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Dutch government formation talks stalled by COVID-19
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Talks on forming a new Dutch government were put on hold on Thursday after one of the chief negotiators was found to have been infected with COVID-19. Interior Minister Kajsa Oll...
Mar 25, 2021
South Korea drama sparks controversy over ‘historical distortions’, Chinese influences
SEOUL (Reuters) - More than 20 South Korean companies have pulled commercials from a Korean fantasy historical drama, media said on Thursday, after controversy over scenes showing Chinese cultural inf...
Mar 25, 2021
Poland nears record number of new coronavirus cases, RMF radio reports
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is likely to report a daily record of around 34,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, private radio RMF said, quoting unnamed sources, as the government is expected to annou...
Mar 25, 2021
Philippine leader conveys concern to China envoy over ‘swarming’ vessels
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to protect the country's maritime territory during a meeting with China's ambassador, his spokesman said on Thursday, as international con...
Mar 25, 2021
Deutsche Telekom, Slovak unit lose appeal against EU antitrust fine
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom and its Slovak unit on Thursday lost their fight against an antitrust fine levied nearly a decade ago by European Union enforcers after Europe's t...
Mar 25, 2021
Russia reaches deal to produce Sputnik V vaccine at Serbia’s Torlak Institute: RDIF fund
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Thursday it had reached an agreement with Serbia's Torlak Institute to produce the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 there. (Reporting b...
Mar 25, 2021
Germany’s Merkel defends decision to procure vaccines via EU
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday defended her government's decision to procure coronavirus vaccines jointly with other European Union member states, saying a failure to do so wo...
Mar 25, 2021
Belarus starts mass production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine: ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus' health ministry said on Thursday the country had started mass producing Russia's Sputnik V vaccine and planned to produce up to 500,000 doses of the shot per month. (Report...
Mar 25, 2021
Germany extends liquidity aid for pandemic companies until year-end
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has extended its liquidity aid program for pandemic-hit companies until the end of this year, the finance and economy ministries said on Thursday as Europe's largest economy...
Mar 25, 2021
China says will launch more digital yuan pilots
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China vowed on Thursday to quicken pilot programmes to develop its digital yuan, as it seeks to boost consumption to shore up economic growth. China will roll out more pilot schem...
Mar 25, 2021
