Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU seeks up to 100 million more doses of Pfizer vaccine in new deal - sources
ROME (Reuters) - The European Union is in talks with Pfizer and BioNTech over ordering up to 100 million more doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, three sources close to the matter said on Tuesday, as Eur...
Jan 05, 2021
Canary Islands beaches deserted as COVID decimates Spanish tourism
MADRID/GRAN CANARIA (Reuters) - International tourist arrivals in Spain fell 90% year-on-year in November, official data showed on Tuesday, after authorities imposed new travel restrictions to curb an...
Jan 05, 2021
World Bank working with countries to resolve vaccine indemnification hurdles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is working closely with over 100 countries to pave the way for them to receive low-interest loans and funding to purchase and distribute COVID-19 vaccines, World ...
Jan 05, 2021
As Brexit bites, salads and sandwiches run out at Paris M&S stores
PARIS (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer said new trade rules in place since Britain left the European Union were delaying deliveries of some fresh food to its stores in France, where at lea...
Jan 05, 2021
OPEC+ nearing compromise on holding oil output steady -sources
By Vladimir Soldatkin, Shadia Nasralla and Alex Lawler MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) -Top oil producers are nearing a compromise to hold output steady in February, setting aside a possible increase amid fea...
Jan 05, 2021
World Bank sees more countries in 'deep debt distress' this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief of the World Bank on Tuesday said Chad and several other countries were already in deep debt distress and more were expected to join their ranks this year, given the s...
Jan 05, 2021
John Muckler, Stanley Cup winning-coach, dies at 86
Former NHL coach John Muckler, who won five Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers, died at age 86. The Oilers announced Muckler's death Monday night but didn't provide a cause. Glen Sathe...
Jan 05, 2021
World Bank sees global output up 4% in 2021, flags downside risks
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global economy is expected to expand 4% in 2021 after shrinking 4.3% in 2020, the World Bank said on Tuesday, although it warned that rising COVID-19 infect...
Jan 05, 2021
Greek PM urges Church to respect lockdown rules on Epiphany
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the country's influential Orthodox Church on Tuesday to respect coronavirus restrictions during Epiphany celebrations on Jan. 6 after ...
Jan 05, 2021
Tunisian PM sacks interior minister, baring tensions with president
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Tuesday sacked his interior Minister, who is close to President Kais Saied, a move underscoring tensions between the country's two most pow...
Jan 05, 2021
