Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary virtually amid pandemic fears
By Kacper Pempel and Joanna Plucinska OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) - Marian Turski, a 94-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz death camp, will mark the 76th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet troops ...
Jan 27, 2021
Malaysia reports 3,680 new coronavirus cases, 7 deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 3,680 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, raising the cumulative total to 194,114 infections. The health ministry also reported seven new deaths, bringing Ma...
Jan 27, 2021
EU asks AstraZeneca to publish vaccine contract after CEO's disclosures - source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is asking AstraZeneca to publish the contract it signed with the bloc on COVID-19 vaccine supplies after the company's chief executive revealed confidential cla...
Jan 27, 2021
Thailand to reopen schools outside of virus hotspot
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday said it would reopen most schools including those the capital Bangkok from next week, in response to localised declines in new coronavirus infections. The edu...
Jan 27, 2021
Nasdaq Clearing fined $36 million in Sweden over 2018 trader default
By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) - Nasdaq Clearing has been fined 300 million Swedish crowns ($36 million) by Sweden's financial supervisory authority (FI) over the default of a power trader in 2018 that s...
Jan 27, 2021
Biden to suspend federal drilling, strengthen environmental justice in new climate orders
By Valerie Volcovici and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will announce on Wednesday a new batch of executive actions aimed at combating climate change that will pause new oi...
Jan 27, 2021
COVAX to supply 355 million vaccine doses for Eastern Med this year - WHO official
CAIRO (Reuters) - The COVAX vaccine sharing platform expects to have 25 million coronavirus vaccine doses for the Eastern Mediterranean region in March, rising to 355 million doses by December, a Worl...
Jan 27, 2021
Morocco gets half million doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco received on Wednesday half a million doses of China's Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine as it prepares to be the first African country to roll out a national immunisation campaig...
Jan 27, 2021
Tokyo 2020 member says Games going ahead 'is up to U.S.' - WSJ
TOKYO (Reuters) - Whether the beleaguered Tokyo Olympics begin as planned this July could come down to support from the United States and its new president, the Wall Street Journal quoted Tokyo Organi...
Jan 27, 2021
Israel-Sudan signing ceremony in Washington within months, minister says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and Sudan will finalise a diplomatic deal to normalise relations at a signing ceremony in Washington in the next three months, Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen said...
Jan 27, 2021
