for COVID-19, spokesman says
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas's Gaza leader, Yehya Al-Sinwar, has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesman for the Islamist militant group, which runs the Palestinian territory, said on Tuesday. Sinwar, 58,...
Dec 01, 2020
European Union and ASEAN to form strategic partnership: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union and the ASEAN group of southeast Asian countries have agreed to upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership, current EU president Germany said on Tuesda...
Dec 01, 2020
Madrid and Barcelona rents plummet since May, property portal says
MADRID (Reuters) - Rents in Barcelona slumped 13% between May and November as the coronavirus pandemic drained Spanish cities of visitors and residents, property portal Idealista said on Tuesday. The ...
Dec 01, 2020
Chefs versus scientists: France’s pandemic fight to keep eating out
By Elizabeth Pineau and Caroline Pailliez PARIS (Reuters) - "Chez Francoise" is a discreetly located venue near the French parliament whose visitors' book boasts signatures from former leaders includi...
Dec 01, 2020
Madrid region inaugurates COVID-19 hospital, unions protest lack of staff
MADRID (Reuters) - The Madrid region on Tuesday inaugurated a 100-million-euro hospital to treat COVID-19 patients, though unions say a lack of healthcare workers has raised questions about how it wil...
Dec 01, 2020
Biden plan to end U.S. fossil fuel subsidies faces big challenges
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden's promise to end U.S. fossil fuel subsidies worth billions of dollars a year for drillers and miners could be hard to keep due to re...
Dec 01, 2020
U.S. ‘war on drugs’ in Latin America needs overhaul amid COVID-19 challenges, report says
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' anti-drug policy in Latin America needs to change if Washington is to effectively combat a problem worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, a U...
Dec 01, 2020
Women’s movement sweeps Latin America to loosen abortion restrictions
By Daina Beth Solomon and Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Several weeks pregnant and about to start a job away from home, Lupita Ruiz had no doubts about wanting to end her pre...
Dec 01, 2020
Indonesia considers digital tax even without world consensus
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia may still pursue a plan to tax technology companies on the income they generate from the country even if G20 nations and the OECD cannot reach a deal on digital taxes, it...
Dec 01, 2020
EU Commission to authorise COVID-19 vaccines days after regulatory approval
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is likely to give the final authorisation for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines days after the EU drug regulator approves them, a spokesman for the EU exec...
Dec 01, 2020
