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Dover expects some Brexit disruption, volumes soaring
DOVER, England (Reuters) - Dover, Europe's busiest trucking port, expects some disruption when Britain finally leaves the European Union's orbit on Dec. 31 and is already seeing almost record volumes ...
Dec 17, 2020
Dash for ash: French cheese Morbier beats rival in EU court
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The makers of Morbier, a creamy French cheese with a seam of dark ash through its middle, on Friday won their fight against a copycat after the European Union's to...
Dec 17, 2020
Alphabet’s Verily raises $700 million in funding round
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's life sciences division, Verily Life Sciences LLC, said it raised $700 million in a funding round from its investors including Alphabet, Silver Lake and Temasek. The company ...
Dec 17, 2020
US Senate’s Schumer: no hurdles that can’t be overcome in coronavirus aid talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday there are no insurmountable barriers in the current negotiations among lawmakers on coronavirus relief. "None of the re...
Dec 17, 2020
EU envoys to discuss Brexit at 0830 GMT Friday -diplomatic sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The 27 national envoys to European Union hub Brussels will get an update on the latest in the trade talks with Britain at 0830 GMT on Friday, diplomatic sources in the bloc said. ...
Dec 17, 2020
Argentine recession, exacerbated by COVID-19, increases poverty
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Gustavo Delgado walks every day from his home in La Boca, a hard-scrabble neighborhood of Buenos Aires, to a nearby community pantry to find the only food that he and his fami...
Dec 17, 2020
Unemployment in Latin America to hit highest level in more than a decade – ILO
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean will hit its highest level in more than a decade this year, 10.6%, and rise further in 2021 as the coranvirus pandemic weighs on th...
Dec 17, 2020
Walmart partners with TikTok to sell merchandise while livestreaming
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc, which is looking to invest in TikTok, said on Thursday it would partner with the Chinese-owned video-sharing app to sell items seen on a livestream by creators featuring the r...
Dec 17, 2020
Any possible port disruption will be short-lived, says UK’s Gove
LONDON (Reuters) - Any possible disruption at Britain's ports after Britain ends its status quo transition period with the European Union and introduces new customs rules will be short-lived, British ...
Dec 17, 2020
Mercedes Benz ends luxury car prodution in Brazil, shutting down small plant
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Mercedes Benz said on Thursday that it would wind down car production in Brazil, shutting down its small factory dedicated to producing luxury vehicles in the city of Iraccemapol...
Dec 17, 2020
