Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Takeda submits approval request for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine in Japan
(Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd has submitted an approval request for Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine to Japan's health ministry, the U.S. drugmaker said late on Wednesday. (Reporting by Shivam Pa...
Dec 15, 2021
Taiwan hopes for EU trade deal progress under French presidency
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan hopes for progress on trade talks with the European Union next year when France takes over the bloc's presidency, and democracies must work together in the face of authoritar...
Dec 15, 2021
Japan’s economy seen rebounding in Q4, analysts wary about rising material costs: Reuters poll
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy will likely grow sharply in the current quarter and the first three months of next year, as consumer and corporate activity are expected to rebound...
Dec 15, 2021
Two children dead after wind lifts jumping castle into air at Australia school
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two children have died and several students were critically injured after falling from a height of 10 m (33 feet) when strong winds lifted a jumping castle into the air at a primary...
Dec 15, 2021
Hong Kong’s jailed, exiled democrats lament Sunday election
By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - For scores of Hong Kong democrats, this year's legislative elections were supposed to be a landmark moment for the movement in the face of what they saw as incre...
Dec 15, 2021
Indonesia reports first case of Omicron variant -health minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has identified its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the country's health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on Thursday. The case was detected on Wednesday e...
Dec 15, 2021
New Zealand reports first Omicron case in Christchurch border facility
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand reported its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 at a state-run isolation facility in Christchurch, the Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said o...
Dec 15, 2021
Cricket-Australia win toss, to bat first in second Ashes test
By Richard Evans ADELAIDE (Reuters) -Australia stand-in captain Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the day-night second Ashes test against England at Adelaide Oval on Thursday, hours...
Dec 15, 2021
Japan adds Moderna shot to COVID vaccine booster arsenal, joining Pfizer
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Thursday officially approved Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for its booster shot programme that began this month. The move followed a recommendation from health ministry exp...
Dec 15, 2021
Nissan to build new battery recycling factories in U.S., Europe by 2025 -Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd plans to build new battery recycling factories in the United States and Europe by the end of fiscal 2025, the daily Nikkei reported on Thursday. Nissan hopes that...
Dec 15, 2021
