LONDON (Reuters) – Emerging evidence worldwide suggests that people who are overweight or obese are at increased risk of becoming more seriously ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: A passenger awaits a delayed flight at Terminal Four at London Heathrow Airport on 12 August …
Read More »Factbox: How does being fatter increase the serious risk of COVID-19?
LONDON (Reuters) – Emerging evidence worldwide suggests that people who are overweight or obese are at increased risk of becoming more seriously ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: A passenger awaits a delayed flight at Terminal Four at London Heathrow Airport on 12 August …
Read More »Factbox: How ‘green’ is the EU recovery agreement?
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders reached an agreement on Tuesday for a massive stimulus package that the European Commission says will make the fight against climate change central to Europe’s economic recovery from the pandemic of coronavirus. European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula Von Der …
Read More »Factbox: what EU leaders agreed on the post-COVID recovery package
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on Tuesday on a package of measures to boost their economies after the coronavirus pandemic, and agreed to borrow and spend hundreds of billions of euros in the coming years and pay them with the new taxes. European Council President Charles Michel, Dutch …
Read More »Factbox: struggling Canadian energy companies face debt pressure
WINNIPEG, Manitoba / TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian energy companies have about Cdn $ 6 billion ($ 4.42 billion) in refinancing needs this year, the Bank of Canada says. FILE PHOTO: Oil pipeline warning signs are seen on a fence in “Refinery Row” outside of the facilities managed by Enbridge, Kinder …
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