Myanmar’s junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoSenior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s junta chief, arrived in Jakarta on Saturday for a summit of Southeast Asian leaders centred…
Health and ScienceU.S. lifts pause on use of Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine, clearing way for states to use dosesPublished Fri, Apr 23 20216:53 PM EDTUpdated 1 Min AgoBerkeley Lovelace Jr.@BerkeleyJrShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailKey PointsU.S. health regulators lifted a recommended pause on the use of Johnson…
Nursing technician Semei Araujo Cunha puts what she calls ‘maozinha do amor’ or ‘hands of love’, warm water-filled gloves, on a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient intubated at a UPA (Emergency Service Unit) in Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil April 16, 2021. . REUTERS/Amanda PerobelliYounger Brazilians are increasingly being affected by COVID-19, with those in…
A new threat has emerged in India’s fight against COVID — a triple-mutant variant of the virus. The new strain was found in samples in Bengal, and may have evolved from existing double mutations. Researchers in India are investigating whether the new threat may affect vaccine efficacy. See more stories on Insider’s business page. As…
Rolled Euro banknotes are placed on U.S. Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The dollar fell against major currencies on Friday as U.S. yields languished and the euro got an extra late-day lift following a earlier boost from an upbeat survey of purchasing managers. The dollar index fell 0.5% to…
A nurse prepares to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri//File PhotoU.S. lawmakers and nonprofit groups on Friday heaped pressure on the Biden administration to back a temporary patent waiver for COVID-19 vaccines to…
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday to limit the number of local staff working at foreign diplomatic missions and other agencies, and ordered the government to draw up a list of “unfriendly” states that will be subject to the restrictions.The law, published on the Kremlin website on Friday, authorises the government to…
TechCrunch is embarking on a major new project to survey European founders and investors in cities outside the larger European capitals. Over the next few weeks, we will ask entrepreneurs in these cities to talk about their ecosystems, in their own words. This is your chance to put Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Bielefeld and Frankfurt on…
By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadApril 23 (Reuters) – The EU medicines regulator on Friday approved an expansion in manufacturing capacity of the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine in Belgium, while recommending an approval for a new filling line at Moderna’s site in Spain. (Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru)Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.for-phone-onlyfor-tablet-portrait-upfor-tablet-landscape-upfor-desktop-upfor-wide-desktop-up
School bus drivers lead a caravan through downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 13, 2020. EQT (EQTAB.ST) is taking an unusually expensive bus ride. The Swedish buyout group’s infrastructure arm on Friday said it would pay $4.6 billion including debt to buy two North American businesses from transport operator FirstGroup (FGP.L). The deal, which includes…





