SINGAPORE / NEW YORK (Reuters) – The euro remained at its highest point in 18 months, silver soared and commodities advanced on Wednesday as hopes of economic recovery pushed up bets on a recovery in global demand and the fall of the US dollar. FILE PHOTO: A security guard wearing …
Read More »Greece says Turkish plans to map maritime invasion on its territory
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece accused Turkey on Tuesday of trying to invade its continental shelf in a serious escalation of tensions between the two NATO allies at odds over a number of issues. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gestures as he meets German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at the Maximos …
Read More »Swedish chief epidemiologist says challenged COVID-19 strategy appears to be working
FILE PHOTO: State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Swedish Public Health Agency speaks to journalists after a press conference on the situation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 23 2020. Magnus Andersson / TT News Agency / via REUTERS. STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s top epidemiologist said on …
Read More »EU delays stringent rule of law conditions for recovery fund
BRUSSELS / AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Hungary, Poland and the Netherlands were victorious on Tuesday after a European Union summit left open the way to link a new coronavirus recovery fund to democratic values, raising questions on whether compliance would be possible or significant. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (left), European …
Read More »Coronavirus rate in Spain triples in three weeks after blockade reduction
MADRID (Reuters) – The prevalence of the new coronavirus in Spain has tripled in the last three weeks as authorities struggle to contain an eruption of fresh clusters, mainly in the regions of Catalonia and Aragon, according to data from the Ministry of Health. FILE PHOTO: Journalists record how people …
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