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Omicron poses ‘very high’ global risk but data on severity limited – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Omicron coronavirus variant, reported in more than 60 countries, poses a "very high" global risk, with some evidence that it evades vaccine protection but clinical data on its s...
Dec 13, 2021
Masks come off, rallies begin as India’s COVID-19 patient load falls
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported its lowest tally of active COVID-19 cases in 18 months on Monday, but a sharp drop in the use of protective face masks is causing concern after a rise in the numbe...
Dec 13, 2021
Two-dose vaccines induce lower antibodies against Omicron, study finds
(Reuters) - British scientists found that two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimens do not induce enough neutralising antibodies against the Omicron coronavirus variant, indicating that increased infections ...
Dec 13, 2021
UK antitrust regulator looks into Microsoft’s $16 billion Nuance deal
(Reuters) - Britain's antitrust regulator said on Monday it will look into Microsoft Corp's $16 billion purchase of artificial intelligence and speech technology firm Nuance Communications Inc. The Co...
Dec 13, 2021
Vietnam jails ex-Hanoi chairman for 8 more years for power abuse
HANOI (Reuters) - A Vietnamese court jailed a former head of Hanoi's governing body for a further eight years on Monday for abuse of power, state media reported, his second conviction as part of a cra...
Dec 13, 2021
German wholesale prices see record jump as raw material costs soar
BERLIN (Reuters) - German wholesale prices rose by 16.6% on the year in November, official data showed on Monday, recording their biggest annual rise since data collection for the measure began in 196...
Dec 13, 2021
Pakistan confirms first case of Omicron variant
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has confirmed its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, in the country's most populous city of Karachi, the country's National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Mo...
Dec 13, 2021
Chip giant Taiwan’s energy security on the line with LNG referendum
By Sarah Wu TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwanese voters will decide this Saturday on a new LNG terminal considered key for the chipmaking powerhouse to secure its energy supply but facing attacks fro...
Dec 13, 2021
Chinese Nov smartphone shipments up 25% yr/yr -govt data
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - SHANGHAI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Shipments of smartphones within China rose 25.7% year on year to 34.8 million handsets in November, the China Academy of Information and Communication...
Dec 13, 2021
Sixth COVID wave, fuelled by Omicron, to hit France in January -Paris hospitals executive
PARIS (Reuters) - France will be hit by a sixth COVID-19 wave next month due to the emergence of the new, more contagious, Omicron variant of the disease while the country is still in the midst of the...
Dec 13, 2021
