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UK faces unprecedented labour market inactivity, says BoE’s Haldane
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is suffering from what looks like a record level of inactivity in its labour market because of the huge numbers of people on furlough or facing unemployment due to COVID-19,...
Jun 08, 2020
Russia fires anti-tank gun at oil well to put out blaze
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday it had successfully put out a fire at a Siberian oil well after officials called in the military to shoot anti-tank artillery shells at the wellhead from a dis...
Jun 08, 2020
Evans dismisses Djokovic’s U.S. Open concerns over COVID-19 protocols
(Reuters) - Britain's Dan Evans believes Novak Djokovic's concerns about players having only one member of their support staff at the U.S. Open does not apply to the majority of the field and compromi...
Jun 08, 2020
Sweden records first week with no excess mortality since pandemic struck
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden last week recorded no excess mortality compared to the average of the past five years for the first time since COVID-19 struck a country whose death toll in the pandemic h...
Jun 08, 2020
Glasgow streets ‘renamed’ after black people in anti-racism protest
GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) - Anti-racism campaigners have placed new signs on streets in the Scottish city of Glasgow that are named after historical figures with links to the slave trade, unofficial...
Jun 08, 2020
Aimmune says peanut allergy drug shows benefit after two years
(Reuters) - Aimmune Therapeutics Inc said on Monday 80% of patients being treated with its drug Palforzia were successfully desensitized to peanut proteins after two years of daily dosing, sending its...
Jun 08, 2020
Exclusive: India plans to hike edible oil import taxes to boost local supply, sources say
By Aftab Ahmed and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India is considering raising import taxes on edible oils as the country seeks to become self-reliant by boosting local oilseed productio...
Jun 08, 2020
China drops Shanghai as a first port of entry for Beijing-bound flights
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China on Monday dropped Shanghai as one of the first ports of entry for international flights bound for the capital, Beijing, while four new cities were added to the list and Wuh...
Jun 08, 2020
Thailand plans extra stimulus measures to support virus-hit economy
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to introduce additional stimulus measures from the third quarter to spur domestic consumption and tourism as the coronavirus outbreak hits the Southeast Asian countr...
Jun 08, 2020
Saudi Arabia considers limiting haj pilgrims amid COVID-19 fears
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Marwa Rashad DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia could drastically limit numbers at the annual haj pilgrimage to prevent a further outbreak of coronavirus after cases in the ...
Jun 08, 2020
