Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia’s top diplomat starts China visit with call to reduce U.S. dollar use
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a visit to China on Monday with a call for Moscow and Beijing to reduce their dependence o...
Mar 22, 2021
Netanyahu says he made Israel a ‘vaccination nation’. But will it vote for him?
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory over COVID-19 by making Israel a "vaccination nation". Even that may not be enough when voters wearing man...
Mar 22, 2021
‘Human error’ by Australia’s stock exchange delays Airtasker market debut
(Reuters) - The Australian stock exchange said the listing of online labour-for-hire marketplace Airtasker was delayed by a day due to "human error" on its part, in another setback for ASX Ltd that is...
Mar 22, 2021
EU to sanction 11 people involved in Myanmar coup, foreign policy chief says
(Reuters) - The European Union will on Monday impose sanctions on 11 individuals linked to the Feb. 1 coup in Myanmar, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said as he arrived for a meeting of E...
Mar 22, 2021
Tokyo tour bus operation restarts as state of emergency lifted
By Akira Tomoshige and Hideto Sakai TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's major tour bus firm Hato Bus Co. resumed its operations on Monday following the lifting of a coronavirus state of emergency for the Tokyo ...
Mar 22, 2021
Turkish turmoil, Germany lockdown extension hit European stocks
(Reuters) - A slump in Turkey's lira and worries about prolonged lockdowns in Germany pushed European stocks lower on Monday, with banks and travel shares taking the biggest hit. The pan-European STOX...
Mar 22, 2021
India’s Virchow Biotech to make Russia’s Sputnik V shot in India
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Monday it had reached an agreement with India's Virchow Biotech to produce up to 200 million doses a year of the Sputnik V vaccine in Ind...
Mar 22, 2021
France’s Le Drian urges EU to help steady Lebanon
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday he had asked his EU counterparts to consider ways to help Lebanon, which is facing its worst economic crisis in...
Mar 22, 2021
Thai-developed COVID-19 vaccine starts human trials
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand started human trials on Monday of a domestically developed coronavirus vaccine and expects to deploy it next year, which its health minister said could give the country mo...
Mar 22, 2021
Sellers of t-shirts, phone cases make most of China’s diplomatic riposte
BEIJING (Reuters) - T-shirts, umbrellas, handbags, lighters and mobile phone cases bearing phrases used by China's top diplomat during a testy exchange with U.S. officials in Alaska have become hot it...
Mar 22, 2021
