Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Japan to keep funding tourism campaign under new stimulus package – draft
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to keep setting aside money to promote domestic tourism and dining out in its next stimulus package, according to a draft of the government's upcoming...
Dec 01, 2020
U.N. seeks access to 96,000 Eritrean refugees in Tigray where food running out
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency appealed on Tuesday to Ethiopian authorities for access to 96,000 Eritrean refugees in the northern Tigray region, where it said food is believed t...
Dec 01, 2020
French car market set to fall to lowest level since 1975: federation
PARIS (Reuters) - France's car market, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, is set to fall to its lowest level since 1975 this year, the CCFA French automobile federation said on Tuesd...
Dec 01, 2020
Daimler awards 1,000 euro ‘corona bonus’ to German employees
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German carmaker Daimler on Tuesday said it will pay German employees a 1,000 euros "corona bonus" to help compensate for personal and economic burdens such as having to wear a ma...
Dec 01, 2020
OECD sees global economy turning the corner on coronavirus crisis
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - The outlook for the global economy is improving despite a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks in many countries as vaccines emerge and a Chinese-led recovery takes h...
Dec 01, 2020
South Korea passes law to allow BTS to postpone military service
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to allow globally recognised K-pop artists such as BTS to postpone their mandatory military service to age 30. All a...
Dec 01, 2020
Tokyo pop-up mask store lures shoppers with festive face coverings
TOKYO (Reuters) - As a new wave of coronavirus infections sweeps Tokyo, a pop-up store near Japan's capital is luring Christmas shoppers with 250 types of face mask, including festive versions with de...
Dec 01, 2020
Euro zone prices fall again in November, more than expected
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone consumer prices fell by more than expected year-on-year in November pulled down by a sharp drop in energy costs, a flash estimate from the European Union's statistics of...
Dec 01, 2020
Dutch law mandating mask use against coronavirus goes into effect
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A law mandating the use of face masks to slow the spread of coronavirus went into effect in the Netherlands on Tuesday, completing a gradual turnabout in policy. With the country...
Dec 01, 2020
Pfizer-BioNTech apply for EU emergency authorization for COVID-19 vaccine
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and BioNTech have applied to the European drugs regulator for conditional authorization of their COVID-19 vaccine, following similar steps in the United States and Bri...
Dec 01, 2020
