Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukraine feels sting at the back of Europe’s vaccine queue
By Ilya Zhegulev and Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) - While vaccinations against the coronavirus gather pace in other parts of Europe, doctors at Kyiv City Clinical Hospital 17 are still waiting. In the...
Feb 03, 2021
Japan’s COVID-19 app failed to pass on some contact warnings
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's COVID-19 tracking application for some smartphone users has had a malfunction since September and has failed to pass on some notifications of suspected contact with people in...
Feb 03, 2021
Euro zone inflation rebounds more than expected in January
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone consumer inflation rebounded by much more than expected in January, a flash estimate showed on Wednesday, pushed up by a jump in prices in Germany and the Netherlands, a...
Feb 03, 2021
Olympics: Wear a face mask, and no singing or chanting, say Tokyo organisers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics said on Wednesday athletes and officials should not use public transport without permission, and asked them to wear a face mask at "all times" during...
Feb 03, 2021
Children in Burkina Faso undergo historic heart surgeries
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - At the end of an empty hallway in a Burkina Faso teaching hospital, a group of children sat together in medical gowns, nervously awaiting operations that could save their lives...
Feb 03, 2021
German car sales drop 30% in January – source
HAMBURG (Reuters) - New passenger car registrations in Germany fell more than 30% in January to around 170,000 vehicles, an industry source told Reuters on Wednesday. Car dealerships have been hit by ...
Feb 03, 2021
Czech Republic’s coronavirus cases surpass 1 million
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Nearly one in 10 people in the Czech Republic have been infected by the coronavirus, data showed on Wednesday, as the total number of cases surpassed 1 million in one of the countri...
Feb 03, 2021
Toyota aims to build record 9.2 million vehicles this year: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp plans record high global production of 9.2 million vehicles this year, up about 2% from 2019's pre-coronavirus output, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Frid...
Feb 03, 2021
South Korea urges U.S. flexibility on sanctions to restart North Korea talks
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States should flexibly enforce sanctions aimed at curbing Pyongyang's nuclear programmes to revive denuclearisation talks, South Korea's point man on North...
Feb 03, 2021
UK economy set for first-quarter hit but vaccines are raising recovery hopes: PMI
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's third national coronavirus lockdown has put the economy on course for a sharp contraction in early 2021, but services companies - buoyed by progress on vaccinations - are ...
Feb 03, 2021
