Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Suspected rickshaw bomb kills 15, mostly children, at Afghan Koran reading ceremony -official
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) -A suspected rickshaw bomb killed at least 15 civilians, including 11 children, on Friday at a Koran recitation ceremony in central Afghanistan, officials said. Initial i...
Dec 18, 2020
Analysis-U.S. retailers want shoppers to help Santa with curbside pickup
By Melissa Fares, Nivedita Balu and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) - With homebound Americans making record numbers of online holiday purchases and snowy streets worsening a logjam for shipping companies, r...
Dec 18, 2020
U.S. Congress scrambles to agree on COVID-19 relief deal as shutdown deadline looms
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress faced a deadline on Friday to agree to a fresh round of COVID-19 aid as part of a sweeping government funding bill, pass...
Dec 18, 2020
The Empires Strike Back: Disney, Comcast, AT&T set streaming battle
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Next year, as coronavirus vaccines roll out around the world, consumers are expected to return to restaurants, sports arenas and cinemas. But with films like "Matrix 4," "I...
Dec 18, 2020
Azar says he will continue working after wife tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Thursday told his staff that his wife Jennifer has tested positive for COVID-19, but said he will continue working and follow guidelin...
Dec 18, 2020
Analysis-Billions for bar service? Fed bond buying now tied to service sector rebound
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. housing starts surged in November to close in on 14-year highs, keeping builders and contractors on the job, consumer spending slumped and in particu...
Dec 18, 2020
Texas doctors in rural hotspots left out in cold on vaccine
By Brad Brooks LAMESA, Texas (Reuters) - Running in between patients, Dr. Eileen Sprys pauses to catch her breath, tries to gather herself, but cannot mask her frustration: The health care workers in ...
Dec 18, 2020
Special Report-The last taboo. A new generation of Thais is defying the monarchy
By Panu Wongcha-um and Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) - Songphon "Yajai" Sonthirak had been a boxer for most of his young life and knew how to face down a stronger opponent: Keep your guard up, stand t...
Dec 18, 2020
Swiss coronavirus cases surpass 400,000, deaths top 6,000
ZURICH (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections rose by 4,478 in a day, data https://www.covid19.admin.ch/en/overview from Swiss health authorities showed on Friday, as the government met to discuss imposin...
Dec 18, 2020
Greek PM expects COVID-19 vaccination to start Dec. 27
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece expects to start vaccinations against COVID-19 on Dec. 27, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday. EU members have been waiting for the European Medicines Agency (...
Dec 18, 2020
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