[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte defended himself on Tuesday from widespread criticism of his highly cautious plans for a slow-placed end to Europe’s longest coronavirus lockdown.…
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GLOBAL MARKETS Asia shares reach record, Nikkei restrained by lockdown risk
[ad_1] [1/2]Pedestrians wearing facial masks are reflected on an electric board showing stock prices outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Acquire…
Italy to give regions powers to roll back coronavirus lockdown
[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government said on Monday it would give the regions the power to roll back restrictions introduced to halt the new coronavirus in a move…
French lottery group FDJ says lockdown knocked 100 million euros off earnings
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Logos of France’s national lottery company Francaise des Jeux (FDJ) are seen in Nice, France, October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard PARIS (Reuters) – French lottery operator Francaise…
UK recovery from lockdown deserves more credit – BoE’s Haldane
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Chief Economist of the Bank of England, Andy Haldane, listens from the audience at an event at the Bank of England in the City of London,…
Sunak says new national lockdown would have ‘stark’ costs
[ad_1] Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain October 14, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday…
French supermarkets to face same lockdown limits as small shops: minister
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – French supermarkets will face the same limits on selling non-essential goods as small shops but shopowners are not allowed to challenge government’s new COVID lockdown rules,…
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll drops sharply ahead of lockdown easing
[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 174 on Sunday, against 474 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, posting the smallest daily…
Italy’s coronavirus lockdown leaves many out and about
[ad_1] By Elisa Anzolin, Alex Fraser MILAN (Reuters) – New coronavirus restrictions came into force in Italy on Friday but from pavements dotted with coffee drinkers to lines of striking…