Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ahead of U.S. election, Trump ends a U.S. restriction applying to Israeli settlements
ARIEL, West Bank (Reuters) - The Trump administration lifted a decades-old ban on Wednesday that had prohibited U.S. taxpayer funding for Israeli scientific research conducted in Jewish settlements in...
Oct 28, 2020
VIX jumps to highest level since early September
By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Cboe Volatility Index , known as Wall Street's "fear gauge," surged on Wednesday to its highest level in nearly two months. In morning trade, the VIX was last ...
Oct 28, 2020
Swiss nominate ex-SNB head Hildebrand for OECD leadership post
ZURICH (Reuters) - Former Swiss National Bank Chairman Philipp Hildebrand was nominated by Switzerland on Wednesday to lead the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, whose Secretary G...
Oct 28, 2020
France poised to issue stay-at-home order: sources
By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - France is preparing this week to order people to stay in their homes except for essential journeys, work, or exercise, in a fresh attempt to curb ...
Oct 28, 2020
Lockdown Merkel hopes to agree with state leaders would start on Nov. 2: Bild
BERLIN (Reuters) - A nationwide lockdown that Chancellor Angela Merkel is hoping to agree with the premiers of Germany's states on Wednesday would start on Nov. 2, German newspaper Bild reported. A dr...
Oct 28, 2020
Germany expects Thai king to not violate international law: foreign ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - Thailand has repeatedly assured Germany that the Thai king is not conducting government business while in Germany, a spokeswoman of the foreign office in Berlin said on Wednesday. "...
Oct 28, 2020
Firm hired to audit Lebanon central bank has not received all requested info: sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Restructuring consultancy Alvarez & Marsal has yet to receive all the information it has requested to conduct a forensic audit of Lebanon's central bank, according to three sources ...
Oct 28, 2020
Public transport seen as major culprit for Italy coronavirus surge
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Public transport in Italy is increasingly seen by experts and policymakers as one of the places where the risk of contracting COVID-19 is highest, as the government g...
Oct 28, 2020
UK will not back down on fisheries policy in EU talks: Gove
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not back down on its demands to the European Union over fisheries, minister Michael Gove said in an Oct. 26 letter sent to a minister in the devolved Welsh government. ...
Oct 28, 2020
Sweden sets new daily COVID-19 case record as infections surge
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose light-touch pandemic strategy has gained global attention, registered 1,980 new coronavirus cases on Oct. 27, the highest since the start of the pandemic, Health Ag...
Oct 28, 2020
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