Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss government urges voters to reject burqa ban in March referendum
By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government recommended on Tuesday that voters reject a proposal in a planned March 7 referendum to ban full facial coverings such as burqas and niqabs ...
Jan 19, 2021
Epidemics lead world's biggest short-term risks: World Economic Forum
LONDON (Reuters) - Infectious diseases and livelihood crises led the rankings of risks expected to pose a critical threat to the world in the next two years, according to a survey of more than 650 Wor...
Jan 19, 2021
EU eyes scheme to share surplus COVID-19 vaccines with poorer nations
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union wants to set up a mechanism that would allow the sharing of surplus COVID-19 vaccines with poorer neighbouring states and Africa, the EU ...
Jan 19, 2021
EU executive warns COVID economic revival plans too poor to fly - sources
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive has warned this month that national plans so far for spending a record 1.8 trillion euros from the bloc's joint coffers to rev...
Jan 19, 2021
Bitcoin overtakes "long tech" as most crowded trade: BofA fund manager survey
LONDON (Reuters) - A long position on bitcoin overtook "long tech" as the trade fund managers said was the most crowded in January, Bank of America's monthly fund manager survey showed on Tuesday. For...
Jan 19, 2021
Japan eyes use of robots to boost COVID-19 testing as Olympics loom
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's health minister watched a demonstration on Tuesday of a prototype automated COVID-19 testing machine that uses a robotic arm to take a sample from a person's nose and can del...
Jan 19, 2021
Hong Kong fourth quarter 2020 unemployment at 16-year high, hit by economic slowdown
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rose to a 16-year high of 6.6% in October-December 2020, as a new wave of coronavirus infections slammed the brakes on a wide range o...
Jan 19, 2021
NHL roundup: Isles earn late 1-0 win over Bruins
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored with 4:09 remaining in the game and Semyon Varlamov recorded his second shutout of the season to lift the New York Islanders to a 1-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monda...
Jan 19, 2021
Resurgence in COVID-19 cases slows oil demand rebound: IEA
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil demand recovery will take a hit from a spike in new coronavirus cases before vaccine roll-outs and stimulus measures help in the second half of the year, International Energy Ag...
Jan 19, 2021
Chaos as snow hits Japanese highway, 134 cars in crashes; one dead
TOKYO (Reuters) - At least 134 cars were involved in a series of crashes in Japan on Tuesday when a snow storm struck a stretch of highway and one person was killed and a dozen hurt in the chaos. The ...
Jan 19, 2021
