Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-19 deaths, hospitalisations slowing in Brazil, WHO says
GENEVA (Reuters) - Hospitalisations and deaths from COVID-19 have started declining after four weeks of slowing infections in Brazil, the World Health Organization said on Friday. "Cases have now decl...
Apr 30, 2021
Belgium melts down over 22,000 firearms into recycled steel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian authorities this week destroyed more than 22,000 guns collected by police, melting them down into some 60 tonnes of recycled steel. About half of the firearms were collect...
Apr 30, 2021
England’s COVID-19 R number estimate inches up
LONDON (Reuters) - The estimated range for the COVID-19 reproduction "R" number in England has inched higher, Britain's health ministry said on Friday, and is estimated between 0.8 and 1.1. An R value...
Apr 30, 2021
U.S. labor costs accelerate in the first quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. labor costs increased more than expected in the first quarter as wage growth picked up, further evidence that inflation will push higher this year as the economy reopens. T...
Apr 30, 2021
Erdogan says Turkey expects more COVID-19 vaccine supplies soon
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine at the moment and will not have issues with procurement, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, adding he would discuss more supplies...
Apr 30, 2021
U.S. consumer spending, income rebound in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending rebounded in March amid a surge in income as households received additional COVID-19 pandemic relief money from the government, building a strong foundati...
Apr 30, 2021
Exclusive-As U.S. prepared exit, Taliban protected foreign bases, but killed Afghans
By Rupam Jain, Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Charlotte Greenfield KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for o...
Apr 30, 2021
Global funds hold equity allocations at over 3-year high: Reuters poll
By Tushar Goenka BENGALURU (Reuters) - The current run-up in stocks has at least another three months to go, according to fund managers in Reuters polls who kept their recommended equity exposure at l...
Apr 30, 2021
Canadian economy in February grows by 0.4%, March seen up 0.9%
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy expanded for a 10th consecutive month in February, rising by 0.4% on gains in services, and it most likely gained 0.9% in March, Statistics Canada said on Friday. A...
Apr 30, 2021
Post-vaccine COVID infections and deaths rare, UK study finds
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A very small number of mainly frail, elderly COVID-19 patients are being hospitalised and dying even after having a first dose of Pfizer's or AstraZeneca's vaccines,...
Apr 30, 2021
