Author Archives: Syndicated Content
World Bank working with countries to resolve vaccine indemnification hurdles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is working closely with over 100 countries to pave the way for them to receive low-interest loans and funding to purchase and distribute COVID-19 vaccines, World ...
Jan 05, 2021
As Brexit bites, salads and sandwiches run out at Paris M&S stores
PARIS (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer said new trade rules in place since Britain left the European Union were delaying deliveries of some fresh food to its stores in France, where at lea...
Jan 05, 2021
Saudi offers extra oil output cut as part of OPEC+ deal -sources
By Vladimir Soldatkin, Shadia Nasralla and Alex Lawler MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia has offered to make voluntary cuts in its oil output in February in a bid to persuade fellow OPEC+ producer...
Jan 05, 2021
World Bank sees more countries in ‘deep debt distress’ this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief of the World Bank on Tuesday said Chad and several other countries were already in deep debt distress and more were expected to join their ranks this year, given the s...
Jan 05, 2021
John Muckler, Stanley Cup winning-coach, dies at 86
Former NHL coach John Muckler, who won five Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers, died at age 86. The Oilers announced Muckler's death Monday night but didn't provide a cause. Glen Sathe...
Jan 05, 2021
World Bank sees global output up 4% in 2021, flags downside risks
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global economy is expected to expand 4% in 2021 after shrinking 4.3% in 2020, the World Bank said on Tuesday, although it warned that rising COVID-19 infect...
Jan 05, 2021
Greek PM urges Church to respect lockdown rules on Epiphany
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the country's influential Orthodox Church on Tuesday to respect coronavirus restrictions during Epiphany celebrations on Jan. 6 after ...
Jan 05, 2021
Tunisian PM sacks interior minister, baring tensions with president
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Tuesday sacked his interior Minister, who is close to President Kais Saied, a move underscoring tensions between the country's two most pow...
Jan 05, 2021
“Why limit myself?” Polish climber aims to defy critics with K2 bid
By Alan Charlish and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) - Scaling the world's second-highest peak, K2, in winter is one of the last great feats in mountaineering -- and despite what some see as a lack...
Jan 05, 2021
General Motors U.S. auto sales rise 4.8% in fourth quarter
(Reuters) - General Motors on Tuesday reported a 4.8% rise in U.S. auto sales for the fourth quarter, boosted by demand for new vehicles during the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. automaker said its sales...
Jan 05, 2021
