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Slovakia’s daily COVID-19 cases hit new peak since early March
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia reported 3,480 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 19, its highest daily tally since March 9, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. Slovakia has one of the lower vaccination rat...
Oct 20, 2021
Lawmakers probe timeline of NatWest money laundering investigation
LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers have asked the Financial Conduct Authority why it took five years to prosecute NatWest for failing to prevent the laundering of nearly 400 million pounds ($551.28 ...
Oct 20, 2021
UK house prices rise 10.6% in year to August – ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices in August were 10.6% higher than a year earlier, up from an 8.5% annual increase in July when there was a lull in sales as a property tax break began to be phas...
Oct 20, 2021
China to protect legal rights of Evergrande creditors -central bank head
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China will fully respect and protect the legal rights of Evergrande Group's creditors and asset owners in line with repayment priorities laid out by the law, the country's centra...
Oct 20, 2021
Unilever margins in spotlight as inflation surges
By Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) - Unilever's battle with rising costs will take centre stage at its third-quarter results on Thursday, with investors focused on whether the consumer goods giant will cut...
Oct 20, 2021
China’s COVID-19 outbreak grows as cities race to trace infections
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported a fourth day of new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in a handful of cities across China, prompting alarmed local governments to double down on efforts to track po...
Oct 20, 2021
Two German ex-soldiers detained over plot to fight in Yemen
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police on Wednesday detained two former soldiers on terrorism-related charges for allegedly trying to form a mercenary group of up to 150 members to fight in Yemen, the Feder...
Oct 20, 2021
Rains delay wheat planting, autumn grain harvest in China – ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - Constant rains in recent weeks have delayed wheat planting in main production regions in China, a government official said on Wednesday. China had completed 26% of winter wheat pla...
Oct 20, 2021
Air strike hits capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray, second time this week-TV
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, was hit by an air strike on Wednesday morning, regionally controlled television reported, the second time this week t...
Oct 20, 2021
Kuwait’s emir launches process for amnesty pardoning dissidents
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's ruling emir on Wednesday paved the way for an amnesty pardoning dissidents that has been a major condition of opposition lawmakers to end a months-long standoff with the ap...
Oct 20, 2021
