Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French Muslims pay heavy price in COVID pandemic
By Caroline Pailliez VALENTON, France (Reuters) - Every week, Mamadou Diagouraga comes to the Muslim section of a cemetery near Paris to stand vigil at the grave of his father, one of the many French ...
Jun 15, 2021
Chanel sees strong 2021 recovery, sticks to limited online sales strategy
PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) -Sales at French luxury group Chanel are expected to grow by double digits this year compared with their 2019, pre-pandemic levels, the group's chief financial officer said on Tu...
Jun 15, 2021
Biden, Putin won’t cut a deal behind Ukraine’s back, Ukrainian foreign minister says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine does not see the risk of U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin cutting a deal on Ukraine behind Ukraine's back, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told a b...
Jun 15, 2021
China’s education ministry sets up office to oversee after-school tutoring
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's education ministry on Tuesday opened an office to oversee after-school tutoring, in part of a national clamp-down on the private tutoring sector. China has framed tough n...
Jun 15, 2021
Pakistan allows AstraZeneca shot for under 40s to help its expatriates
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan has lifted a rule barring the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for people below 40 years old, in a bid to help inoculate people who need...
Jun 15, 2021
Up to 80% of Tokyo Olympics media will be vaccinated, say organisers
TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expects 70%-80% of the news media covering the Olympics in Tokyo this summer to be vaccinated, organisers said in statement at the launch of...
Jun 15, 2021
Low expectations: What Biden and Putin will joust over at summit
By Humeyra Pamuk, Steve Holland and Andrew Osborn GENEVA/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Expectations for a major breakthrough at a summit on Wednesday between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart ...
Jun 15, 2021
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine to be made in India soon – govt official
BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Serum Institute of India is preparing to produce Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine in the country, government official Vinod Kumar Paul said at a press briefing on Tuesday. The vacc...
Jun 15, 2021
Iran says it produced 6.5 kg of uranium enriched to 60%
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has made 6.5 kg (14 lb) of uranium enriched to up to 60%, the government said on Tuesday, detailing a move that rattled the country's nuclear talks with world powers by taking t...
Jun 15, 2021
State Street GA pares back stocks on market complacency concerns
LONDON (Reuters) - Passive investment giant State Street Global Advisors has pared back global equities in favour of safe-haven bonds and gold on concerns investors have become too complacent about ri...
Jun 15, 2021
