Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swedish prosecutor to close investigation, clearing woman of suspicion of imprisoning son
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The investigation into a 70-year-old Swedish woman detained this week on suspicion of imprisoning her adult son for nearly three decades will be closed, Stockholm prosecutors sai...
Dec 03, 2020
Swiss report 4,455 new coronavirus cases in a day
ZURICH (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections rose by 4,455 in a day, data https://www.covid19.admin.ch/en/overview from Swiss health authorities showed on Thursday. The total number of confirmed cases in...
Dec 03, 2020
Turkish soldier killed in clash in northwest Syria: ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish soldier was killed in northwest Syria on Thursday in a clash with Kurdish militia fighters in the Afrin region, Turkey's Defence Ministry said, adding that six militants...
Dec 03, 2020
Trump running out of time to solidify immigration agenda after U.S. election loss
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is pushing to finalize new immigration restrictions before his term ends in January, according to three senior homeland sec...
Dec 03, 2020
Analysis: Argentina’s flow of trade dollars clogged by devaluation fears
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - In Monserrat Casanovas' small grocery store in downtown Buenos Aires, a hand-written sign reads "sale of imported drinks suspended," highlighting the deval...
Dec 03, 2020
Netflix film ‘Mank’ dives into ‘Citizen Kane’ screenwriter controversy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new movie "Mank," which starts streaming on Netflix on Friday, takes audiences back to Hollywood's golden era of the 1930s with a look at the making of one of the film indu...
Dec 03, 2020
Biden’s potential COVID-19 ‘czar’ Zients would oversee daunting task of pandemic response
By Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - When technical problems marred the ballyhooed launch of the Affordable Care Act's website, President Barack Obama turned to Jeff Zi...
Dec 03, 2020
Explainer: Could Trump preemptively pardon his family — or even himself?
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's pardoning of his former adviser Michael Flynn has fueled speculation over whether the president could pardon other associates, and even members o...
Dec 03, 2020
Greece extends nationwide lockdown by a week, to Dec. 14
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece extended by a week a nationwide lockdown it imposed in November to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, the country's government spokesman said on Thursday. The lockdown, th...
Dec 03, 2020
France to investigate dozens of mosques suspected of ‘separatism’
PARIS (Reuters) - France will on Thursday start investigating dozens of mosques suspected of fomenting Islamist ideology to combat the rising threat of religious extremism, Interior Minister Gerald Da...
Dec 03, 2020
