Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain to trial return of fans to sports events
LONDON (Reuters) - Spectators could return to sports events in Britain from Oct. 1 with social-distancing restrictions in place, the government said on Friday when announcing a pilot scheme to start l...
Jul 17, 2020
British PM Johnson: Other countries’ Covid-19 woes show what can go wrong
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that the problems other countries are currently experiencing with the Covid-19 pandemic shows what can go wrong if rules are not followed...
Jul 17, 2020
Bank of England’s Bailey sees UK economy beginning to recover
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that Britain's economy was starting to recover from its coronavirus lockdown but some job-intense sectors remained weak and the...
Jul 17, 2020
COVID-19 transmission rate spikes in France’s Brittany region
PARIS (Reuters) - The reproduction rate of the novel coronavirus in the Brittany region, popular with tourists, has risen sharply in less than a week, according to government data, the latest indicati...
Jul 17, 2020
Thailand delays selection process for new central bank chief
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Next week's interviews of six candidates for the role of central bank governor will be delayed, the head of the selection committee said on Friday, because some applicants might no...
Jul 17, 2020
Exclusive: HSBC’s global equities boss Hossein Zaimi to leave bank
By Sinead Cruise and Sumeet Chatterjee LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC's global equities chief Hossein Zaimi is leaving the bank, sources said on Friday, in the latest revamp of the lender's embattl...
Jul 17, 2020
PSC: Get Help Before Disconnection Moratorium Ends
by Kevin Zimmermann (WHBL) - One step taken to help people weather the COVID-19 pandemic was the placement of a moratorium on utility disconnections for those unable to make payments because of...
Jul 17, 2020
UK COVID-19 reproduction number remains at 0.7-0.9
LONDON (Reuters) - The reproduction number of COVID-19 across the United Kingdom is between 0.7-0.9, the government said on Friday, unchanged on the previous week's value. The current growth rate of t...
Jul 17, 2020
Kids, safety and schools: A pandemic debate plays out in California county
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - In Sutter County in California's bucolic Sacramento Valley, coronavirus cases are rising, but Mike Ziegenmeyer wants his kids back in the classroom. ...
Jul 17, 2020
Exclusive: EU in talks with Moderna, BioNtech, CureVac to secure possible COVID vaccines – sources
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is negotiating advance purchase deals of potential COVID-19 vaccines with drugmakers Moderna, Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson and biotech fi...
Jul 17, 2020
