Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hurricane Isaias forecast to move near Florida over the weekend
(Reuters) - Atlantic hurricane Isaias is forecast to move near or east of the Florida peninsula on Saturday and Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. The hurric...
Jul 31, 2020
UK watchdog says COVID-19 hit customers may need more help from banks
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's banks may need to consider introducing "sustainable forbearance" for customers who will continue to face difficulties with loan repayments after COVID-19 relief measures e...
Jul 31, 2020
Pfizer, BioNTech to supply 120 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to Japan
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE have agreed to supply Japan with 120 million doses of their mRNA-based vaccine candidate against the novel coronavirus in the first half of 2021, the companies s...
Jul 31, 2020
Thailand second quarter economy likely shrank by record 12%-13% year-on-year: central bank
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy may have shrank by 12%-13% in the second quarter from a year earlier due to the impacts of the coronavirous pandemic, the central bank said on Friday, in what co...
Jul 31, 2020
Knowledge a 'treasure' for Italy's oldest student, who graduates at 96
By Guglielmo Mangiapane and Antonio Parrinello PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - At 96, Giuseppe Paterno has faced many tests in life - childhood poverty, war and, more recently, the coronavirus pandemic. No...
Jul 31, 2020
Pakistan artillery kills 15 civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul says, after clashes at closed border
KABUL/QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Cross-border artillery fire by Pakistan killed at least 15 civilians in Afghanistan on Thursday, Afghan officials said, prompting Kabul to put its ground and air for...
Jul 31, 2020
Euro zone economy posts record slump, inflation ticks up
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's economy recorded its deepest contraction on record in the second quarter, preliminary estimates showed on Friday, while the bloc's inflation...
Jul 31, 2020
Portugal's GDP slumps 14.1% in second quarter, biggest contraction ever recorded
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's gross domestic product shrank 14.1% in the second quarter of 2020, marking the biggest contraction ever, as lockdowns imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus out...
Jul 31, 2020
Japan's first-quarter GDP contraction seen deeper on soft capex: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy suffered a deeper contraction in the first quarter of 2020 than previously thought, according to a Reuters poll, after recent data showed companies in the world's thi...
Jul 31, 2020
Poland reports record high virus cases for second day
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland reported its highest number of new daily coronavirus cases since the global pandemic started for the second day in a row on Friday, with 657 new cases, according to the Healt...
Jul 31, 2020
