LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s supermarkets, wholesalers and hauliers were struggling on Thursday to ensure stable food and fuel supplies after an official health app told hundreds of thousands of workers to isolate after contact with someone with COVID-19.FILE PHOTO: A man stands next to shelves empty of fresh meat in a supermarket, as the number of worldwide coronavirus cases continues to […]

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s Buenos Aires province said on Wednesday that it had struck a breakthrough agreement in long-running talks with key creditors to restructure $7 billion of its international debt, though bondholders appeared to be split over the proposal.FILE PHOTO: An Argentinian flag waves at the Presidential Palace Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia […]

FILE PHOTO: An Azeri law enforcement officer checks documents of women after the authorities imposed restrictions on movement to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Baku, Azerbaijan April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz KarimovBAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan extended its quarantine restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19 until Sept. 1, the government said on Thursday. The restrictions mean the […]

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emergency measures, at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan May 14, 2021. Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool via REUTERSTOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to negotiate directly with the chief executive of Pfizer as soon as this week for early delivery of […]

Kira Yarmysh (R), spokesperson for jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia July 21, 2021. Press Service of Preobrazhensky District Court of Moscow/Handout via REUTERS MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Wednesday ordered jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh to be held under house arrest pending trial until January next year, her […]

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled “Coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine” along with a medical syringe in front of a Chinese flag in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado RuvicBEIJING (Reuters) – China’s capital Beijing has fully vaccinated nearly 91% of its adult residents against COVID-19, data from the municipal government showed, as the country expands its nationwide […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s goal of passing a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill faces a test on Wednesday as Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presses ahead with a planned procedural vote despite Republican appeals for delay.U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attends a news conference with mothers helped by Child Tax Credit payments at the U.S. Capitol […]

STOCKHOLM/BEIJING (Reuters) -Volvo Cars has struck a deal to buy out parent company Zhejiang Geely Holding from their joint ventures in China, in a move that could make a potential initial public offering (IPO) for the Swedish automaker more attractive to investors.Slideshow ( 3 images )Hangzhou-based Geely, which also owns a 9.7% stake in Daimler, said earlier this year it […]