Category Archives: Syndicated
North Korea’s Kim fires officials for extortion linked to hospital project
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's leader has sacked officials building a hospital after they pressed the public for contributions, media reported on Monday, the second rebuke linked to t...
Jul 20, 2020
Thai cenbank says could be several years before tourist numbers normalise
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank chief said on Monday it would take several years for foreign tourist numbers to return to the 40 million a year level, with the coronavirus pandemic hitting...
Jul 20, 2020
Malaysia losing up to 25% of palm oil yield due to labour crunch: MPOA
By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is losing up to 25% of its potential palm oil yield due to a labour shortage that is expected to worsen in the coming months, the Malaysian Palm Oil As...
Jul 20, 2020
Britain signs deals with Pfizer, BioNTech, Valneva for COVID-19 vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has signed deals to secure 90 million doses of two possible COVID-19 vaccines from the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech alliance and French group Valneva, the business ministry said ...
Jul 20, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: EU leaders "mission ompossible" EU leaders stood at an impasse on Monday after three days of haggling over a plan to revive ec...
Jul 20, 2020
French vaccines group Valneva to participate in UK’s COVID-19 response programme
PARIS (Reuters) - French specialty vaccines company Valneva will participate in Britain's COVID-19 vaccine response programme, the company said on Monday and will provide up to 100 million doses of it...
Jul 20, 2020
Glenmark shares fall as India’s drug regulator sends notice on overpricing
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's drug regulator has sent a notice to Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd on overpricing and false claims of its generic version of favipiravir, FabiFlu, local media reports said,...
Jul 20, 2020
When the U.S. sneezes, the world catches a cold. What happens when it has severe COVID-19?
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During a blue-sky moment in 2018 near the end of a decade-long economic expansion, it was the United States that helped pull the world along as the extra cas...
Jul 20, 2020
Brazil boosts oil exports to Asia as global rivals make record cuts
By Sabrina Valle and Marianna Parraga RIO DE JANEIRO/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Brazil increased crude exports to Asia in the first half of the year, stealing a slice of a coveted developing market from ...
Jul 20, 2020
New Zealand economy doing better than expected, finance minister says
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's economy is currently doing better than predicted due to the country's early economic and health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the finance minister said on Mon...
Jul 19, 2020
