Category Archives: Syndicated
Border town pays price for Sweden’s no-lockdown as Norway reopens
By Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) - The Swedish border town of Stromstad is paying a heavy price for Sweden's decision not to lock down its economy like neighbouring Norway and other Nordic nations to...
Jul 02, 2020
South Africa records first current account surplus in 17 years
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa recorded its first current account surplus in 17 years in the first quarter of 2020 as the trade balance more than doubled, central bank data showed on Thursday. ...
Jul 02, 2020
Euro zone unemployment edges up in May, sharper rise for women, youth
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Unemployment in the euro zone edged up only slightly and by less than expected in May as lockdowns gradually eased, although the rise was more pronounced for women and youths. The...
Jul 02, 2020
Still long way to go on EU recovery fund deal, EU official says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Negotiations towards the European Union's coronavirus recovery fund still have a long way to go before a summit of EU leaders later this month, a senior EU official involved in th...
Jul 02, 2020
UK says: wants to be first with carbon zero Atlantic commercial plane
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom wants to be the first to develop a commercial jet plane to fly across the Atlantic Ocean without any carbon emissions, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Th...
Jul 02, 2020
China urges coronavirus testing capacity ramp-up in preparation for potential outbreaks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's local governments and medical institutes should ramp up and reserve coronavirus testing capacity in preparation for increased demand amid potential outbreaks, national heal...
Jul 02, 2020
Russia considering $26 billion budget spending hike to fight virus, says PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Thursday the government would consider increasing budget spending by 1.8 trillion roubles ($25.6 billion) to fight the coronavirus a...
Jul 02, 2020
Saudi Arabia extends economic measures to mitigate pandemic impact: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia extended for an additional period several government initiatives to support the private sector and investors in mitigating the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, state ...
Jul 02, 2020
IMF urges Ukraine to keep central bank independent as governor’s exit rattles market
By Matthias Williams and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund urged Ukraine on Thursday to maintain the independence of the central bank after Governor Yakiv Smoliy unexpect...
Jul 02, 2020
Musk says Tesla is building ‘RNA microfactories’ for CureVac
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc is building "RNA microfactories" for coronavirus vaccine developer CureVac in Germany, the electric carmaker's chief executive officer, Elon Musk, tweeted on Wednesday. CureVac, ...
Jul 02, 2020
