LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson postponed a planned relief from the coronavirus blockade in England on Friday after an increase in infections amplified fears of a second fatal increase in COVID-19 cases. People wear protective masks as they walk through Manchester as the city and surrounding area …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Thursday imposed travel and financial sanctions on a department of Russia’s military intelligence service and companies in North Korea and China for their alleged involvement in major cyber attacks worldwide. FILE PHOTO: The flags of the European Union wave outside the headquarters of …
Read More »EU watchdog tells UK banks to prepare for full Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Banks using Britain as a gateway to the European Union must fully implement their plans to serve EU customers before the end of the Brexit transition period in December, it said on Wednesday. EU banking watchdog. FILE PHOTO: British Union Jack and EU flags are displayed at …
Read More »Saudi Arabia posts $ 29 billion deficit in Q2 due to falling oil revenues
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia registered a deficit of 109.2 billion riyals ($ 29.12 billion) in the second quarter of this year as low oil prices hurt revenue, a report by the Ministry of Finance released Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A Saudi flag flies over the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, …
Read More »Argentina says it will not increase the ‘last’ debt offer, ready to modify legal terms
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian wearing a protective mask, as a preventive measure against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), passes signs on the street that say “No to paying the debt. Break with the IMF”, in Buenos Aires. Aires, Argentina, May 27, 2020. REUTERS / Agustin Marcarian / File Photo BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) …
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