Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Twenty migrants drown in Libya shipwreck, bodies wash ashore: U.N.
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Twenty migrants are thought to have drowned off the coast of Libya in a shipwreck this week, the United Nations migration agency said on Friday, as bodies from an earl...
Nov 13, 2020
Take Five: A shot in the arm
(Reuters) - 1/ RECOVERY ALPHABET SOUP The world economic outlook is suddenly a little bit brighter after upbeat news on the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Hopes of a strong "V" or even a "U" -shaped recover...
Nov 13, 2020
Canada bets on imports as home-grown COVID-19 vaccine heads to large-scale trials
By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's reliance on supply contracts to secure COVID-19 vaccines from drugmakers like Pfizer Inc has put daily life for Canadians, and prospects for the economy...
Nov 13, 2020
G20 agrees debt framework to help poor countries hit by COVID
By Leigh Thomas and Tetsushi Kajimoto PARIS/TOKYO (Reuters) - G20 finance ministers have agreed for the first time on a new joint framework for restructuring government debt, in anticipation that the ...
Nov 13, 2020
Sweden reports record 5,990 new COVID-19 cases as second wave strikes
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose unorthodox virus-fighting strategy has garnered global attention, registered a record 5,990 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest since the start of the pandemi...
Nov 13, 2020
‘Difficult issues remain’: UK, EU will resume trade talks on Monday
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union will resume trade talks in Brussels on Monday after so far failing to close gaps between their positions on two of the thorniest issues that have long...
Nov 13, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan says beginning new period in economy, judiciary
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey was entering a new period in the economy and judiciary and that parliament will prioritise new judiciary reform packages next y...
Nov 13, 2020
U.S. life insurers face questions about risk after Fed report
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. life insurers face questions about their ability to cover a sudden rush of claims after the Federal Reserve highlighted liquidity and leverage risks in a repor...
Nov 13, 2020
Brazil’s vice-president Hamilton Mourao says Biden’s victory becoming irreversible
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's vice president Hamilton Mourao said on Friday that Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. presidential elections was "becoming more and more irreversible". Democrat Biden cement...
Nov 13, 2020
Velodyne targets sub-$500 price point for self-driving car sensor
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Velodyne Lidar Inc said on Friday it would introduce a new lidar unit, a key sensor in self-driving cars, with a target price point of less than $500 and no moving parts....
Nov 13, 2020
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