Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK economy set for first-quarter hit but vaccines are raising recovery hopes: PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's third national coronavirus lockdown has put the economy on course for a sharp contraction in early 2021, but services companies - buoyed by progress on vaccinations - are ...
Feb 03, 2021
Ireland wants flexibility for Northern Ireland Brexit grace periods
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland wants the European Union to be flexible regarding any possible extension of grace periods for checks on goods going between Britain and Northern Ireland, Irish Foreign Minis...
Feb 03, 2021
Thailand's Phuket plans private vaccination drive, aims for October reopening
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's resort island of Phuket is planning private coronavirus vaccinations for 250,000 residents in the hope the government wil...
Feb 03, 2021
Italy's president calls in Draghi, political parties hesitate
By Crispian Balmer and Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) - Italian President Sergio Mattarella looks set to ask former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi to form a government of national unity to t...
Feb 03, 2021
GameStop, AMC tumble as retail trading mania cools
(Reuters) - Shares of videogame retailer GameStop Corp and movie theater operator AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc lost 15% and 13.2%, respectively, in early U.S. pre-market trading on Wednesday as a so...
Feb 03, 2021
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to seek India approval by March
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd will seek emergency-use authorisation for Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine by next month, a company official said on ...
Feb 03, 2021
Euro zone downturn deepened in Jan as lockdowns weighed: PMI
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone's economic downturn deepened in January as renewed restrictions to quell the spread of the coronavirus hit the bloc's dominant service industry hard,...
Feb 03, 2021
"Dance will prevail" as top ballet competition goes virtual
By Denis Balibouse and Cecile Mantovani LAUSANNE (Reuters) - In a normal year, the dozens of teenaged ballet dancers eyeing the prestigious Prix de Lausanne award would leap in from all across the wor...
Feb 03, 2021
Ant Group reaches deal with China regulators on overhaul, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - Ant Group Co has agreed on a restructuring plan with Chinese regulators under which the fintech giant will be turned into a financial holding company, according to Bloomberg News. The plan...
Feb 03, 2021
UK asks EU for Brexit grace period extension to 2023, BBC reports
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has asked for an extension until 2023 of a grace period on checks that would be conducted on trade moving between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom to soft...
Feb 03, 2021
