Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Venezuela makes second COVAX payment for vaccines as UN official visits
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday the government has made a second payment to the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX initiative to access around 11 million CO...
Apr 18, 2021
New UK challenge trial studies if people can catch coronavirus again
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists on Monday launched a trial which will deliberately expose participants who have already had COVID-19 to the coronavirus again to examine immune responses and see ...
Apr 18, 2021
Japan firms brace for further COVID hit amid fears of new wave of infections – Reuters poll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies think the country will suffer a fourth round of coronavirus infections, with many bracing for a further blow to business, a Reuters monthly po...
Apr 18, 2021
Airports get busy as Australia-New Zealand quarantine-free travel begins
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hundreds of passengers thronged Australian airports on Monday as an open border system began with New Zealand, a pandemic milestone that allows Australian residents to...
Apr 18, 2021
Islamic State claims responsibility for Saturday’s attack at Iraq’s oilfield
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack on two wells at the Bay Hassan oilfield in northern Iraq, according to a statement published early on Monday by the militan...
Apr 18, 2021
Facebook to announce new audio products on Monday – Recode
(Reuters) - Facebook will announce a series of products under the umbrella of "social audio" on Monday, including its take on audio-chat app Clubhouse and a push into podcast discovery and distributio...
Apr 18, 2021
Investor group calls for banks to set tougher climate targets
By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber LONDON (Reuters) - A group of investors managing $11 trillion in assets has called on banks to set tougher emissions targets ahead of a meeting of world leaders aimed a...
Apr 18, 2021
Exclusive-India may build new coal plants due to low cost despite climate change
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI (Reuters) - India may build new coal-fired power plants as they generate the cheapest power, according to a draft electricity policy document seen by Reuters, despite gro...
Apr 18, 2021
Chip shortage casts shadow on China’s auto industry recovery
By Norihiko Shirouzu and Yilei Sun SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Auto industry executives are rattled by a global shortage of semiconductors which is hitting production in China, after hoping the world's bigge...
Apr 18, 2021
Exclusive-Canada’s Ontario to expand use of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine as epidemic rages
By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario will begin offering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to people turning 40 or older this year on Tuesday, according to a government...
Apr 18, 2021
