Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bank of Israel keeps benchmark interest rate at 0.1%
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Bank of Israel left its benchmark interest rate at 0.1% on Monday, after it lowered the rate last month to help the economy recover from the coronavirus outbreak. All 12 econ...
May 25, 2020
EU must present united front to shield pandemic-hit banks: regulator
By John O'Donnell and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European countries need to join forces to shield their banks from the coronavirus outbreak, one of the bloc's top regulators said on Monday...
May 25, 2020
Drop in China economic output an opportunity for Mexico: Lopez Obrador
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that a reduction in China's economic output is creating an opportunity for more investment to come to Mexico. (Repo...
May 25, 2020
Spain to lift quarantine for foreign tourists from July 1
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will lift a requirement for foreign tourists to undergo a two-week quarantine from July 1, the government said on Monday in a statement. Under current restrictions, visitors f...
May 25, 2020
German government, regions tussle over reopening from lockdowns
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's central and regional governments were at odds on Monday over when and how far to ease contact distancing rules, with allies of Chancellor Angela Merkel w...
May 25, 2020
Australian economy must come off COVID-19 'life support', PM to say
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's economy must not become reliant on government stimulus, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will say on Tuesday, as Canberra unwinds state support and acceler...
May 25, 2020
Denmark to let cross-border couples meet - if they show photos, love letters
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark eased its border controls with other Nordic countries and Germany on Monday, allowing cross-border couples separated by the coronavirus lockdown to meet again if they ca...
May 25, 2020
Bust-up over climate weighs on EU-UK talks, risks trade rifts
By Gabriela Baczynska and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain's refusal to seal climate commitments in a new deal with the European Union to govern their relations after Brexit has become a stumb...
May 25, 2020
COVID-19 deaths in Sweden top 4,000: Public Health Agency
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The death toll from the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Sweden has topped 4,000, statistics published by the Public Health Agency showed on Monday. The data published on the...
May 25, 2020
Latvia to launch Google-Apple friendly coronavirus contact tracing app
RIGA (Reuters) - Latvia aims to become one of the first countries to launch a smartphone app using a new toolkit created by U.S. tech giants Apple and Alphabet's Google to help trace coronavirus infec...
May 25, 2020
