Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK reports fall in estimated COVID R number, daily growth rate
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday the estimated UK reproduction "R" number of COVID-19 might have dropped to 1.0-1.1 from 1.0-1.2, and the estimated daily growth rate of the epidemic is also c...
Nov 20, 2020
UK PM Johnson backs minister over bullying report but adviser quits
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday backed one of his most senior ministers after a damning inquiry into allegations that she bullied her staff conclude...
Nov 20, 2020
Buffett's NetJets sees boost in 2021 from nervous wealthy fliers
By Ankit Ajmera (Reuters) - NetJets, a private jet firm owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, expects aircraft deliveries to rise by a third next year, as wealthy travelers looking to avoid co...
Nov 20, 2020
China says looks forward to talks on auditing U.S.-listed Chinese firms
(Reuters) - China's securities regulator said on Friday it looked forward to holding discussions with its U.S. counterparts as soon as possible on "specific plans" to audit Chinese firms listed in the...
Nov 20, 2020
Fannie, Freddie regulator looks to end govt control before Trump's exit: WSJ
(Reuters) - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator is pushing to speed up their exit from government control, but is yet to reach an agreement with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the Wall Street J...
Nov 20, 2020
Sweden registers record 7,240 new COVID-19 cases
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose unorthodox pandemic strategy placed it in the global spotlight, registered a record 7,240 new coronavirus cases on Friday, Health Agency statistics showed. The incr...
Nov 20, 2020
ECB has no mandate for direct role in climate change fight: Weidmann
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has no democratic mandate to play a direct role in fighting climate change and greater activism could risk undermining its independence, German Bundesba...
Nov 20, 2020
Russian commuter found stabbed to death after quarrel over face masks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A commuter in the Russian city of St. Petersburg was found stabbed to death after an altercation on a bus with two passengers who refused to wear anti-COVID medical masks, the Inter...
Nov 20, 2020
EU plans tight car CO2 limits under green finance rules
By Kate Abnett and Nick Carey BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Car manufacturers will need to meet tight emissions limits for their activities to be classed as a sustainable investment under proposed Europ...
Nov 20, 2020
Lebanon hires firm to clear dangerous material from shattered Beirut port
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's authorities signed a contract this month with a German company to clear dangerous material stored for more than a decade at Beirut port, the site of a seismic blast in Aug...
Nov 20, 2020
