Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazilian clothes brand removes image of Hindu deity from shorts
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian fashion clothes brand has removed ads for its line of shorts for men and women that used an image of Lord Ganesh, one of the most revered deities of Hinduism, in respo...
Nov 24, 2020
Ireland extends credit guarantee scheme to end-June
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish government on Tuesday extended a 2 billion euro state-backed credit guarantee scheme for small and medium-sized businesses to the end of June, saying demand was increasing...
Nov 24, 2020
U.S. consumer confidence falls in November: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell more than expected in November likely as a widespread surge in new COVID-19 infections and business restrictions outweighed encouraging news on vac...
Nov 24, 2020
Swiss on way to halving COVID-19 infections every two weeks
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is on its way towards halving the number of new COVID-19 infections every two weeks thanks to strict measures in the country's west that was particularly hard hit by the...
Nov 24, 2020
Ford orders 12 ultra-cold freezers to distribute COVID-19 vaccines
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it has ordered a dozen ultra-cold freezers that can safely store Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, a move aimed at ensuring the U.S. autom...
Nov 24, 2020
Twin blasts in Afghan province of Bamiyan killed 14 people, injured 45 more – officials
KABUL (Reuters) - Twin blasts in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan killed at least 14 people and wounded 45 more, provincial officials said on Tuesday as the international community pledged assis...
Nov 24, 2020
Polish ski slopes set to open, but only local skiers for now
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish ski slopes look set to reopen this winter, but only for local people during the coming school holidays because of COVID-19 travel restrictions. The government said at the wee...
Nov 24, 2020
Dutch experts advise against easing COVID curbs for Christmas – media
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch medical experts have advised the government against easing social distancing measures in the run-up to Christmas as a decline of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands h...
Nov 24, 2020
With U.S. hospitals overrun, surgeon general urges Americans to ‘hold on’
By Susan Heavey and Nick Brown (Reuters) - U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Tuesday pleaded with Americans to grasp "the severity of the moment" and remain vigilant against the coronavirus pandemi...
Nov 24, 2020
China economic activity can return to reasonable range in 2021: Premier Li
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday he expected that economic activity in the country can return to a reasonable range next year, after the impact of the coronavirus pandemi...
Nov 24, 2020
