Burundi’s ex-President Pierre Buyoya dies aged 71

[ad_1] Burundi President Pierre Buyoya listens to reporters’ questions during a news conference in Brussels, Belgium December 5, 2001. REUTERS/Thierry Roge/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NAIROBI, Dec 18 (Reuters) –…

UK companies say sales hit from pandemic worsened in Dec – BoE

[ad_1] LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – British companies saw a slightly worsening hit to sales and jobs from the COVID-19 pandemic last month when the virus spread increasingly through the…

Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 28,438 – RKI

[ad_1] People walk through the city center, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Senftenberg, Germany, December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Acquire Licensing Rights BERLIN, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The…

U.S. business applications decline in February

[ad_1] Workers disinfect a production line while maintaining social distancing at the start of a shift at Green Circuits as the company, an essential business, adapts to operating during the…

NY Fed’s Williams says rising home prices don’t pose financial stability risks

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Italy reports 680 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, 17,572 new cases

[ad_1] A police car patrols a street as the government prepares to bring in further restrictions over the Christmas period in attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease…

Italy reports 649 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, 15,378 new cases

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French health body recommends delaying second COVID shot to six weeks after first

[ad_1] An elderly people, over 75 years of age, receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a coronavirus disease vaccination center in Lamballe-Armor, France, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit…

Pandemic nudging firms to address climate change, says Norway wealth fund

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Swiss drugmaker Novartis to help make Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

[ad_1] The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis is pictured at the French company’s headquarters in Rueil-Malmaison near Paris, France, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ZURICH, Jan…