Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Watchdog criticises poor planning that left UK without enough PPE as COVID-19 struck
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's failure to stockpile key pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) before the coronavirus pandemic left supplies dangerously low and forced the gov...
Nov 24, 2020
Colombia’s first lady tests positive for coronavirus
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian first lady Maria Juliana Ruiz has tested positive for coronavirus, the government said on Tuesday, but is asymptomatic. President Ivan Duque and the first lady have regula...
Nov 24, 2020
No honeymoon period for new Canada Soccer boss
(Reuters) - There will be no honeymoon period for Nick Bontis who steps into the top job at Canada Soccer facing a budget crunch brought on by COVID-19 and a scramble to get the national teams back in...
Nov 24, 2020
Analysis: Shocked by sacred sites blast, investors press mining firms to revamp heritage oversight
By Melanie Burton and Clara Denina MELBOURNE/LONDON (Reuters) - Rio Tinto's destruction of sacred Indigenous rock shelters in Australia this year has dismayed and galvanised a swathe of investors who ...
Nov 24, 2020
Luxury fans in China chase neat shot of investment with vintage Moutai liquor
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As luxury spending rebounds in China, consumers with money to burn have a new habit beyond fancy bags and watches: a taste for collector editio...
Nov 24, 2020
Pakistan gives U.N. a dossier on India after India submits one on Pakistan
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pakistan gave U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a dossier on Tuesday accusing India of stoking terrorism in Pakistan, a day after India provided a dossie...
Nov 24, 2020
Hurricanes Eta, Iota hit Nicaragua with $743 million in economic losses
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua suffered nearly $750 million in damage from Hurricanes Eta and Iota, the government said on Tuesday, as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) promised $1.7 billion in...
Nov 24, 2020
Retailers already fear U.S. holiday ‘shipageddon’; now here come vaccines
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Deliveries of holiday gifts purchased online at major retailers could get delayed by something far more critical - COVID-19 vaccines. Pharmaceutical companies...
Nov 24, 2020
Syria says there is Israeli aggression in southern Quneitra
CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian state news agency said early on Wednesday that there were two "Israeli aggressions," one of in the Jabal al Mane area in the capital Damascus, and the other in the city of al-...
Nov 24, 2020
CoreLogic responds to fresh challenge from Cannae, Senator
(Reuters) - CoreLogic Inc said on Tuesday its board is fully supportive of the sale process and expects to receive definitive proposals early next year, responding to the latest challenge from investo...
Nov 24, 2020
