Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID creates conflict over English school leavers’ results
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - England's exam authority awarded lower grades than teachers had predicted to almost 40% of pupils studying for their main school-leaving exams, results showed on T...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall below one million, but labor market recovery faltering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped below one million last week for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, likel...
Aug 13, 2020
Pompeo says 5G declaration protects Slovenia against authoritarian threats
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that by signing a 5G declaration on Thursday Slovenia has secured protection against "authoritarian threats" including China's effort ...
Aug 13, 2020
Pandemic delivers first crisis lessons to Southeast Asia’s Grab
By Aradhana Aravindan and Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - In the early weeks of the coronavirus outbreak, Anthony Tan, the CEO of Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing firm, recalls how he mistook...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. should waive tariffs as EU meets WTO rules on Airbus, Spain says
MADRID (Reuters) - The United States should waive tariffs imposed on European Union goods because the bloc abides by all World Trade Organization rules on planemaker Airbus , Spanish Trade Minister Re...
Aug 13, 2020
World number one Djokovic says will play at U.S. Open
By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic will compete at the Aug 31-Sept 13 U.S. Open and the Western & Southern Open curtain-raiser, the winner of 17 Grand Slam tit...
Aug 13, 2020
Lockdown lands domestic abuse on British financial sector radar
By Sinead Cruise and Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - Some of Britain's biggest financial and legal firms have stepped up support for staff and customers suffering domestic abuse after the coronaviru...
Aug 13, 2020
Seven African countries to start testing for COVID-19 antibodies
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Seven African countries will start administering coronavirus antibody tests from next week, a regional body said on Thursday, as part of efforts to underst...
Aug 13, 2020
Myanmar bars major election monitoring group from observing polls
(Reuters) - A major election-monitoring group in Myanmar says it has been barred from observing polls set for November, raising questions about the credibility of a vote seen as a crucial test of demo...
Aug 13, 2020
Workplaces top source of virus clusters in France, says doctor
PARIS (Reuters) - Workplaces are the main clusters of coronavirus infection in France and companies should have staff work from home as much as possible after the August holidays, one of France's top ...
Aug 13, 2020
