Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'God chose me': Congo Ebola survivor finds new purpose
By By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - For Esperance Nyabintu, catching Ebola was a curse and a gift from God. A year ago the virus killed her husband. Most of her nei...
Sep 30, 2020
Buoyant Boohoo lifts profit despite supply chain scandal
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Boohoo reported a 51% increase in first half profit and raised its full year guidance on Wednesday, with publicity over failings in its supply chain showing no impact...
Sep 30, 2020
Slovakia reports its largest single-day count of new COVID-19 cases
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia has reported 567 new coronavirus cases, the largest single-day tally since the COVID-19 pandemic started this year, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. The central Eu...
Sep 30, 2020
No time for 'Chicken Licken' pessimism over economy: BoE's Haldane
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane said there was a risk that overly pessimistic, "Chicken Licken" views about the coronavirus crisis would hold back Britain's recovery fr...
Sep 30, 2020
Euro zone deflation risks balanced, ECB's Kazimir says
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The risk of deflation in the euro zone is balanced but it is better for the European Central Bank to act preventively than to face a costly recovery, ECB Governing Council membe...
Sep 30, 2020
ArcelorMittal commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2050
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal , the world's largest steelmaker, committed on Wednesday to being carbon neutral by 2050, although it said a level playing field with green border adjustments and ab...
Sep 30, 2020
U.N. nuclear watchdog inspects second Iranian site as agreed with Tehran
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has inspected the second of two suspected former secret atomic sites in Iran, as agreed with Tehran last month in a deal that ended a standoff over access,...
Sep 30, 2020
ECB's Weidmann warns against large-scale bond buys
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Large-scale bond purchases by the European Central Bank risk encroaching on fiscal policy, which is beyond the bank's mandate, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said on Wednesda...
Sep 30, 2020
Belgium's coronavirus death toll crosses 10,000
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's official death toll from coronavirus infections crossed the 10,000 mark on Wednesday, according to data from the Sciensano health institute. Belgium, h...
Sep 30, 2020
Merkel: Germany can avoid second coronavirus lockdown
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that she wanted to do everything in her power to avoid another national lockdown as coronavirus infection numbers rise again in Eur...
Sep 30, 2020
