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ECB will do more if needed to keep prices stable: Villeroy
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will take further action if necessary to keep prices stable in line with its mandate, ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said in a newspaper interv...
Apr 18, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Brazil rise to 36,599
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Cases of the new coronavirus in Brazil rose by 2,917 to 36,599, the health ministry said on Saturday. Brazil has more coronavirus cases than any other country in Latin America. De...
Apr 18, 2020
Albania re-opens some businesses as seeks to limit coronavirus hit to economy
By Benet Koleka TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania will re-open about 600 business activities from Monday, ranging from watch repair shops to mining, in a bid to breathe life back into an economy frozen for a...
Apr 18, 2020
U.S. banks seek term changes as Fed finalizes Main Street Lending Program
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banks are pushing the Federal Reserve to change the terms of a $600 billion lending program for small and medium-sized businesses, including reducing mini...
Apr 18, 2020
Denmark increases economic support to businesses hit by lockdown
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's government announced around 100 billion Danish crowns ($14.6 billion) worth of measures on Saturday to support businesses struggling during the coronavirus lockdown. T...
Apr 18, 2020
India toughens rules on investments from neighbours, seen aimed at China
By Aditya Kalra and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has stepped up scrutiny of investments from companies based in neighbouring countries, in what is widely seen as a move to stave off takeove...
Apr 18, 2020
French court backs EDF in dispute with distributors over supply contracts
PARIS (Reuters) - Electricity distributors in France cannot break contracts to buy nuclear power from EDF at pre-established prices, France's highest court has ruled, after some argued that the corona...
Apr 18, 2020
Exclusive: Amazon deploys thermal cameras at warehouses to scan for fevers faster
By Jeffrey Dastin and Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has started to use thermal cameras at its warehouses to speed up screening for feverish workers who could be infected with the coronavirus, ...
Apr 18, 2020
Beer may lose its fizz as CO2 supplies go flat during pandemic
By Stephanie Kelly and Lisa Baertlein NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dwindling supplies of carbon dioxide from ethanol plants is sparking concern about shortages of beer, soda and seltzer water - es...
Apr 18, 2020
Argentina says Brazil agrees to raise level of grains thoroughfare Parana River
By Cassandra Garrison and Luciano Costa BUENOS AIRES/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil has agreed to release water at the giant Itaipu hydroelectric dam to raise low water levels in the Parana River, a key...
Apr 17, 2020
