Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sixteen African nations interested in AU vaccine plan
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Some 16 African countries have shown interest in securing COVID-19 vaccines under an African Union (AU) initiative and the aim is to deliver allocations in the next three weeks, th...
Feb 04, 2021
Kremlin says mass detentions at Navalny protests are not repressions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday rejected allegations of Russian state repression against opposition politician Alexei Navalny's supporters and said police had made mass detentions because p...
Feb 04, 2021
Elon Musk, back on Twitter, turns his support to Dogecoin
By Thyagaraju Adinarayan LONDON (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency Dogecoin surged more than 50% on Thursday after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted his support for it, two days after he said he was ...
Feb 04, 2021
Biden to pursue arms control, seeks to engage China, U.S. envoy says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Biden administration views the New Start Treaty clinched with Russia this week as the beginning of engagement on strategic issues including multilateral arms control, the U.S. e...
Feb 04, 2021
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
