Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philippines approves emergency use of Hayat-Vax vaccines
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday it has approved the emergency use of the Hayat-Vax COVID-19 vaccine manufactured in the United Arab Emirates (UAE...
Aug 11, 2021
Russia's daily COVID-19 deaths reach record high for fourth time
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 799 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, an all-time high it has reached four times over the past month after a surge in cases that authorities blamed on the inf...
Aug 11, 2021
Myanmar COVID vaccination rollout leaves Rohingya waiting
(Reuters) - Authorities in Myanmar currently have no plan to include minority Rohingya Muslims living in densely-packed camps as they begin vaccinating priority groups against COVID-19 in western Rakh...
Aug 11, 2021
Philippine vaccination hubs open 24 hours as Delta threat grows
By Eloisa Lopez and Jay Ereno MANILA (Reuters) - Vaccination centres across the Philippine capital Manila are trying to speed up inoculation rates, including by staying open 24 hours, to help combat a...
Aug 11, 2021
Pope says he was greatly pained by killing of French priest
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Wednesday that he was greatly pained by the killing of a French priest, allegedly by a Rwandan immigrant already under investigation for setting the Nante...
Aug 11, 2021
Blazes flare anew in Greece but spare ancient Olympia
By Lefteris Papadimas and Leon Malherbe EVIA, Greece (Reuters) - A big blaze that swelled overnight in the Peloponnese peninsula forced the evacuation of many villages as exhausted firefighters battle...
Aug 11, 2021
French retailer Carrefour to launch $1.9 billion sale of Taiwan business -sources
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - French retailer Carrefour is planning to launch a sale of its Taiwan business, which is valued at around 1.6 billion euros ($1.9 billion) in the coming weeks, three pe...
Aug 11, 2021
Tunis hit record 49C in heat wave on Tuesday
TUNIS (Reuters) - A heat spike across northern Tunisia caused record temperatures on Tuesday including a sweltering 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in the capital Tunis, the Meteorological...
Aug 11, 2021
S.Korea adopts electronic travel authorisation to stave off infectious disease
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is implementing for the first time an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) system for overseas visitors from September, as the COVID-19 pandemic forces ope...
Aug 11, 2021
Despite government ban, eviction threat looms for Spanish family
By Joan Faus and Nacho Doce BARCELONA (Reuters) - By the door to their humble apartment, a Spanish family beset by disabilities keeps a few bags with essential belongings in case the threat of evictio...
Aug 11, 2021
