Number of tourists visiting Spain from abroad fell 87% in October

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A tourist walks with his suitcase, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo MADRID (Reuters) – International tourist arrivals…

Swiss boost COVID-19 vaccine reservations with shots from Pfizer, WHO-led programme

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labelled with “Vaccine” stickers stand near a medical syringe in front of displayed “Coronavirus COVID-19” words in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File…

French 2020 economic contraction could be less than forecast 11% – Le Maire

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Recovery, wearing a protective face mask, leaves following the first weekly cabinet meeting after summer vacation break,…

British finance minister unveils new measures to protect jobs

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak pictured in London, Britain October 5, 2020. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/ LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak announced…

UPDATE 1-Swiss mull tighter restrictions as COVID-19 cases soar

[ad_1] (Adds comments from health minister) ZURICH, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Switzerland is considering tighter restrictions including mini-lockdowns to check a rapidly rising number of coronavirus cases, Health Minister Alain…

UK prepares new support for firms hit by local lockdowns – FT

[ad_1] Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, leaves a television studio in London, Britain, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak is drawing…

Bank of England delays report on health of UK banks to Aug. 6

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People wearing masks walk past the Bank of England, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON…

Johnson says some months until all vulnerable get COVID jabs

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister said on Wednesday it would be some months before all the most vulnerable people received COVID-19 vaccines with England’s health service boss saying…

UK’s ‘useless and ineffective’ quarantine will hammer tourism, Ryanair boss says

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain does not have a proper plan for its 14-day international quarantine and the introduction of such a “useless and ineffective” scheme will do untold damage…