Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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...
Thomson Reuters 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...
Thomson Reuters 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...
Thomson Reuters 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...
Thomson Reuters 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...
Thomson Reuters 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...
Thomson Reuters 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...
Thomson Reuters 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...
Thomson Reuters Aug 11, 2021
Thailand to start human trials on COVID-19 shots via nasal spray
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two coronavirus vaccines administered using a nasal spray being developed in Thailand are due to start human trials by the end of this year, after promising results in trials invol...
Thomson Reuters Aug 11, 2021
Germany arrests British man suspected of spying for Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany police arrested a British man on Tuesday who worked at the British embassy in Berlin on suspicion of passing documents to the Russian intelligence service in exchange for cas...
Thomson Reuters Aug 11, 2021
