Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea drug safety ministry approves J&J COVID-19 vaccine - News1
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's food and drug safety ministry has granted final approval for the use of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine as the country pushes ahead with its vaccination campaig...
Apr 07, 2021
Shell expects Texas storm to have up to $200 million hit on first-quarter earnings
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday it expected its first-quarter adjusted earnings to see a hit of up to $200 million due to an extreme cold snap in Texas in the quarter. In an upd...
Apr 07, 2021
Thai rescue unit frees Buddhist monk trapped in flooded cave
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai rescue workers said on Wednesday they had freed a Buddhist monk trapped inside a flooded cave in Thailand's Phitsanulok province, after he went inside days ago to meditate. Th...
Apr 07, 2021
UK begins rollout of Moderna Covid vaccine in Wales
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain begins the rollout of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in Wales, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said. "I'm delighted we can start the UK rollout of the Moderna vaccine...
Apr 07, 2021
Japan households' confidence hits 8-year high, inflation expectations rise
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese households' inflation expectations rose in March from three months ago and their confidence on the economic outlook improved to an eight-year high, a central...
Apr 07, 2021
Japan's Osaka set to declare emergency amid record COVID-19 cases - media
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese metropolis of Osaka is to declare a medical emergency as new COVID-19 infections climb to all-time highs, the Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday. New...
Apr 07, 2021
PNG secures first major shipment of COVID-19 vaccine from India
By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea will receive 132,000 doses of AstraZeneca PLC's COVID-19 vaccine from India next week, the PNG government told Reuters, even as the world's bigg...
Apr 07, 2021
Taiwan says will fight to the end if China attacks
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will fight to the end if China attacks, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that the United States saw a danger that this could happ...
Apr 07, 2021
Ukraine reports record daily high 481 coronavirus-related deaths
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine registered a record daily high of 481 coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, health minister Maksym Stepanov said on Wednesday. The previous high of 433 deaths was...
Apr 07, 2021
Swiss watchmakers go digital to show off new products, revive sales
By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) - Luxury Swiss watchmakers, usually not big fans of online retailing, are launching a new all-digital Watches & Wonders event on Wednesday to show off their latest...
Apr 07, 2021
