Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Norway's interest rate unlikely to go negative: deputy central bank head
OSLO (Reuters) - The Norwegian central bank's monetary policy committee is unlikely to adopt negative interest rates as a means of stimulating the economy, Deputy Governor Ida Wolden Bache said on Wed...
Sep 02, 2020
Singapore PM warns against turn inwards as anxiety over foreigners grows
By Aradhana Aravindan and John Geddie SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore must remain open to overseas talent even as it tightens immigration curbs to preserve local jobs, its prime minister said on Wedne...
Sep 02, 2020
German minister rules out new nationwide coronavirus lockdown
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will not need another national lockdown over the winter to keep the coronavirus under control despite rising infections, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday. After ...
Sep 02, 2020
Spanish nursing home residents greet friends, family from behind windows
BARCELONA (Reuters) - From behind the large windows of Barcelona's Centre Parc nursing home, elderly residents blow kisses, give virtual hugs and speak to loved ones on the other side of the glass usi...
Sep 02, 2020
No sign North Korea reprocessed plutonium in past year, still enriching uranium, IAEA says
VIENNA (Reuters) - There is no sign North Korea reprocessed spent fuel from its main nuclear reactor into plutonium in the past year, but it seems to have continued to enrich uranium, the other potent...
Sep 02, 2020
Argentina gains room to breathe with crucial debt deal: for now
By Cassandra Garrison and Rodrigo Campos BUENOS AIRES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentina has gained breathing room after restructuring almost the entirety of $65 billion in foreign bonds, though it now fa...
Sep 02, 2020
In change of tack, EU leaves door open to COVID vaccines purchase through WHO
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union states could buy potential COVID-19 vaccines through a procurement scheme co-led by the World Health Organization, the EU Commission said in ...
Sep 02, 2020
UK tackles higher maternal mortality rates for Black mothers
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government committed on Wednesday to tackling disparities in maternal mortality rates, saying it was "completely unacceptable" that pregnancy and birth were riskier for ...
Sep 02, 2020
UK foreign minister dismisses report on diverting aid spending to defense
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Dominic Raab said a media report that Britain was seeking to divert aid spending to defense and intelligence projects was "tittle tattle", and that the gove...
Sep 02, 2020
No regrets over zero-interest policy, Norway's deputy central bank head says
OSLO (Reuters) - The Norwegian central bank defended on Wednesday its decision in May to cut the key policy interest rate to zero percent from 0.25% previously. "We do not regret the last cut in polic...
Sep 02, 2020
