Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Two new variants of coronavirus found in England under investigation
LONDON (Reuters) - Two new COVID-19 variants, one of which has been classified as a "concern", have been identified in England with some similarities to the South African and Brazilian variants, a gov...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. civil rights groups call on Biden to end executions
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - A group of prominent civil rights groups asked U.S. President Joe Biden to impose a moratorium on executing federal prisoners condemned to death and to commute the senten...
Feb 09, 2021
Austria to isolate province in EU’s worst outbreak of South African coronavirus variant
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria is stepping up its response to the European Union's biggest outbreak of the so-called South African coronavirus variant in its Alpine province of Tyrol, b...
Feb 09, 2021
Ubisoft revises full-year guidance after record third quarter
(Reuters) - French video game maker Ubisoft revised its full-year outlook on Tuesday after posting record-high third-quarter net bookings, beating its own expectations. The maker of blockbuster gaming...
Feb 09, 2021
Turkey will discuss quitting Libya if others go first, Erdogan says
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will discuss withdrawing its forces from Libya if other foreign troops are withdrawn first, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Speaking at an event in Ankara, ...
Feb 09, 2021
French mayor defies COVID curbs to open city’s museums
PERPIGNAN, France (Reuters) - The mayor of the French city of Perpignan on Tuesday defied the government's COVID-19 restrictions and reopened four of the city's museums. "We cannot stay locked down al...
Feb 09, 2021
Spain tops 3 million COVID-19 cases, extends Portuguese border controls until March
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain on Tuesday passed 3 million coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic and extended controls along its 1,200-km (750-mile) border with Portugal until March 1, as both c...
Feb 09, 2021
Top U.S. House trade lawmaker Neal says to focus on enforcing trade pacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top lawmaker on trade matters in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday that he will focus this year on enforcing U.S. trade agreements and working with the Biden...
Feb 09, 2021
EU to ask for more time to ratify Brexit trade deal, Frost says
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union is likely to ask for more time to ratify the Brexit trade deal, Britain's former Brexit negotiator David Frost said on Tuesday. "We have heard informally from the...
Feb 09, 2021
GameStop tumbles nearly 20% as retail-driven surge dies down
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of video game retailer GameStop tumbled nearly 20% Tuesday to their lowest levels since he start of a retail investor-led surge that echoed across Wall Str...
Feb 09, 2021
