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UK scraps sales tax on personal protective gear until October
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry said on Friday it will extend the scrapping of sales tax on personal protective equipment (PPE) for infectious diseases until the end of October. "Extendi...
Jul 03, 2020
Brazil PMIs show economic activity shrank in June for fourth straight month
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Economic activity in Brazil contracted significantly in June for a fourth month, a survey of purchasing managers' activity showed on Friday, as the COVID-19 cris...
Jul 03, 2020
Balance of risk now more favourable for euro economy – ECB’s Knot
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The risk of a deeper economic euro zone recession than predicted in the European Central Bank's (ECB) baseline scenario has diminished, ECB governing council member Klaas Knot sa...
Jul 03, 2020
Euro zone business slump eased in June as lockdowns relaxed
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - The plunge in euro zone business activity caused by lockdowns imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus eased sharply last month as more businesses reopened an...
Jul 03, 2020
EU grants conditional clearance to COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it had given conditional approval for the use of COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir following an accelerated review process. The EU executive sai...
Jul 03, 2020
Carnival’s Costa Cruises extends operations halt to August 15
(Reuters) - Carnival Corp unit Costa Cruises on Friday extended its pause on operations until August 15 and cancelled all cruises in Northern Europe for the rest of the 2020 summer season. "The decisi...
Jul 03, 2020
After Wirecard review, Singapore launches probe into Citadelle, Senjo Group
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore authorities said they launched an investigation into Citadelle Corporate Services, Senjo Group and its subsidiaries after scrutinising collapsed German payments firm Wi...
Jul 03, 2020
Take Five: Charging into the second half
LONDON (Reuters) - 1/ THE SECOND HALF After finishing the first half of 2020 on a high, bulls have charged into the remaining six months on promising news of a vaccine and data showing 4.8 million U.S...
Jul 03, 2020
Sent packing: Germany sets out to fry the cheap meat trade
By Paul Carrel and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - How much should a slice of meat cost? More, says German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner. Following a coronavirus outbreak at a German abattoir ...
Jul 03, 2020
Suspects in Ghosn’s Japanese escape stand trial in Turkey
By Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Seven suspects went on trial in Turkey on Friday over their alleged involvement in former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's dramatic escape from Japan to Lebanon via Ista...
Jul 03, 2020
