Author Archives: Syndicated Content
AIIB gives $500 million loan for Indonesia’s coronavirus response
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $500 million loan for Indonesia to support its COVID-19 response, the bank said in a statement on Thurs...
Jul 15, 2021
‘Freedom day’ or ‘Anxiety day’? England to end COVID-19 curbs
By Natalie Thomas and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - As England's so-called "freedom day" draws near, excitement at the impending end of COVID-19 restrictions is tempered by worries of rising cases...
Jul 15, 2021
India reports 41,806 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours
(Reuters) - India reported on Thursday 41,806 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed, with deaths rising by 581. (Reporting by Ankur Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by ...
Jul 14, 2021
Thailand asks Astrazeneca to extend delivery timeline for 61 million vaccine doses
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has asked AstraZeneca to extend the timeline for the delivery of 61 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine from December to May 2022, Thai Deputy Health Minister Sathit Pit...
Jul 14, 2021
World Bank cuts Thai GDP growth outlook to 2.2% this year
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is forecast to grow 2.2% this year, down from the 3.4% projected earlier, due to the impact of a third wave of COVID-19 infections and weak tourism, the World Ba...
Jul 14, 2021
Fosun-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine completes China regulator review – media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have completed an expert review of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine developed by Germany's BioNTech and Fosun Pharma and the shot is in the administration review stage, ...
Jul 14, 2021
Haiti receives first 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines – UNICEF
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti received on Wednesday its first 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, donated by the U.S. government through the COVAX mechanism, the UNICEF regional director for Latin ...
Jul 14, 2021
IOC chief, Tokyo governor to meet as COVID cases rise
TOKYO (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike were set to meet on Thursday, the metropolitan government said, as COVID-19 cases hit a six-mont...
Jul 14, 2021
Whitehaven Coal expects government to decide by August 30 on controversial mine expansion
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Whitehaven Coal said on Thursday it expected a government decision by Aug. 30 on approval for its Vickery coal mine extension, after a court ruled in May that climate...
Jul 14, 2021
Indonesia warns COVID-19 cases may rise further, hopes won’t top 60,000
(Reuters) - Senior Indonesian minister Luhut Pandjaitan warned on Thursday that COVID-19 cases may continue to rise in the country, but said authorities hoped that daily infections would not top 60,00...
Jul 14, 2021
