A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasIndian real estate company Macrotech Developers Ltd’s (MACE.NS) shares opened 10% below their offering price in its stock market debut on Monday, after the initial public offering saw lukewarm subscription demand from investors.Macrotech, formerly…
Students at Ayi University, a training program for domestic helpers, practice on baby dolls during a course teaching childcare in Beijing, China December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas PeterChina could see its number of births slide below 10 million annually in the next five years if the government does not quickly abolish its policy of limiting families…
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Twelve of Europe’s top football clubs announced on Sunday they were launching a breakaway Super League in the face of widespread opposition from within the game and beyond.The move, which has been heavily criticised by soccer authorities and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron, sets up a…
British scientists on Monday launched a trial which will deliberately expose participants who have already had COVID-19 to the coronavirus again to examine immune responses and see if people get reinfected.In February, Britain became the first country in the world to give the go-ahead for so-called “challenge trials” in humans, in which volunteers are deliberately…
TOKYO, April 19 (Reuters) – Japanese companies see the country on track to suffer a fourth round of coronavirus infections, with many bracing a further blow to business, a Reuters monthly poll showed. Below are the questions and answers in the poll, conducted for Reuters by Nikkei Research during April 2-13. Answers are denoted in…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Auto industry executives are rattled by a global shortage of semiconductors which is hitting production in China, after hoping the world’s biggest car market could spearhead global recovery in the sector.A Volkswagen ID.6 X is displayed ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, in Shanghai, China April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Aly SongAutomakers around the…
April 19 (Reuters) – Australian shares are expected to open higher on Monday and are on track to approach record levels, after positive corporate earnings and upbeat economic data sent Wall Street to fresh peaks on Friday. The local share price index futures rose 0.5%, a 7.5-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close.…
FILE PHOTO: Health workers carry the body of a man, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), from an ambulance for burial at a graveyard in New Delhi, India, April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiLONDON (Reuters) – British health officials are investigating a COVID-19 variant originating in India but as yet they do not have enough…
It will be “very hard” for President Joe Biden’s administration to meet a previous goal that would have raised the cap to 62,500 refugee admissions this fiscal year, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a television interview broadcast on Sunday.”It’s going to be very hard to meet the 62,000 (goal) this fiscal year.…
President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that the U.S. government has told Russia “there will be consequences” if Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison.”We have communicated to the Russian government that what happens to Mr. Navalny in their custody is their responsibility and…