Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Challenge begins for UK farmer to get Xmas turkeys on tables
COOKHAM, England (Reuters) - Turkey farmer Tom Copas says he faces a challenge to bring over the seasonal staff he needs this Christmas to process his turkeys and then to meet a surge in demand for ho...
Nov 12, 2020
Czech Republic reports 8,925 new COVID-19 cases
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic reported 8,925 new coronavirus cases for Nov. 11, Health Ministry data showed on Thursday, well below a record daily tally registered a week ago as the country se...
Nov 12, 2020
South Korea in final talks over COVID-19 vaccines, seeks supplies for 60% population
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is in final talks with global drugmakers including Pfizer Inc over potential coronavirus vaccines as it seeks to secure supplies to cover 60% of its popul...
Nov 12, 2020
UK economy grows by monthly 1.1% in September, slower than expected
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy, which has struggled to maintain its recovery from its coronavirus lockdown crash, grew by a slower than expected 1.1% in September from August, even before the la...
Nov 12, 2020
Coronavirus research to get $500 million boost at Paris meeting
PARIS (Reuters) - States and private charities will commit to more than $500 million to boost research into the novel coronavirus at the Paris Peace Forum, organisers of the event said on Thursday. Th...
Nov 12, 2020
Gates Foundation adds $70 million more funding for COVID vaccines for poor
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The Gates Foundation added another $70 million of funding on Thursday to global efforts to develop and distribute vaccines and treatments against the COVID-19 pandem...
Nov 12, 2020
Uniqlo revives Jil Sander tie-up in post-pandemic, upmarket push
By Ritsuko Ando TOKYO (Reuters) - Baggy pants and oversized t-shirts helped spare Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo from the steep coronavirus-led fall in sales that hit rival fashion chains such as H&M a...
Nov 12, 2020
Dutch police investigating after shots fired at Saudi embassy
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police said they were investigating a shooting at the embassy of Saudi Arabia before sunrise on Thursday. No one was hurt. Several shots were fired at the building in The H...
Nov 12, 2020
Ukraine President Zelenskiy hospitalised due to COVID-19
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was hospitalised after he contracted coronavirus earlier this week, a presidential official said on Thursday. "He first went home, but decided ...
Nov 12, 2020
Singaporeans snap up properties during worst ever recession
By Aradhana Aravindan and Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singaporean Jason Chen recently bought a S$1.7 million ($1.26 million) three-bedroom apartment in a swanky condominium, upgrading his home in t...
Nov 12, 2020
