Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany plans 22 billion euros in COVID aid for companies in first half of 2021, sources say
By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany expects to pay out 22 billion euros ($26 billion) in COVID-19 relief aid from January through June 2021 to companies and self-employed people, people close ...
Nov 14, 2020
Singh pulls out of Masters due to illness
(Reuters) - Fiji's Vijay Singh has withdrawn from the ongoing Masters at Augusta National due to illness, organisers said on Saturday. The three-times Major winner, who shot a first-round 75, was eigh...
Nov 14, 2020
Iran to tighten COVID-19 restrictions next Saturday, Rouhani says
(Reuters) - Iran will impose stricter restrictions from next Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani said on state television, as the Middle East country hardest hit by the virus battles a third wave of CO...
Nov 14, 2020
China regulator says financial innovation must not create oligopolies
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China should ensure financial innovation maintains fair competition and does not create oligopolies or construct barriers to entry, a Chinese regulatory official said Saturday. Xi...
Nov 14, 2020
UK to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030: FT
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to announce next week a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, five years earlier than previously planned, the Financial...
Nov 14, 2020
Greece tightens COVID-19 lockdown, shuts primary schools
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek authorities announced on Saturday the closure of nurseries and primary schools until the end of November, tightening a nationwide lockdown after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Gre...
Nov 14, 2020
Austria planning three-week lockdown from Tuesday, draft decree shows
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria is planning to switch from its current night-time coronavirus curfew and partial shutdown to a full lockdown from Tuesday until Sunday Dec. 6 inclusive, a draft and summary ...
Nov 14, 2020
Rain turns final Turkish GP practice into driving on ice
By Tuvan Gumrukcu ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Rain on a slippery track turned Saturday's final practice for the Turkish Grand Prix into the equivalent of driving on an ice rink with cars sliding and spinning...
Nov 14, 2020
Malaysia reports 1,114 new coronavirus cases with two new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 1,114 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, raising the total to 46,209 infections. The health ministry also recorded two new deaths, taking the total number of...
Nov 14, 2020
China finds coronavirus on packaging of Saudi shrimp
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The western Chinese city of Lanzhou said on Saturday it had detected the new coronavirus on the packaging of a batch of shrimp imported from Saudi Arabia, as China ramps up testin...
Nov 14, 2020
