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Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 approached 200,000, while Mexico surpassed 700,000 confirmed cases although health authorities there said infection rates had slowed in the past two month...
Sep 22, 2020
Insurgency in Mozambique threatens food security, says World Food Programme
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Worsening violence by militants with links to Islamic State in northern Mozambique are causing thousands to go hungry as they flee their homes and abandon farms, the U.N. Worl...
Sep 22, 2020
China says it will step up financial support for supply chains
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will step up financial support for its supply chains, according to guidelines issued by the central bank and other state agencies on Tuesday. China will use credit, bonds and...
Sep 22, 2020
Dutch, British grid companies consider connecting offshore wind farms
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch-German grid company TenneT and Britain's National Grid said on Tuesday they have signed an agreement to investigate connecting their offshore wind turbine farms in the ...
Sep 22, 2020
Ineos signs Dutch offshore wind power deal with Engie
LONDON (Reuters) - Petrochemicals giant Ineos has signed a 10-year deal to purchase offshore wind power from France's Engie's Norther wind farm in the Belgian North Sea from 2021, Ineos said on Tuesda...
Sep 22, 2020
Valneva says in very advanced talks on second COVID-19 vaccine deal
PARIS (Reuters) - Valneva, which has just struck a deal to supply Britain with its potential COVID-19 vaccine, is in very advanced talks with another possible customer, the French firm's CFO said. "We...
Sep 22, 2020
Pakistani court rules deadly 2012 blaze was arson, sentences two to death
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's deadliest industrial fire, which killed over 260 factory workers in 2012, was a case of arson and not an accident, a court ruled on Tuesday...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. troops to stay longer in Lithuania, says defence minister
PABRADE MILITARY TRAINING GROUNDS, Lithuania (Reuters) - Lithuania's defence minister said on Tuesday a new battalion of U.S. troops, including tanks and armoured vehicles, will be deployed in Lithuan...
Sep 22, 2020
Facebook vows to restrict users if U.S. election descends into chaos: FT
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc will take aggressive measures to "restrict the circulation of content" on its platform if November's presidential election descends into chaos or violent civic unrest, the Fin...
Sep 22, 2020
Taiwan approves extra $3.4 billion in loans for SMEs hit by pandemic
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank said on Tuesday it had agreed to provide an extra T$100 billion ($3.44 billion) in financing for small and medium sized companies to help them cope with the im...
Sep 22, 2020
