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Germany’s Ifo institute cuts growth forecast due to supply bottlenecks
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy will grow by a weaker-than-expected 3.3% this year as supply bottlenecks in manufacturing hold back industrial output, the Ifo economic institute predicted on Wed...
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Philippine minister aims to deploy more nurses, healthcare staff overseas
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' labour minister said on Wednesday he will ask for government approval to allow 5,000 more healthcare workers to be deployed abroad, double the annual cap in a count...
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EU approval of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine delayed, sources say
By Andreas Rinke and Emilio Parodi BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union approval of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will be delayed because a June 10 deadline to submit data was missed, two people...
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Column: Is the world holding down US Treasury yields?
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - Just who or what is holding down U.S. government borrowing rates has become one the big financial questions of the year - at least for those who think the Fed's ongoin...
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Debut EU recovery fund bond rallies sharply, investors await Fed
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) - The first bond sold backing the EU's COVID-19 recovery fund rallied strongly a day after issuance on Wednesday, while euro area government bond yields dipped as investors ...
Syndicated Content Jun 16, 2021
EU set to add United States to safe travel list
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to add the United States to their list of countries from which they will allow non-essential travel, EU diplomats said. Ambassadors ...
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Axa Investment Managers expands deforestation exclusions
LONDON (Reuters) - AXA Investment Managers is expanding its palm oil investment strategy to exclude companies involved in major land use controversies or in causing biodiversity loss due to soy, cattl...
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Malaysia says China to contribute 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on Wednesday China had agreed to contribute 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines made by its drugmaker Sinovac BioTech to t...
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Quarter of S.Koreans get at least one vaccine dose ahead of schedule
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has inoculated 25% of its population with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine two weeks ahead of schedule, authorities said on Wednesday, putting the coun...
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Shocked by COVID deaths, young Indians rush for life insurance
By Chris Thomas and Sethuraman N R BENGALURU (Reuters) - Like many other twenty-somethings in India, Beverly Coutinho kept postponing buying a life insurance policy, until a surge in COVID-19 cases an...
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