Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Greek economy to contract 11% percent in 2020-CenBank
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's economy will contract by 11 % in the worse case scenario in 2020, the country's Central Bank said on Monday, revising upwards the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the ...
Dec 14, 2020
In Latin America, a Biden White House faces a rising China
By Cassandra Garrison BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Donald Trump was clear with Latin America during his four-year administration: don't do business with China. The message failed to hit home. As President...
Dec 14, 2020
Early in-person voting begins in Georgia as U.S. Senate showdown enters final weeks
By Rich McKay and David Morgan ATLANTA (Reuters) - Early in-person voting begins in the state of Georgia Monday for a pair of Jan. 5 runoff elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and...
Dec 14, 2020
Explainer-What happens when the U.S. Electoral College meets on Monday?
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a major step toward cementing his Nov. 3 victory over President Donald Trump on Monday, when the 538 members of the U.S. Electora...
Dec 14, 2020
Canada's first COVID-19 vaccinations set to start as soon as Monday
By Allison Lampert (Reuters) - Canada's first COVID-19 inoculations are set to begin as soon as Monday after some of the 30,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine arrived over the weekend, making Ca...
Dec 14, 2020
With eye on exchange rate, Panetta says ECB ready to do more
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is committed to lifting the euro zone out of its recession and can provide still more stimulus if needed to counter any drag, including from the firming...
Dec 14, 2020
PM declines to be questioned in Beirut blast probe, official source says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Hassan Diab, has declined to be questioned by a judge who charged him and three former ministers with negligence over the Beirut port blast, an o...
Dec 14, 2020
Former France coach Gerard Houllier dies at 73 - French media
PARIS (Reuters) - Former France manager Gerard Houllier, who also coached Olympique Lyonnais, Paris St Germain and Liverpool, has died, local media reported on Monday. RMC sport and sports daily L'Equ...
Dec 14, 2020
Spain expects to start COVID-19 vaccination as early as Jan 4 or 5
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain expects to start vaccinating people against the coronavirus as early as Jan. 4 or 5 if the European Medicines Agency gives the green light to a vaccine on Dec. 29, health mini...
Dec 14, 2020
Olympics - Surfing wants cut of Games' revenues as permanent sport - president
By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS (Reuters) - Surfing should be eligible for a cut of Olympic Games revenues distributed by the International Olympic Committee, after being picked for the 2024 Paris Olympics...
Dec 14, 2020
