Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thailand to get vaccine from Asia after EU export control, minister says
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will import the first doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine from Asia after Europe enforced export controls, the country's health minister said on Thursday. The European Union (E...
Feb 04, 2021
U.S. calls for dialogue to resolve India's farmers' protests
By Sanjeev Miglani and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Wading into a sensitive issue for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the U.S. embassy in New Delhi on Thursday urged his government to re...
Feb 04, 2021
India's Serum delays vaccines for private sale in Bangladesh; focus on state campaigns
(Reuters) - Bangladesh's Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd said on Thursday the Serum Institute of India (SII) had delayed the first supplies of a COVID-19 vaccine for private sale, instead prioritising gov...
Feb 04, 2021
Malaysia sets February 2022 target to complete COVID-19 vaccine rollout
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's government said on Thursday it expects to complete its COVID-19 immunisation programme by February next year, covering 80% of its population of about 32 million peo...
Feb 04, 2021
Half of Ukrainians not willing to be vaccinated - PM
KYIV (Reuters) - Half of Ukraine's 41 million population is not willing to be vaccinated against coronavirus, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Thursday. Ukraine plans to start vaccination in mid-F...
Feb 04, 2021
Vaccine passports: path back to normality or problem in the making?
By Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) - Governments and developers around the world are exploring the potential use of "vaccine passports" as a way of reopening the economy by identifying those protected...
Feb 04, 2021
Nigerian film about Islamist insurgency aims at Oscar glory
By Angela Ukomadu and Abraham Achirga LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) - Ten years ago, Desmond Ovbiagele abandoned his career in investment banking to pursue his dream of making films. Now the Nigerian director...
Feb 04, 2021
Uber's Mideast business Careem sees recovery slowing as infections rise
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Uber's Middle East business Careem is seeing a slowdown in the recovery of its ride-hailing business due to a new wave of COVID-19 infections, and tentatively f...
Feb 04, 2021
Ireland says Northern Ireland protocol will not be dramatically changed
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The European Union is considering demands by Britain and some Northern Irish politicians to extend grace periods for checks on goods between the two but the Northern Ireland protoco...
Feb 04, 2021
Britain urges flexibility ahead of U.N. Cyprus talks
NICOSIA (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called for flexibility ahead of a fresh bid by the United Nations to heal the decades-old division of Cyprus, a dispute harming ties between ...
Feb 04, 2021
