Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss again deploy army to help cope with pandemic
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland will deploy up to 2,500 military personnel to help regional authorities cope with the coronavirus pandemic, the government said on Tuesday, again tapping the armed force...
Dec 07, 2021
Bank of Israel bought $4 billion of FX in Nov, hits $34 billion in 2021
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Bank of Israel said on Tuesday it bought $4 billion of foreign currency in November, its highest monthly amount since May, in a bid to contain a surging shek...
Dec 07, 2021
Road congestion returns, but work-from-home leaves downtowns empty
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Empty roads and cleaner air at the start of the pandemic have given way to a gradual return of traffic congestion in many global cities, but U.S. and UK downtown centers rem...
Dec 07, 2021
Goldman Sachs CEO expects higher inflation
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon anticipates inflation will be higher for a period but doesn't expect a repeat of the cost rises seen in the 1970s, he said in an interv...
Dec 07, 2021
EU paves way for cheaper internet, bicycles, solar panels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to change EU rules so that they can cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) on goods and services linked to fighting climate change, healt...
Dec 07, 2021
Italy strike call splits unions, surprises government
ROME (Reuters) - Two of Italy's largest unions have called a national strike to protest against the government's 2022 budget, splitting the labour movement and angering Prime Minister Mario Draghi's a...
Dec 07, 2021
Danish health minister isolates in Brussels hotel after testing COVID-19 positive
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Health Minister Magnus Heunicke on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating in a hotel in Brussels, the ministry said in a statement. Heunicke ha...
Dec 07, 2021
Tiaras thought to belong to Napoleon’s Josephine sell for $760,000
LONDON (Reuters) - Two tiaras, believed to have belonged to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife Josephine, sold for more than $760,000 at auction on Tuesday. Set with engraved gemstones, th...
Dec 07, 2021
Olympics-Olympics cannot solve problems politicians have not figured out-Bach
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Olympics cannot be expected to solve longstanding political problems that politicians themselves have failed to clear up, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach s...
Dec 07, 2021
Lacklustre trading thwarts London’s tech IPO ambitions
By Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON (Reuters) - London's bid to transform its stock market into a haven for fast-growing technology companies to compete with New York is facing obstacles as trading volumes s...
Dec 07, 2021
