Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia to reopen air travel with Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar: government
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities said on Saturday that flights between Moscow and the capitals of Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar, suspended since the early weeks of the pandemic, would restar...
Jan 16, 2021
UK eyes one-off COVID-19 grant instead of permanent benefit hike: Times
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak has proposed giving a one-off 500 pound ($679) grant to recipients of the country's main unemployment and wage support benefit instead of extend...
Jan 16, 2021
Skoda Auto says will not sponsor ice hockey world cup in Belarus
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Skoda Auto will not sponsor this year's ice hockey world championship if the event is held in Belarus, due to the host country's recent human rights record, the carmake...
Jan 16, 2021
Philippines, China vow cooperation for post-pandemic recovery
MANILA (Reuters) - Foreign ministers of China and the Philippines on Saturday committed to prioritising post-pandemic recovery efforts as senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi wrapped up a week-long visit t...
Jan 16, 2021
Serbia receives million doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
BELGRADE (Reuters) - A plane carrying one million doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine arrived on Saturday in Serbia, making it the first European country to receive the Chinese vaccine for mass inoc...
Jan 16, 2021
Japan's suicides jump 16% in COVID-19 second wave after fall in first wave: study
TOKYO (Reuters) - Suicide rates in Japan have jumped in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among women and children, even though they fell in the first wave when the government off...
Jan 16, 2021
U.S. says Vietnam's currency actions 'unreasonable' but holds off on tariffs
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday Vietnam's actions to push down the value of its currency are "unreasonable" and restrict U.S. commerce, bu...
Jan 16, 2021
Greece starts COVID-19 vaccinations among the elderly
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece kicked off COVID-19 vaccinations among the elderly on Saturday, after first inoculating tens of thousands of frontline workers to fight the spread of the coronavirus. More th...
Jan 16, 2021
Turkey says it will renew offer for joint working group on S-400s to Biden: NTV
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will renew its offer to form a joint working group with the United States to look into the technical aspects of its acquisition of the Russian S-400 defence systems it acquir...
Jan 16, 2021
Malaysia's Top Glove reports COVID-19 outbreak at four factories
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Top Glove Corp, the world's largest medical grade glove maker, said on Saturday some employees at four factories had tested positive for COVID-19 recently. While th...
Jan 16, 2021
