Author Archives: Syndicated Content
All in the family as three generations join Australia's rally for gender equality
By Jill Gralow CANBERRA (Reuters) - Janette Condon, Belinda Barnard and Xero Marks were bound by something stronger than gender as they joined tens of thousands of women to protest against sexual viol...
Mar 15, 2021
Exclusive: Regular booster vaccines are the future in battle with COVID-19 virus, Peacock says
By Guy Faulconbridge CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) - Regular booster vaccines against the novel coronavirus will be needed because of mutations that make it more transmissible and better able to evade ...
Mar 15, 2021
European shares rise, Danone jumps after CEO ouster
(Reuters) - European stocks rose on Monday on gains in French food company Danone and Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding, with optimism about a strong economic rebound calming concerns about quickening inf...
Mar 15, 2021
Hong Kong court grants bail to three more activists in subversion case
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court granted bail on Monday to three more activists in a case against 47 people accused of conspiracy to subvert the government after holding an ...
Mar 15, 2021
UK PM pledges 3 billion pounds for England's bus network
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will invest 3 billion pounds ($4.17 billion) in England's bus network, aiming to provide more frequent, cheaper services to encourage people to ...
Mar 15, 2021
Russia reports 9,437 new COVID-19 cases, 404 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday reported 9,437 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,353 in Moscow, pushing the national infection tally to 4,400,045 since the pandemic began. The government coronavirus...
Mar 15, 2021
Hong Kong widens vaccine scheme to people over 30, domestic helpers
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities said on Monday that the city's vaccine scheme would be widened to include those aged between 30-60 years old and domestic helpers, as they aim to increase t...
Mar 15, 2021
RDIF says 3.5 million Russians have received both shots of Sputnik V
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has vaccinated 3.5 million people with both shots of its Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, Kirill Dmitriev, boss of Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund, said on Monday. Dmi...
Mar 15, 2021
Dane who died from blood clot after AstraZeneca shot had unusual symptoms: agency
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A 60-year old Danish woman who died of a blood clot after receiving AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine had "highly unusual" symptoms, the Danish Medicines Agency said late on Sunday...
Mar 15, 2021
Taiwan central bank seen holding fire again with economy strong: Reuters poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank is expected to keep its policy rate steady at a record low this week as the economy continues to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic, supported by strong ex...
Mar 15, 2021
