Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK statistics agency estimates 11% of workers on furlough
LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses reported that around 11% of their staff were still on furlough between Sept. 7 and Sept. 20, the Office for National Statistics said in a twice-monthly survey, wh...
Oct 01, 2020
In crowded Gaza, public embraces mask-wearing to fight COVID-19
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - The coronavirus may have been slow to reach the sealed-off Gaza Strip, but Palestinians in the densely populated enclave have been quick to embrace mask-wearing t...
Oct 01, 2020
Hungary to extend border closures to fight coronavirus pandemic until end-October
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will extend its border closures to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic until the end of October, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's cabinet chief said on Thursday. Hun...
Oct 01, 2020
With warm words and fast visas, neighbours woo IT workers fleeing Belarus
By Ilya Zhegulev, Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Andrius Sytas KYIV/VILNIUS (Reuters) - After Max Korolevsky said he was detained and beaten by security forces during mass protests in Belarus, he ask...
Oct 01, 2020
Exclusive: Over 50 Republican former U.S. national security officials join Biden endorsement
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than 50 Republican former national security officials will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday, joining one of several Republican o...
Oct 01, 2020
French ‘Alzheimer’s village’: where nursing home meets the outside world
By Emilie Delwarde DAX, France (Reuters) - Residents of the purpose-built village near Dax in southwestern France shop for groceries, get pampered at the hair salon and enjoy music recitals just like ...
Oct 01, 2020
Bank of England survey shows furlough numbers falling, Brexit worries
LONDON (Reuters) - A monthly Bank of England business survey showed the proportion of British employees still on furlough in September had dropped to 7% from 12% in August and a peak of 36% in April, ...
Oct 01, 2020
India plans launch of own app store as alternative to Google, Apple: ET Now
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India is planning to launch its own app store as an alternate to the ones offered by Apple and Alphabet-owned Google, in a bid to make the country more self-reliant, ET Now repor...
Oct 01, 2020
UK factories grow for fourth month, job losses slow: PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - British factory activity grew for a fourth month in a row in September, though more slowly than in August, and the sector cut the fewest jobs since before the COVID-19 lockdown, a s...
Oct 01, 2020
ECB won’t cut inflation target: de Cos
MADRID (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will not lower it inflation target as part of its ongoing policy review, Governing Council member Pablo Hernandez de Cos said on Thursday. "What cannot hap...
Oct 01, 2020
