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World Bank sees global output up 4% in 2021, flags downside risks
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global economy is expected to expand 4% in 2021 after shrinking 4.3% in 2020, the World Bank said on Tuesday, although it warned that rising COVID-19 infect...
Jan 05, 2021
Greek PM urges Church to respect lockdown rules on Epiphany
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the country's influential Orthodox Church on Tuesday to respect coronavirus restrictions during Epiphany celebrations on Jan. 6 after ...
Jan 05, 2021
Tunisian PM sacks interior minister, baring tensions with president
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Tuesday sacked his interior Minister, who is close to President Kais Saied, a move underscoring tensions between the country's two most pow...
Jan 05, 2021
"Why limit myself?" Polish climber aims to defy critics with K2 bid
By Alan Charlish and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) - Scaling the world's second-highest peak, K2, in winter is one of the last great feats in mountaineering -- and despite what some see as a lack...
Jan 05, 2021
General Motors U.S. auto sales rise 4.8% in fourth quarter
(Reuters) - General Motors on Tuesday reported a 4.8% rise in U.S. auto sales for the fourth quarter, boosted by demand for new vehicles during the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. automaker said its sales...
Jan 05, 2021
Dutch caught off guard by Pfizer approval, unable to start vaccinations until Weds says PM
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government was caught off guard by the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by EU regulators in December and has been unable to start vaccinating due to logistical p...
Jan 05, 2021
Turkish university teachers protest against Erdogan-appointed rector
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Teachers at Istanbul's Bogazici University protested on Tuesday against the swearing-in of a new rector appointed by President Tayyip Erdogan, extending demonstrations started by ...
Jan 05, 2021
Fed's Mester says outlook calls for asset purchases to stay steady in 2021
(Reuters) - If the U.S. economy behaves as expected -- slowing down in the first half of 2021 and picking up in the second half as more Americans are vaccinated against the coronavirus -- it is unlike...
Jan 05, 2021
Prada to post 2020 operating profit after strong second-half rebound in sales
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian fashion group Prada said on Tuesday that it would close 2020 with an operating profit despite the hit from the coronavirus crisis, after revenues and profitability improved m...
Jan 05, 2021
P&G, Billie halt deal after U.S. FTC challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co and Billie Inc, which sells women's razors and other body care products, have decided to terminate their planned merger agreement, the two companies said in ...
Jan 05, 2021
