Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Africa warns of ‘vaccine apartheid’ if rich countries hog shots
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that if wealthy nations hogged COVID-19 shots while millions in poor countries died waiting for the...
May 10, 2021
GAVI in talks with China’s Sinopharm, other vaccine makers for COVAX doses
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Gavi Vaccine Alliance is in talks with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers including China's state-owned Sinopharm to expand the COVAX pipeline and secure doses for distribution, a G...
May 10, 2021
Norway should exclude J&J, AstraZeneca from COVID vaccination scheme, says commission
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway should exclude the COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson in its inoculation program due to a risk of rare but harmful side-effects, a government-appointed...
May 10, 2021
Thousands suspended at Myanmar universities as junta targets education
(Reuters) - More than 11,000 academics and other university staff opposed to Myanmar's ruling junta have been suspended after going on strike in protest against military rule, a teachers' group told R...
May 10, 2021
Euro zone investor morale rises to highest level since March 2018
BERLIN (Reuters) - Investor morale in the euro zone rose in May to its highest level since March 2018 on all-time high expectations and an upbeat evaluation of the current situation, a survey showed o...
May 10, 2021
UK Labour leader reshuffles team after poor local election results
LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, has reshuffled his team after disappointing results in local elections that further strengthened Conservative Prime Mi...
May 10, 2021
Taiwan to quarantine all pilots of largest airline amid COVID-19 outbreak
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will quarantine all pilots for its largest carrier China Airlines Ltd for 14 days as it tries to stop an outbreak of COVID-19 among its crew, effectively grounding the airlin...
May 10, 2021
Upgrades of Asian corporate earnings at highest in five months – Refinitiv data
By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Analysts in April hiked 12-month earnings estimates for Asian companies by the largest amount in five months, data showed, as manufacturing activity and demand for the regi...
May 10, 2021
Russia reports 8,465 new coronavirus cases, 321 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 8,465 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours on Monday, taking the national tally to 4,888,727. The government coronavirus task force said 321 people had died in...
May 10, 2021
Indonesian police arrest Papuan independence figure for suspected treason
By Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities have arrested Papuan independence leader Victor Yeimo over accusations that he orchestrated some of the most serious ...
May 10, 2021
