Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sainsbury’s and Aldi waive tax relief as UK supermarkets hand back $1.9 billion
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Sainsbury's and Aldi will forgo UK property tax relief during the pandemic, following rivals Tesco and Morrisons and taking the total saved by the government from sup...
Dec 03, 2020
English health service looking at ways to deploy Pfizer vaccine in care homes – official
LONDON (Reuters) - England's National Health Service (NHS) is looking at ways to deploy Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine in care homes with the medical regulator, but there is no guarantee that it w...
Dec 03, 2020
Africa foresees 60% of people vaccinated against COVID in two to three years
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Africa aims to have 60% of its population vaccinated against COVID-19 within the next two to three years, the African Union's disease control group said on Thursday. The conti...
Dec 03, 2020
Liquor licenses, permits suspended for three MI businesses over emergency order violations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) has issued emergency suspensions of the liquor licenses and permits held by three Michigan businesses in Lakeview, Hought...
Dec 03, 2020
Moscow to open COVID-19 vaccination centres on Saturday – mayor
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow will open its new COVID-19 vaccination centres on Saturday and the first people to receive the shot will be teachers, doctors and social workers, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said o...
Dec 03, 2020
Pandemic silver lining: empty Paris hotel shelters the homeless
PARIS (Reuters) - In normal times the Hotel Avenir Montmartre is a tourist magnet with its views of the Eiffel Tower and the Sacre Coeur church, but COVID-19 has scared off the usual guests. Instead, ...
Dec 03, 2020
Euro zone retail sales rebound more than expected in Oct
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone retail sales rallied more than expected in October, data showed on Thursday, mainly thanks to a surge in online shopping as a second wave of COVID-19 infections arrived....
Dec 03, 2020
IBM warns hackers targeting COVID vaccine ‘cold chain’ supply process
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - IBM is sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, a sign that digital spies are turning their atten...
Dec 03, 2020
Germany is a victim of early COVID-19 success, RKI chief says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's success in dealing with the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in March and April had led many to doubt the virus's severity or even existence, the head of Germany's p...
Dec 03, 2020
Refunds sought for 18% of tickets sold in Japan, organisers say
TOKYO (Reuters) - Refund requests have been made for around 18% of the tickets sold in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, the organising committee said on Thursday. Ticket holders in Japan were given the c...
Dec 03, 2020
