Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. election turmoil heightens Afghan uncertainty, but hopefully no more ‘fate by Tweet’
KABUL (Reuters) - The change in the U.S. administration is expected eventually to bring a steadier troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, officials and analysts said, but the disputed presidential electio...
Nov 13, 2020
Investors, consultants eye returns from underwater UK final salary pension schemes
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - Alternative investment firms and consultants are finding ways to boost the finances of Britain's deficit-laden final salary pension schemes as the two trillion pound...
Nov 13, 2020
UK COVID-19 R number falls to 1.0-1.2 in sign epidemic is slowing
LONDON (Reuters) - The estimated reproduction "R" number of COVID-19 in Britain has fallen to 1.0-1.2 and might be below 1 in some parts of the country, the Government Office for Science said on Frida...
Nov 13, 2020
Spain’s Santander plans to cut 4,000 jobs in Spain, sources say
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Santander plans to close up to 1,000 branches in Spain and cut up to 4,000 jobs, or around 14 percent of its total workforce in Spain, two sources with knowledge of the matt...
Nov 13, 2020
Twenty migrants drown in Libya shipwreck, bodies wash ashore: U.N.
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Twenty migrants are thought to have drowned off the coast of Libya in a shipwreck this week, the United Nations migration agency said on Friday, as bodies from an earl...
Nov 13, 2020
Take Five: A shot in the arm
(Reuters) - 1/ RECOVERY ALPHABET SOUP The world economic outlook is suddenly a little bit brighter after upbeat news on the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Hopes of a strong "V" or even a "U" -shaped recover...
Nov 13, 2020
Canada bets on imports as home-grown COVID-19 vaccine heads to large-scale trials
By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's reliance on supply contracts to secure COVID-19 vaccines from drugmakers like Pfizer Inc has put daily life for Canadians, and prospects for the economy...
Nov 13, 2020
G20 agrees debt framework to help poor countries hit by COVID
By Leigh Thomas and Tetsushi Kajimoto PARIS/TOKYO (Reuters) - G20 finance ministers have agreed for the first time on a new joint framework for restructuring government debt, in anticipation that the ...
Nov 13, 2020
Sweden reports record 5,990 new COVID-19 cases as second wave strikes
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, whose unorthodox virus-fighting strategy has garnered global attention, registered a record 5,990 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest since the start of the pandemi...
Nov 13, 2020
‘Difficult issues remain’: UK, EU will resume trade talks on Monday
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union will resume trade talks in Brussels on Monday after so far failing to close gaps between their positions on two of the thorniest issues that have long...
Nov 13, 2020
