Author Archives: Syndicated Content
OSCE agrees to fill four top jobs, ending months-long impasse
VIENNA (Reuters) - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which includes Russia and the United States and other former Cold War foes, formally agreed on Friday to fill four of its to...
Dec 04, 2020
Austria starts mass coronavirus tests in run-up to Christmas
VIENNA (Reuters) - Three of Austria's nine provinces on Friday kicked off a national effort to test as much of the population as possible before Christmas, to limit infections when families meet. Appa...
Dec 04, 2020
Jerusalem church suffers damage in arson near Garden of Gethsemane
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police on Friday arrested a man for trying to set fire to an east Jerusalem church by the Garden of Gethsemane, the site revered by Christians as the place where Jesus pr...
Dec 04, 2020
Russia’s 2020 inflation seen at 4.6–4.8% year-on-year: economy ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economy ministry said on Friday that it expected inflation in Russia to reach 4.6-4.8% in 2020 year-on-year and 0.6-0.7% in December, compared to the previous month. "Stabi...
Dec 04, 2020
WHO hopes to have half a billion vaccine doses through COVAX facility in first quarter of 2021: chief scientist
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization hopes to have half a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine available for distribution by the global COVAX facility in the first quarter of 2021, its chief ...
Dec 04, 2020
Biden says jobs report ‘grim,’ relief package needed now and in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said in a statement on Friday the November U.S. jobs report underlined the need for urgent action on coronavirus relief but that any package passe...
Dec 04, 2020
Denmark agrees deal to have 775,000 electric cars by 2030
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark on Friday agreed on a deal with parliament to put at least 775,000 electric or hybrid cars on Danish roads by 2030 in its latest move to reach its ambitious target reduc...
Dec 04, 2020
Portugal approves extension of COVID-19 emergency as Christmas approaches
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament on Friday approved a 15-day extension of a state of emergency to Dec. 23 under a decree that envisages a further extension into January, as the government prep...
Dec 04, 2020
Montenegro approves new coalition, overturning three decades of socialist role
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Montenegro's parliament on Friday endorsed a new coalition government with a wafer-thin majority that needs to steer the country through the coronavirus crisis and an economic dow...
Dec 04, 2020
Canada PM Trudeau won’t comment on possible Meng release, says priority is detainees in China
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday declined to comment on talks between the U.S. Justice Department and lawyers that could lead to the release of a senior Huawei curre...
Dec 04, 2020
