Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Doses of Russia’s Sputnik V, made in Italy, to go on sale no sooner than late 2021: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 produced in Italy by Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Adienne Pharma & Biotech will not be available on the market until at le...
Mar 12, 2021
Six coal miners killed in blast in Pakistan’s southwest
By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Six miners have been killed in a blast at a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, officials with the provincial Directorate...
Mar 12, 2021
Moscow would retaliate if U.S. deployed missiles in Japan: Ifax cites foreign ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said Moscow would retaliate should the United States deploy ground-based missiles in Japan, the Interfax news agency reported. (Report...
Mar 12, 2021
Climbing without a map: Japan’s nuclear clean-up has no end in sight
By Sakura Murakami and Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - For one minute this week, workers at the Fukushima nuclear station fell silent to mark the 10-year anniversary of a natural disaster that trigg...
Mar 12, 2021
European shares retreat as rising bond yields weigh
(Reuters) - Rising bond yields dragged European stocks lower on Friday, but major bourses were set for strong weekly gains as stimulus and vaccination programmes spurred hopes of a solid economic reco...
Mar 12, 2021
South Africa could get 20 million more J&J vaccine doses, health minister says
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The South African government's agreement with Johnson & Johnson for 11 million COVID-19 vaccine doses includes an option for an additional 20 million doses depending on the avail...
Mar 12, 2021
Turkey says it plans to host Afghan peace talks in April: state media
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is planning to host a round of Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul in April, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was cited as saying by the state-owned Anadolu news agency on F...
Mar 12, 2021
Philippines reports highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in almost six months
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported 4,578 new coronavirus infections, the biggest daily increase in cases in nearly six months. In a bulletin, the ministry said tota...
Mar 12, 2021
Russia reports 9,794 new COVID-19 cases, 486 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 9,794 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 1,610 in Moscow, taking its total case tally to 4,370,617 since the pandemic began. The government coronavirus task for...
Mar 12, 2021
PM Rutte’s conservatives seen winning Dutch election amid pandemic
By Toby Sterling and Stephanie van den Berg AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch voters look set to give Prime Minister Mark Rutte's conservative VVD Party a fresh four-year mandate in a national election on M...
Mar 12, 2021
