Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain says working to release Zaghari-Ratcliffe, other dual nationals in Iran
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is working "virtually around the clock" to secure the release of British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and other dual nationals held in Tehran, Prime Minister...
Jan 20, 2021
Sweden operators get ready for mass 5G cover after spectrum auctions
By Supantha Mukherjee and Helena Soderpalm STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish telecom operators are planning to cover almost the entire country with 5G in the next two to three years after the spectrum auc...
Jan 20, 2021
Germany says no concrete preparations for coronavirus border checks
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government is not making concrete preparations for border checks and is hoping they can be prevented, an interior ministry spokesman said on Thursday. Chancellor Angela M...
Jan 20, 2021
Japanese Trump supporters rally in Tokyo ahead of Biden’s inauguration
TOKYO (Reuters) - A small group of Japanese fans of Donald Trump took to the streets of Tokyo on Wednesday, shouting support for the outgoing United States president hours before his successor Joe Bid...
Jan 20, 2021
How world leaders are reacting to Joe Biden’s inauguration
(Reuters) - Here's how world leaders are reacting to Democrat Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday. Biden is to be sworn in as U.S. president soon after noon (1700 GMT), taking over from Republican D...
Jan 20, 2021
EU reports nearly 300,000 excess deaths in 8 months of 2020
(Reuters) - Around 297,500 more people died in the European Union between March and October last year compared with the same period in 2016 to 2019, according to EU data published on Wednesday. March ...
Jan 20, 2021
Morgan Stanley profit surges on trading strength
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley posted an about 57% rise in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, as the Wall Street bank's trading business benefited from coronavirus-induced volatility in financial markets...
Jan 20, 2021
Asked about Xinjiang, UK’s Johnson says attribution of genocide a matter for courts
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was up to the courts to determine cases of genocide, responding to a question about China's treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang. On ...
Jan 20, 2021
Britain hopes Biden will commit to net-zero target by 2050
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped Joe Biden, who will be inaugurated as U.S. President on Wednesday, would join Britain in its commitment to cut greenhouse gas emis...
Jan 20, 2021
Chinese media criticise Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, tout local shots
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media outlets have run a series of articles criticising Western COVID-19 vaccines in the past week, including Pfizer's, while touting China-made vaccines as safer and...
Jan 20, 2021
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