Category Archives: Syndicated
Papua New Guinea bars Chinese workers in vaccine trial over virus risk: paper
BEIJING/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea has denied entry to Chinese nationals who participated in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, the Australian newspaper said on Friday, as the Pacific nation battle...
Aug 21, 2020
Hong Kong leader announces mass COVID-19 testing to begin September 1
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday that mass testing of residents for coronavirus in the Asian financial hub will begin on Sept. 1, as she warned people not to be complac...
Aug 21, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus case tally nears 950,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 4,870 new coronavirus cases on Friday, pushing its confirmed national tally to 946,976, the fourth largest in the world. Authorities said 90 people had died over the...
Aug 21, 2020
UK transport minister says doesn’t want to offer false hope on airport tests
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is investigating using coronavirus testing to shorten quarantine times for travellers from restricted countries but does not want to offer false hope that the rules can be c...
Aug 21, 2020
German recovery losing some momentum as services struggle in August: PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The recovery of Germany's private sector from the coronavirus pandemic has slowed in August as activity in the service sector has unexpectedly come to a near standstill, a survey sh...
Aug 21, 2020
European shares struggle to gain, PMI data awaited
(Reuters) - European shares were flat on Friday ahead of business activity data that could throw light on the pace of economic recovery in the continent, while a stronger pound dragged UK's exporter-h...
Aug 21, 2020
French business activity weaker than expected in August: PMI
PARIS (Reuters) - French business activity has lost more momentum than expected in August, a survey showed on Friday, as firms worked off backlogs of work built-up during a coronavirus lockdown. Data ...
Aug 21, 2020
Singapore scientists find coronavirus variant with milder infections
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Researchers in Singapore have discovered a new variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus that causes milder infections, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal thi...
Aug 21, 2020
Saudi-led coalition downs Houthi missile fired towards Najran: Saudi TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition on Thursday evening intercepted a missile and an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen's Houthi group towards the kingdom's southern region close to the Yem...
Aug 21, 2020
India parliamentary panel to question Facebook on content controversy
By Aditya Kalra and Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian parliamentary committee will question Facebook executives on how the social media giant regulates political content in the country, a p...
Aug 21, 2020
