Author Archives: Syndicated Content
#COVIDSOS: India Twitter paints desperate picture of COVID-19 crisis
By Jitesh Chowdhury, Manas Sharma and Anand Katakam BENGALURU (Reuters) - As a wave of COVID-19 infections has swept through India, overwhelming its healthcare system and government, people have turne...
May 07, 2021
Saudi to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all workers
DUBAI (Reuters) - All public and private sector workers wishing to attend a workplace in Saudi Arabia will be required to have taken a COVID-19 vaccination, the human resources ministry said on Friday...
May 07, 2021
U.S. support for COVID patent waiver will push WTO talks, says WTO chief
ROME (Reuters) - A United States' proposal to discuss waiving patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines will intensify talks on the issue within the World Trade Organisation, the WTO director general s...
May 07, 2021
Ghana to start second vaccine doses with re-deployed Congo COVAX shots
ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana received 350,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Friday, which will enable it start offering second doses of the shot after it nearly ran out, the health minist...
May 07, 2021
Tencent-backed Waterdrop says to prioritise user growth over profit in short term
By Yingzhi Yang and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - Online insurance technology firm Waterdrop Inc will focus more on user growth than on profit in the short term and aims to become China's version of...
May 07, 2021
EU regulator begins real-time review of GSK-Vir’s COVID-19 antibody drug
(Reuters) - Europe's medicines regulator said on Friday it has begun a real-time review of GSK and Vir Biotechnology's antibody treatment for COVID-19, formally kicking off the process for a potential...
May 07, 2021
Pakistan PM Khan in Saudi Arabia to discuss relations
DUBAI (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan begins a two-day visit on Friday to Saudi Arabia, a traditionally close ally but with whom relations have been strained for months. Khan, invited ...
May 07, 2021
Slovenian border police get EU reinforcements ahead of possible migrant uptick
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Police officers from three other European Union nations will help their colleagues in Slovenia to monitor its border with Croatia, amid concerns about a possible increase in illegal...
May 07, 2021
Australian zoo welcomes rare echidna puggle
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney's Taronga Zoo unveiled a rare short-beaked echidna puggle on Friday, born to mum Gunyi at its breeding facility around seven months ago. The puggle, the tenth born at the Syd...
May 07, 2021
Philippines tightens controls on inbound travellers over COVID-19 variants
MANILA (Reuters) - Travellers entering the Philippines will be required to undergo 14 days of quarantine, up from a week previously, as authorities try to contain more infectious coronavirus variants,...
May 07, 2021
