Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bank of Canada moves to cap long-term rates as Ottawa pumps up borrowing: analysts
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada is moving to help keep down long-term bond yields as Ottawa cranks up issuance to pay for COVID-19-related spending, analysts say, with the centr...
Jul 13, 2020
Italy PM warns against excessive conditionality in EU economic help
MESEBERG, Germany (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte warned on Monday that EU economic stimulus for member states should not carry too much conditionality. Speaking at a news conference...
Jul 13, 2020
Zimbabwe sacks hospital bosses after firing of health minister
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe has fired top executives of the country's five biggest state hospitals as part of a restructuring exercise, the health services board said, a week after the health minister...
Jul 13, 2020
Ebola spreading in western Congo with nearly 50 confirmed cases: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Ebola is spreading in western Democratic Republic of Congo, with nearly 50 known cases across a large region bordering the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic, the World ...
Jul 13, 2020
New animated 'Star Wars' series will debut on Disney+ in 2021
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A new animated "Star Wars" series will debut on Walt Disney Co's Disney+ streaming service in 2021, the company announced on Monday. Called "Star Wars: The Bad Batch," the seri...
Jul 13, 2020
Veteran U.S. diplomat Richardson to meet Maduro to discuss jailed Americans
(Reuters) - Veteran U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson plans to travel to Caracas to meet with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to discuss the status of several American citizens held as prisoners there...
Jul 13, 2020
Algeria aims to save $20 billion through reforms, lower import spending
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria, under pressure to ease the impact on its public finances of a drop in oil and gas earnings, aims to save $20 billion this year through reforms and by lowering its imports ...
Jul 13, 2020
Colombia to restart aerial fumigation of coca crops, defense minister says
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia is advancing towards meeting a court's requirements that will allow it to renew aerial herbicide spraying of coca crops, the chief ingredient of cocaine, the minister of de...
Jul 13, 2020
Russia's Olympic chief accuses anti-doping agency of financial violations
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Olympic Committee accused the country's anti-doping agency on Monday of presiding over serious financial irregularities, mounting pressure on the organisation tasked with c...
Jul 13, 2020
Trump willing to consider more aid to reopen schools: Kudlow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to consider additional aid to re-open schools, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday. "The president has said that he's...
Jul 13, 2020
