Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Treasury official says G20 debt relief scheme must be transparent
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs Brent McIntosh said on Tuesday that "continuing vigilance" was needed to check that China and other countries participate trans...
Dec 08, 2020
Pakistan’s COVID vaccine drive needs antidote to conspiracy theories
By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Helping to lead a mass trial for a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine in Pakistan, a country where anti-vax sentiment can turn lethal and conspiracy theories are endemi...
Dec 08, 2020
Britain’s competition regulator sets out new regime for tech giants
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's competition watchdog outlined a new regime for regulating tech giants such as Google and Facebook, saying it needed new powers to harness the full potential of digital mark...
Dec 08, 2020
Sister of missing Thai activist presents evidence in Cambodian court
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The sister of a missing Thai pro-democracy activist presented evidence to a Cambodian court on Tuesday that she said showed her brother was in the capital Phno...
Dec 08, 2020
WHO says immune barrier from vaccines ‘still far off’
GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Health Organization official said on Monday that only public health measures, not vaccines, can prevent a new surge of COVID-19 cases as the first vaccines are administered ...
Dec 08, 2020
Europe’s supply chain finance fix feeds hidden debt fears
By Abhinav Ramnarayan and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - European companies hit by the coronavirus crisis are increasingly turning to a complex financial tool to pay suppliers, raising investor con...
Dec 08, 2020
Moment may come to end post-Brexit EU trade talks, says UK PM Johnson
By Paul Sandle and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday there may be a time when Britain should call an end to post-Brexit trade talks, a day after agreein...
Dec 08, 2020
Mount Everest is higher than we thought, say Nepal and China
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Mount Everest is higher than previously thought, Nepal and China said on Tuesday, settling a long-running conflict over the height of the world's tallest peak tha...
Dec 08, 2020
Poland has bought over 60 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, PM says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has bought over 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from six producers, the prime minister said on Tuesday, as the country gears up for a vaccination programme early next y...
Dec 08, 2020
Study links Japan’s domestic travel campaign to increased COVID-19 symptoms
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Researchers in Japan found a higher incidence of COVID-19 symptoms among people who have participated in a domestic travel campaign promoted by the government, suggest...
Dec 08, 2020
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