Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chinese basketball league approves salary cap: Xinhua
(Reuters) - The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) will introduce a salary cap for the 2020-21 season to help limit spending and ensure a more balanced and sustainable league, state news agency Xinh...
Sep 17, 2020
Global economic recovery may take five years, World Bank chief economist says
MADRID (Reuters) - The global economic recovery from the crisis originated by the coronavirus pandemic may take as much as five years, the World Bank's chief economist Carmen Reinhart said on Thursday...
Sep 17, 2020
EU’s Barnier still hopes trade deal with Britain possible: sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's Brexit negotiator told the bloc's 27 national envoys to Brussels that he still hoped a trade deal with Britain was possible, stressing that the coming days wo...
Sep 17, 2020
UK workers slowly move off furlough programme: statistics office
LONDON (Reuters) - Ten percent of Britain's workforce remained on furlough between Aug. 24 and Sept. 6, edging down from 11% in the previous two-week period, according to a survey published by the cou...
Sep 17, 2020
EU executive recommends green energy, transport, digital investment for recovery
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission recommended on Thursday that EU governments spend money from the 750 billion euro EU recovery package to boost the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic on g...
Sep 17, 2020
Headaches and hospital visits as wildfire smoke blankets the U.S. West
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - The splitting headaches began when smoke from wildfires rolled in around Tim Hunt's suburban Seattle home. Next came a debilitating fatigue. As deadl...
Sep 17, 2020
Germany pushes up 2021 debt plans to nearly 100 billion euros: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz plans to take on net new debt of nearly 100 billion euros ($117.92 billion) next year to sustain Berlin's fight against the coronavirus pandemic,...
Sep 17, 2020
Philippines sees 3,375 new coronavirus cases, 53 more deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Thursday reported 3,375 new coronavirus infections and 53 additional deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases in the Philip...
Sep 17, 2020
Societe Generale says now sees an 80% probability of a no deal between UK and EU
LONDON (Reuters) - Societe Generale analysts said on Thursday they now see an 80% chance that Britain and the European Union will fail to strike a trade deal before the end of the year. British Prime ...
Sep 17, 2020
BioNTech buys German site from Novartis to boost vaccine output
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's BioNTech is purchasing a German biotech production site from Swiss drugs giant Novartis to boost output of the coronavirus vaccine hopeful it is developing with Pfizer....
Sep 17, 2020
