Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Japan's daily coronavirus infections exceed 100,000 for first time -Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - Daily coronavirus infections in Japan on Thursday exceeded 100,000 for first time since the pandemic began, the Yomiuri newspaper reported. Infections in Japan have surged since the ...
Feb 03, 2022
Singapore approves Pfizer's oral COVID-19 medicine Paxlovid
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has approved Pfizer's oral COVID-19 medicine Paxlovid, its Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Thursday. Paxlovid is the first COVID-19 oral treatment authorised fo...
Feb 03, 2022
Food prices rise in Jan., led by vegetable oils, U.N. agency says
ROME (Reuters) - World food prices rebounded in January and remained near 10-year highs, led by a jump in the vegetable oils index, the U.N. food agency said on Thursday. The Food and Agriculture Orga...
Feb 03, 2022
German researchers to breed pigs for human heart transplants this year
By Riham Alkousaa and Ayhan Uyanik MUNICH (Reuters) - German scientists plan to clone and then breed this year genetically modified pigs to serve as heart donors for humans, based on a simpler version...
Feb 03, 2022
Olympics-Biathlon-Swede Oeberg keen to step out of big sister's shadow
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Swedish biathlon prodigy Elvira Oeberg is gearing up to step out of the shadow of her Olympic champion big sister Hanna as the pair race together in t...
Feb 03, 2022
India close to finalising incentives under new battery swap scheme - source
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian government is expected to finalise incentives under its new battery swap scheme for electric vehicles (EVs) within the next two months, an official told ...
Feb 03, 2022
Euro zone business growth lost more momentum in Jan as Omicron hit demand
LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone economic growth lost more momentum in January as the bloc's dominant services industry suffered from subdued demand amid tighter restrictions to contain the Omicron corona...
Feb 03, 2022
Olympics-Speed skating-Skaters warming to ice at brand new Beijing Games rink
TOKYO (Reuters) - As training for the long track speed skating competitions entered the eighth day ahead of the Winter Games, skaters said they were getting used to the venue and unfamiliar conditions...
Feb 03, 2022
Britain says Russia doesn't need to be aggressive to play part on world stage
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia needs to understand that it does not need to be militarily aggressive or provocative in order to be a significant player on the world stage, British junior foreign minister J...
Feb 03, 2022
Olympics-Speed skating-Japan team coach tests positive for COVID
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's speed skating coach Johan de Wit said on Thursday he was in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Winter Olympics and that he would have to support the country...
Feb 03, 2022
