Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Paralympics: Athletes offered grants worth $2 million to offset COVID-19
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Thursday an unprecedented grant package worth 1.8 million euros ($2.2 million) to compensate losses from the...
Dec 03, 2020
Japan, China, South Korea summit postponed due to COVID-19 – media
TOKYO (Reuters) - A trilateral summit between Japan, China and South Korea has been postponed until next year as the countries prioritize their COVID-19 response, Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported on ...
Dec 03, 2020
UK services activity drops less than feared in second lockdown: PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - Activity in Britain's services sector fell less than expected in November, as a four-week partial lockdown in England had a smaller impact on firms than measures earlier in the year...
Dec 03, 2020
Indonesia sees new daily record 8,369 coronavirus cases
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia recorded its biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections on Thursday, with 8,369 new cases, according to its COVID-19 task force. This brought the total number of infect...
Dec 03, 2020
Lebanese minister says COVID cases rising, beds won’t suffice
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon will not have enough hospital beds to cope with increasing COVID-19 cases, the health minister in the caretaker government warned on Thursday, saying compliance with a two-w...
Dec 03, 2020
Euro zone business activity shrank sharply in November: PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity contracted sharply last month as governments across the bloc reimposed strict lockdown measures to try to quell a second wave of coronavirus infections, ...
Dec 03, 2020
Poland should act to stop LGBTI intolerance, says Council of Europe
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish politicians should stop stigmatising LGBTI people, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights said in a memorandum published on Thursday, adding that such behaviour ...
Dec 03, 2020
France’s Macron to pay tribute to former president Giscard d’Estaing
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on Thursday at 8 p.m. (1900 GMT) to pay tribute to former President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, his office said. Giscard d'Esta...
Dec 03, 2020
Other regulators not far behind UK on Pfizer vaccine: England’s deputy CMO
LONDON (Reuters) - England's deputy chief medical officer said medicine regulators in other countries, especially those in the United States, were not far behind the decision of Britain's regulators t...
Dec 03, 2020
Germany’s second lockdown pushed services sector deeper into recession: PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's second lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the services sector deeper into recession in November, bringing overall private sector activity in Europe's largest...
Dec 03, 2020
