Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Consumer spending, exports drive euro zone growth to record high
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone economy posted its highest ever quarterly rise in the summer, rebounding from a record contraction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as consumer spending and exports i...
Dec 08, 2020
German insolvencies push up outstanding claims from creditors
BERLIN (Reuters) - Despite a temporary suspension of the obligation to file for insolvency this year, company bankruptcies in Germany have caused significantly more damage to creditors and cost more j...
Dec 08, 2020
Masked dolls and anti-virus lab kits - toys reflect Spain and Portugal's Coronavirus Christmas
By Emma Pinedo and Catarina Demony MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) - Children in Spain and Portugal could find that their Christmas presents this year reflect the coronavirus pandemic as dolls wearing face ma...
Dec 08, 2020
UK PM Johnson says a moment may come when its game over on Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday there might come a moment when London would have to acknowledge that it was time to go for a no-deal Brexit and abandon talks. A...
Dec 08, 2020
Japan stimulus package will likely boost GDP by around 3.6%, Suga says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's latest economic stimulus package to help the country recover from its coronavirus-driven slump will likely boost gross domestic product by around 3.6%, Prime Minister Yoshihi...
Dec 08, 2020
Foxconn says internet connection back to normal after ransomware attacks
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple supplier Foxconn said on Tuesday the internet connection in its facility in Americas has gradually returned to normal after it was attacked by ransomware. Foxconn, formally...
Dec 08, 2020
Strain of pandemic takes toll on Myanmar health workers as cases climb
By Zaw Naing Oo and Thu Thu Aung YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar nurse Win Win Myint says the strain of working during the coronavirus pandemic has left her and some of her colleagues on the frontlines in ...
Dec 08, 2020
In England, William Shakespeare receives a COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - William Shakespeare from Warwickshire in England was one of the first people to receive the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine outside a clinical trial on Tuesday. The 81-year-old had ...
Dec 08, 2020
'He said Victor was shot': Brother grapples with loss after Nigeria protest deaths
By Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - It was after midnight in Lagos on Oct. 21 when Elisha Sunday said he got a call from his brother Victor's phone: a stranger told him Victor had been shot dead by sold...
Dec 08, 2020
Chip supply crunch likely to hit China's auto output in first quarter 2021: industry body
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A shortage of certain auto chips may start to have a big impact on car production at some Chinese companies in the first quarter next year, a senior industry executive sai...
Dec 08, 2020
