Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada December retail sales slump 3.4% as COVID restrictions bite
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales slumped by 3.4% in December to C$53.38 billion ($42.37 billion), the biggest monthly drop since April, as COVID-19 restrictions forced many ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Thai protesters decry government before no-confidence vote
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds gathered outside of parliament in Bangkok late on Friday holding a demonstration that coincided with the censure debate against the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Ch...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
EU doubles contribution to COVAX with over $600 million in new funding
(Reuters) - The European Union has contributed an additional 500 million euros ($606.3 million) to the World Health Organization-backed COVAX programme to supply COVID-19 shots to emerging economies, ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Barkin: Economy should surge even absent full herd immunity to coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. may struggle to reach full herd immunity from the coronavirus, but the economy can probably grow quickly this year even without it, Richmond Federal Reserve president T...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Pressure is all on Djokovic in the final, says Medvedev
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - After giving Stefanos Tsitsipas a semi-final bruising on Friday, Daniil Medvedev fired a mental barb at Novak Djokovic ahead of their Australian Open decider, decla...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Spain close to vaccinating all nursing-home residents, on track for summer goals
By Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has given a full two-shot course of coronavirus vaccines to almost all its elderly nursing-home residents, the FED care-home association said on Friday, restor...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
India court extends activist Ravi's detention over farm protest
By Suchitra Mohanty and Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Delhi court granted a police request on Friday to extend the detention of climate activist Disha Ravi who they accuse of sedition for ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
UK government broke the law by failing to disclose PPE contracts, court rules
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government broke the law by failing to publish details of billions of pounds of spending on personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, a London court...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
Alpine skiing: Faivre wins giant slalom for France as Pinturault misses out
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (Reuters) - Mathieu Faivre became the first Frenchman for more than 50 years to win giant slalom gold at the Alpine skiing world championships as team mate Alexis Pinturault skied ou...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
UK welcomes European Commission draft data adequacy decisions
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it welcomed the European Union's move to allow continued data flows to Britain after Brexit. "I welcome the publication of these draft decisions which rightly...
Thomson Reuters Feb 19, 2021
