Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ecuador ploughs on with $17.4 billion debt revamp with major creditor support
LONDON/QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador pushed forward with its debt overhaul plans on Monday, requesting a vote among its creditors on reconfiguring the terms of $17.4 billion of its external bonds, with it...
Jul 20, 2020
UK PM Johnson says AstraZeneca vaccine trial results ‘very positive news’
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson described early stage clinical trial data on an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as very positive on Monday. "This is very positive news. A huge wel...
Jul 20, 2020
Belarus presidential candidate sends her children abroad after threats
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - The leading opposition presidential candidate in Belarus has sent her children abroad to an undisclosed location in the EU after receiving threats they would be t...
Jul 20, 2020
Ballon d’Or 2020 scrapped due to coronavirus disruption – organisers
PARIS (Reuters) - The Ballon d'Or will not be awarded this year for the first time in its 64-year history after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the football calendar, organisers France Football...
Jul 20, 2020
Nigeria’s central bank holds benchmark lending rate at 12.5 percent
By Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 12.5%, the governor said on Monday, adding that members of the monetary policy committee wanted to asse...
Jul 20, 2020
Soccer: FIFPRO wants specific measures to protect players from overload
By Brian Homewood BERN (Reuters) - The global footballers' union FIFPRO wants concrete safeguards to protect players from fixture overload and the consequent risk of injury as the sport catches up wit...
Jul 20, 2020
Governor Cuomo warns of reopening rollback if New Yorkers continue partying in large groups
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that local governments and police departments were failing to disband parties that violated social distancing orders and w...
Jul 20, 2020
Exclusive: India seeks new preferential treatment from U.S. on drugs, other goods – sources
By Neha Arora and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is seeking concessions for generic drugs it exports to the United States in return for opening its dairy markets and slashing tariffs on farm ...
Jul 20, 2020
Brazil’s minister of citizenship Onyx Lorenzoni tests positive for COVID-19
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's minister of Citizenship, Onyx Lorenzoni, said on Monday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He is the third minister infected with COVID-19 in the government of...
Jul 20, 2020
U.S. Congress girds for a fight over new coronavirus aid bill
By David Morgan and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats are prepared to block Republicans from moving forward on a partisan coronavirus aid bill, the chamber's top Democrat warne...
Jul 20, 2020
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