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China’s Xi supports Beijing free trade zone
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday he supports the city of Beijing in setting up a pilot international free trade zone for the service sector and digital economy and to pr...
Sep 04, 2020
Pence says deal has been reached to fund government past month’s end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday the Trump administration has reached a deal with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to ensure the U.S. government is funded past the m...
Sep 04, 2020
Debt-laden Vodafone Idea to raise up to $4.1 billion in funds
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Vodafone Idea Ltd said on Friday it would raise funds up to 300 billion rupees ($4.10 billion) as the Indian telecom operator tries to pay off the hefty dues it owes to the gover...
Sep 04, 2020
Racial gap in U.S. jobless rate widens again in August
(Reuters) - The gap in unemployment rates between Blacks and whites in the United States widened for a fourth straight month in August, and the spread between the races is now the largest in nearly si...
Sep 04, 2020
UK PM Johnson says no doubt that mass transit will continue to be crucial for country
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that mass transit systems will remain crucial for the country's economy for decades to come, rejecting the suggestion the coronavirus pande...
Sep 04, 2020
Not yet, but soon: Argentina could restart international flights in October, source says
By Cassandra Garrison BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina could resume international commercial flights in October, a transport ministry source said on Friday, indicating a potential light at the end o...
Sep 04, 2020
Britain’s Co-op to create 1,000 jobs in stores expansion
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Co-operative Group said on Friday it would open over 65 new and extended stores this year, creating up to 1,000 jobs, as it seeks to capitalise on the popularity of local ...
Sep 04, 2020
Softbank-backed Oyo extends furloughs for some Indian employees
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Softbank-backed Oyo Hotels & Homes is extending furloughs for some Indian employees by six months, it said on Friday, as an unabated rise in domestic coronavirus cases curbs trav...
Sep 04, 2020
Brazil economy outshines Mexico after surprise role reversal
By Jamie McGeever and Dave Graham BRASILIA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The divergence between the Latin America's two largest economies, Brazil and Mexico, is widening as the region's most prominent left-...
Sep 04, 2020
Pope tells leaders post-pandemic economic models must change
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic had "toppled the shaky pillars" of a world economic model built on the idolatry of money and domin...
Sep 04, 2020
