Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Conflict and COVID-19 drive hunger to record levels in Congo
GENEVA (Reuters) - A record 27.3 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, or about one-third of its population, are suffering from acute hunger, largely because of conflict and the economic imp...
Apr 06, 2021
IMF upgrades global growth outlook again as some COVID clouds begin to clear
(Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund raised its outlook for global economic growth again on Tuesday, forecasting worldwide output would rise 6% this year, a rate unseen since the 1970s, thanks ...
Apr 06, 2021
Colombia’s capital Bogota to enter three-day quarantine from Saturday
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's capital Bogota will introduce new restrictions this week, including a three-day lockdown starting on Saturday, Mayor Claudia Lopez said, in a bid to curb a third wave of ...
Apr 06, 2021
France sees global tax deal in reach after U.S. pledge
PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday a global deal on cross-border taxation was within reach as he welcomed a pledge by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to work...
Apr 06, 2021
Ukraine calls for path into NATO after Russia masses troops
By Pavel Polityuk and Vladimir Soldatkin KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on NATO on Tuesday to lay out a path for Ukraine to join the Western military alliance, after days in whi...
Apr 06, 2021
Tunisian president resists parliament’s bid to create constitutional court
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's president said on Tuesday that he opposed parliament's attempt to set up a constitutional court, which he said was merely a bid to settle scores. A smooth transition from a...
Apr 06, 2021
Suez Canal may expand southern channel, chairman says
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Patrick Werr ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - The Suez Canal Authority is considering expanding the southern section of the waterway where the container ship Ever Given became strande...
Apr 06, 2021
Vaccine passports must be proportionate, legal, EU privacy watchdogs say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Plans by European Union countries to issue certificates showing that citizens have been vaccinated against COVID-19 should have a legal basis to ensure that they a...
Apr 06, 2021
IMF raises its growth forecast for UK economy after 2020 crash
LONDON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for British economic growth, which is set to outpace the euro zone this year after its slump in 2020 but is unlikely to regain it...
Apr 06, 2021
Tanzania’s new president lifts media ban
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania's new President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Tuesday she would lift a ban on all media in the country, a radical shift from a press crackdown implemented by her late predec...
Apr 06, 2021
