Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 11 a.m.GMT/6 a.m.ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning. The number of mortgages for which homeowners are seeking payment holidays jumped the first week of December for the first time in 25 weeks. This could spell trouble for banks, which are struggling to get a clear view on borrowers' financial stability. 29 DecVIETNAM-BRITAIN/TRADEVietnam, Britain sign bilateral free trade dealVietnam and Britain sign a bilateral trade agreement, which the two sides concluded talks in mid-December.

Source: Ethiopian News December 28, 2020 11:37 UTC