Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Euro zone business recovery stuttered in August: PMIs
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone's economic recovery from its deepest downturn on record has stuttered this month, particularly in services, as the pent-up demand unleashed last month by the easing of...
Aug 21, 2020
Latest round of Brexit talks bring no breakthrough, says EU official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The latest negotiating round between Britain and the EU on their future relationship after a post-Brexit transition period runs out at the end of 2020 brought no breakthroughs thi...
Aug 21, 2020
Irish minister resigns over COVID-19 breach, colleague says
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's agriculture minister resigned on Friday, a cabinet colleague said, after his attendance at a social event which may have breached COVID-19 regulations dr...
Aug 21, 2020
Russia’s Vektor COVID-19 vaccine to complete clinical trial in September: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The clinical trial of a Russian COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the Siberian Vektor research centre is due to be completed in September, the RIA news agency cited Russia's healt...
Aug 21, 2020
Papua New Guinea bars Chinese workers in vaccine trial over virus risk: paper
BEIJING/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea has denied entry to Chinese nationals who participated in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, the Australian newspaper said on Friday, as the Pacific nation battle...
Aug 21, 2020
Hong Kong leader announces mass COVID-19 testing to begin September 1
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday that mass testing of residents for coronavirus in the Asian financial hub will begin on Sept. 1, as she warned people not to be complac...
Aug 21, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus case tally nears 950,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 4,870 new coronavirus cases on Friday, pushing its confirmed national tally to 946,976, the fourth largest in the world. Authorities said 90 people had died over the...
Aug 21, 2020
UK transport minister says doesn’t want to offer false hope on airport tests
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is investigating using coronavirus testing to shorten quarantine times for travellers from restricted countries but does not want to offer false hope that the rules can be c...
Aug 21, 2020
German recovery losing some momentum as services struggle in August: PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The recovery of Germany's private sector from the coronavirus pandemic has slowed in August as activity in the service sector has unexpectedly come to a near standstill, a survey sh...
Aug 21, 2020
European shares struggle to gain, PMI data awaited
(Reuters) - European shares were flat on Friday ahead of business activity data that could throw light on the pace of economic recovery in the continent, while a stronger pound dragged UK's exporter-h...
Aug 21, 2020
