World stocks boast record-breaking month, led by Europe

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Investors look at screens showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai SYDNEY (Reuters) – World shares paused to assess a record-busting month on Monday as the prospect of a vaccine-driven economic recovery next year and yet more free … Read More

German ministers warn on pandemic’s economic impact

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BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of COVID-19 infections is still much too high in most German regions and people must do more to reduce their contacts to slow the spread of the disease, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on … Read More

German COVID-19 restrictions set to last into 2021

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will probably have to stick with measures to dampen the coronavirus pandemic into January, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, while her chief of staff suggested that restrictions might be needed until March. “Given the high … Read More

Californians ‘rightfully’ angry over the state’s new coronavirus restrictions: San Diego mayor

Gov. Newsom issued ‘hollow executive order’ instead of providing ‘real leadership,’ Kevin Faulconer argues. Californians are “rightfully” angry over the state’s new coronavirus restrictions, San Diego’s Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer told “America’s Newsroom” on Monday. Faulconer made the comments following weekend protests in California over the curfew that went into … Read More

Pound rises as Boris Johnson plans ‘significant’ intervention in Brexit talks

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks via video link from 10 Downing Street during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, London. Photo: House of Commons/PA Images via Getty Images The pound was rising on Monday morning on the back … Read More

Germany ready to begin Covid-19 vaccination in mid-December

Germany could start administering shots of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next month, Health Minister Jens Spahn was quoted as saying. “There is reason to be optimistic that there will be approval for a vaccine in Europe this year,” Spahn … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 20 November 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, If there’s one thing everybody knows it is that, “The numbers don’t lie!”  Nearly every news station is carrying numbers on screen throughout the day and night.  Every radio news-break warns that we’re drowning in the virus.  … Read More

CDC updates coronavirus Thanksgiving guidance, urges against travel

For those who travel, the health agency recommends doing so ‘as safely as possible’. In a telebriefing held Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against traveling to visit relatives and friends this Thanksgiving and holiday season and urged … Read More

Iota death toll in Nicaragua rises as rescuers search for survivors

The death toll from Hurricane Iota continues to rise after the storm hammered a part of Central America that was recently battered by Hurricane Eta. Iota left a trail of devastation in its wake as it tore across parts of Nicaragua and Honduras earlier … Read More

Governors impose new coronavirus restrictions: What you need to know

Reinstated coronavirus restrictions by state: What you need to know Governors throughout the country have reinstated safety precautions in recent weeks to try to combat the rapid spike in coronavirus cases weeks before large family gatherings and holiday getaway trips are slated … Read More

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