Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China says will launch more digital yuan pilots
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China vowed on Thursday to quicken pilot programmes to develop its digital yuan, as it seeks to boost consumption to shore up economic growth. China will roll out more pilot schem...
Mar 25, 2021
Isner calls for transparency on ATP prize money cuts
By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) - Former Wimbledon semi-finalist John Isner has called on the ATP Tour to give players a clearer picture of the decision-making process behind cuts to prize money, though ...
Mar 25, 2021
European stocks slip as lockdowns cloud growth outlook
(Reuters) - European stocks inched lower in early trading on Thursday as investors grew wary about the economic outlook following a new round of coronavirus restrictions in the euro zone and regulator...
Mar 25, 2021
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh rebuild huts after deadly fire
By Ruma Paul COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Thousands of Rohingya refugees began rebuilding their makeshift homes on Thursday, after a fire ripped though a Bangladeshi refugee camp where they wer...
Mar 25, 2021
Russia reports 9,221 new coronavirus cases, 393 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported 9,221 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 1,787 in Moscow, taking the national tally to 4,492,692. The country also reported another 39...
Mar 25, 2021
China administers 85.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by March 24
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has administered 85.86 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. That compares with around 82.85 mil...
Mar 25, 2021
CanSinoBIO offered tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses to COVAX: exec
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's CanSino Biologics Inc (CanSinoBIO) has proposed supplying "tens of million of doses" of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine to global vaccine sharing scheme COVAX, a senior co...
Mar 25, 2021
Philippines reports record high 8,773 new coronavirus infections
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on Thursday recorded 8,773 new coronavirus cases, its highest single-day increase, as the country battles a surge in new infections. The ministry said...
Mar 25, 2021
Organic farming must grow to reach green goals, EU says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday said it would expand financial and policy support to help achieve a goal for a quarter of Europe's farmland to be organic by 203...
Mar 25, 2021
A third of Danes wouldn't accept AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot: survey
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - One in three Danes would decline to get a COVID-19 shot using AstraZeneca's vaccine, local media outlets TV 2 and Politiken reported late on Wednesday, citing a recent survey. T...
Mar 25, 2021
