Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK COVID-19 R number falls to 1.0-1.2 in sign epidemic is slowing
LONDON (Reuters) - The estimated reproduction "R" number of COVID-19 in Britain has fallen to 1.0-1.2 and might be below 1 in some parts of the country, the Government Office for Science said on Frida...
Nov 13, 2020
Spain's Santander plans to cut 4,000 jobs in Spain, sources say
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Santander plans to close up to 1,000 branches in Spain and cut up to 4,000 jobs, or around 14 percent of its total workforce in Spain, two sources with knowledge of the matt...
Nov 13, 2020
Twenty migrants drown in Libya shipwreck, bodies wash ashore: U.N.
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Twenty migrants are thought to have drowned off the coast of Libya in a shipwreck this week, the United Nations migration agency said on Friday, as bodies from an earl...
Nov 13, 2020
Take Five: A shot in the arm
(Reuters) - 1/ RECOVERY ALPHABET SOUP The world economic outlook is suddenly a little bit brighter after upbeat news on the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Hopes of a strong "V" or even a "U" -shaped recover...
Nov 13, 2020
Canada bets on imports as home-grown COVID-19 vaccine heads to large-scale trials
By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's reliance on supply contracts to secure COVID-19 vaccines from drugmakers like Pfizer Inc has put daily life for Canadians, and prospects for the economy...
Nov 13, 2020
G20 agrees debt framework to help poor countries hit by COVID
By Leigh Thomas and Tetsushi Kajimoto PARIS/TOKYO (Reuters) - G20 finance ministers have agreed for the first time on a new joint framework for restructuring government debt, in anticipation that the ...
Nov 13, 2020
Sweden reports record 5,990 new COVID-19 cases as second wave strikes
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose unorthodox virus-fighting strategy has garnered global attention, registered a record 5,990 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest since the start of the pandemi...
Nov 13, 2020
'Difficult issues remain': UK, EU will resume trade talks on Monday
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union will resume trade talks in Brussels on Monday after so far failing to close gaps between their positions on two of the thorniest issues that have long...
Nov 13, 2020
Turkey's Erdogan says beginning new period in economy, judiciary
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey was entering a new period in the economy and judiciary and that parliament will prioritise new judiciary reform packages next y...
Nov 13, 2020
U.S. life insurers face questions about risk after Fed report
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. life insurers face questions about their ability to cover a sudden rush of claims after the Federal Reserve highlighted liquidity and leverage risks in a repor...
Nov 13, 2020
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