Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea probing two deaths after AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine: KDCA
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they are investigating the deaths of two people after a media report said the pair - both with pre-existing conditions - died...
Mar 02, 2021
One in five Chinese Australians report attacks or threats amid pandemic, rising tensions
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - One in five Chinese Australians say they have been physically threatened or attacked in the past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and tensions in Australia's ...
Mar 02, 2021
Sinovac eyes two billion doses in annual capacity of virus vaccine by June
BEIJING (Reuters) - Sinovac Biotech's annual production capacity of COVID-19 vaccine can reach 2 billion doses by June, a company spokesman confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday. The figure is double its ...
Mar 02, 2021
More demonstrations in Myanmar as ASEAN diplomatic effort stalls
(Reuters) - Protests against a military coup in Myanmar showed no sign of abating with more planned across the country on Wednesday, as Southeast Asian neighbours struggled for consensus in their effo...
Mar 02, 2021
Myanmar’s ousted president faces two new charges: lawyer
(Reuters) - Myanmar's ousted President Win Myint is facing two new charges, his lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said on Wednesday, including a breach of the constitution that is punishable by up to three years ...
Mar 02, 2021
China confirms swine fever in piglets in Yunnan province
BEIJING (Reuters) - An outbreak of African swine fever has been confirmed in piglets being illegally transported through Funing county in China's southwestern province of Yunnan, the farm ministry sai...
Mar 02, 2021
Venezuela to weigh oil law reform to allow ‘new models,’ Maduro says
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that the National Assembly would consider reforms to oil legislation that he said would allow for "new business models" in the ...
Mar 02, 2021
South Dakota legislative leaders seek to suspend impeachment of attorney general
By Patrick Callahan and Kayla Gahagan PIERRE, S.D. (Reuters) - Leaders of South Dakota's legislature said on Tuesday they would push to suspend impeachment action against Attorney General Jason Ravnsb...
Mar 02, 2021
Four Petrobras board members to leave after CEO change
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras said late on Tuesday that four of its board members would leave at the end of their terms, requesting not to be reappointed after President J...
Mar 02, 2021
Japanese and Swiss central bank shares soar in exuberant markets
By Danilo Masoni and John Revill (Reuters) - The listed shares of the Japanese and Swiss central banks rose sharply this week, without any apparent reason, possibly reflecting high levels of investor ...
Mar 02, 2021
