Author Archives: Syndicated Content
India’s electricity use falls in May due to COVID-19 lockdowns
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI (Reuters) - India's electricity use fell 6.2% during the first half of May compared with the second half of April, government data showed, as coronavirus lockdowns impose...
May 17, 2021
China says it will extend tariff exemption for some U.S. imports
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will extend a tariff exemption for 79 products imported from the United States that is due to expire on May 18, the finance ministry said in a notice published on Monday. The...
May 17, 2021
India has 26 potential cases of bleeding, clotting after AstraZeneca vaccine
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian government panel has found 26 potential cases of bleeding and clotting after administration of AstraZeneca Plc's Covishield vaccine, the health ministry said on Monday....
May 17, 2021
Malaysia mulls shutdown of richest state amid COVID-19 surge
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's health ministry on Monday said it may push for a total lockdown of the country's most industrialised state if current coronavirus curbs are unable...
May 17, 2021
Transgender women allowed to play women’s rugby in France – federation
PARIS (Reuters) - The French rugby federation (FFR) will allow transgender women to play women's rugby as of next season, going against governing body World Rugby's guidelines, it said on Monday. Last...
May 17, 2021
Global luxury sales could return to pre-COVID levels this year, Bain says
MILAN (Reuters) - The luxury goods sector could shrug off the hit from the coronavirus crisis as early as this year as Chinese and U.S. shoppers help sales recover to pre-pandemic levels, consultancy ...
May 17, 2021
BA and Heathrow urge UK to ease travel restrictions
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - The bosses of British Airways and London's Heathrow Airport urged the government to go further in easing restrictions around travel on Monday, saying links to much of...
May 17, 2021
Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble postponed for a second time
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore due to open on May 26 has been postponed for a second time, officials said on Monday, after a spike in cases in Singapor...
May 17, 2021
China backs developing countries’ call to waive IP rights on COVID-19 vaccines
BEIJING (Reuters) - China supports developing countries' appeal for the waiving of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday. Zhao Lijian, a spoke...
May 17, 2021
Russian prosecutor submits more material in Navalny ‘extremism’ case – lawyers
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow's prosecutor on Monday submitted a huge amount of new material to a court hearing a request to outlaw jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's political movement, Navalny's law...
May 17, 2021
