Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philippines’ FDA allows wider gap between Sputnik V doses
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will allow a 42-day interval between doses of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the head of its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday, though still...
Jul 06, 2021
Asia shares stumble, bonds and dollar find safe-haven demand
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets stumbled on Wednesday as a bout of risk aversion boosted bonds and the dollar, while investors braced for minutes from the Federal Reserve's last m...
Jul 06, 2021
Sydney COVID-19 lockdown extended for another week, cases rise
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state on Wednesday extended a two-week COVID-19 lockdown in state capital Sydney for another week to contain the latest outbreak of the highly infe...
Jul 06, 2021
Shares of China EV maker Xpeng set to open up 1.8% in Hong Kong debut
(Reuters) - Shares of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng Inc are set to open up 1.8% from their initial public offering (IPO) price in the company's dual primary listing debut in Hong Kong on W...
Jul 06, 2021
‘Peru wants a president’: Thousands march in Lima as election result drags
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets on Tuesday to protest uncertainty over the result of the presidential election a month ago, as the confirmation of leftist P...
Jul 06, 2021
U.S. releases confidential Trump report on foreign auto threat
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday released a confidential Trump administration report that was the basis for the former president's threats in 2019 to ...
Jul 06, 2021
Analysis-China’s farmers dump other crops for corn on bumper profit pull
By Hallie Gu and Gavin Maguire BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Chinese farmers have sharply increased corn planting this year to cash in on demand-fuelled record prices, a trend that is likely to cool t...
Jul 06, 2021
Olympics-Japan considering barring all fans at Olympic events – paper
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government is floating proposals that would ban fans from all events at this month's Olympics, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday, as officials s...
Jul 06, 2021
New Zealand health regulator approves use of Janssen COVID-19 vaccine
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand said on Wednesday that its health regulator Medsafe has given provisional approval for a coronavirus vaccine developed by Janssen, the pharmaceutical unit of Johnson...
Jul 06, 2021
China reports 57 new COVID-19 cases for July 6 vs 23 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 57 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland for July 6, up from 23 cases a day earlier, the national health authority said on Wednesday. It was the highest daily tally of...
Jul 06, 2021
