Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Marble quarry collapse in remote Pakistan kills at least 17
By Jibran Ahmed PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A collapse at a marble quarry in a remote area of Pakistan on Monday has killed at least 17 people, and 11 others are missing, police said, adding that t...
Sep 08, 2020
Norway’s economy grew less than expected in July
OSLO (Reuters) - The Norwegian economy grew less than expected in July as the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic slowed down, Statistics Norway (SSB) data showed on Tuesday. The mainland economy, ...
Sep 08, 2020
Global economy seeing sharper V recovery, raising case for inflation: Morgan Stanley
TOKYO (Reuters) - The global economy is likely to recover to pre-pandemic levels by early next quarter, about three months earlier than previously expected, economists at Morgan Stanley said. "The evi...
Sep 08, 2020
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi vows victory in election as campaign starts despite virus surge
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched her re-election bid on Tuesday ahead of polls set for November, vowing victory at a scaled-down ceremony in the capital after her original p...
Sep 08, 2020
German exports rise in July but far below pre-crisis level
BERLIN (Reuters) - German exports rose by 4.7% in July, data published on Tuesday showed, signalling that Germany's economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis remains on track, though shipments abr...
Sep 08, 2020
Slim majority of economists bet on Malaysia central bank rate cut this week: Reuters poll
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Economists are split on whether Malaysia's central bank will cut interest rates this week, with a slim majority in a Reuters poll betting on a rate reduction...
Sep 08, 2020
How bitcoin met the real world in Africa
By Alexis Akwagyiram and Tom Wilson LAGOS/LONDON (Reuters) - Four months ago, Abolaji Odunjo made a fundamental change to his business selling mobile phones in a bustling street market in Lagos: He st...
Sep 08, 2020
In new book, British teen climate activist urges peers to ‘Challenge Everything’
By Fraser Simpson LONDON (Reuters) - Blue Sandford turned 17 in a police cell. Last year, she began an indefinite school strike. Now, the British environmental activist has written a book for fellow t...
Sep 08, 2020
France’s COVID-19 situation ‘worrying’ but second wave avoidable: minister
PARIS (Reuters) - France's COVID-19 situation is "worrying", with daily new cases at record levels, but a second wave of infections is "avoidable", health minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday. "The ...
Sep 08, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Sinovac vaccine appears safe, slightly weaker in elderly Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Monday its coronavirus vacci...
Sep 08, 2020
