BENGALURU (Reuters) – The city of Bengaluru, home to the technology operations of hundreds of global companies, is to enter a two-week lockdown as India battles a sharp surge in COVID-19 infections, officials said on Monday. Karnataka state, of which Bengaluru is capital, will also lock down from Tuesday evening for 14 days, the state chief minister, B.S. Yediyurappa, told […]
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(Corrects typo in “during” in seventh paragraph)Slideshow ( 5 images )KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Authorities in Nepal were grappling to contain the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases with experts fearing that thousands of people in the Himalayan state have caught the more infectious mutant strains emerging out of India. Nepal, which shares a long porous border with India, reported 3,032 new infections […]
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s new coronavirus infections hit a record peak for a fifth day on Monday, as countries including Britain, Germany and the United States pledged to send urgent medical aid to help battle the crisis overwhelming its hospitals.Relatives react as a healthcare worker pulls a stretcher carrying the body of a person, who died from the coronavirus […]
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EDINBURGH (Reuters) – For candidate Angus Robertson, helping his Scottish National Party win a majority in May 6 elections would be a dream come true. Beyond that lies a far bigger prize – another referendum and the prospect of breaking from the United Kingdom.SNP candidate for Edinburgh Central Angus Robertson stands in his campaign headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, March […]
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In a small office in South Melbourne, a biotech startup is working to solve the number one challenge facing mRNA therapies like COVID-19 vaccines: how to keep them stable outside of ultra-low temperatures. Messenger-RNA drugs are the new showstopper in medical innovation, with vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna leading the way in the fight against COVID-19. But the requirement to […]
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Westpac has revealed it made a $546 million gross gain from its investment in Coinbase, leading to $122 million in performance fees for its in-house venture capital fund, Reinventure. Reinventure, co-founded by Simon Cant and Danny Gilligan, is a fintech-focused venture capital fund that was set up within Westpac in 2014, when the fintech revolution was in its early stages. […]
Read more* Lira under renewed pressure after cenbank chief comments * Also hit by Biden recognition of Armenian killings as genocide * Investors fear cenbank will start cutting rates from mid-year * Inflation in Turkey remains elevated, seen touching 18% ISTANBUL, April 26 (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira edged lower in early trading on Monday, adding to a recent slide and nearing […]
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Hello everyone! Welcome to this weekly roundup of Investing stories from deputy editor Joe Ciolli. Please subscribe here to get this newsletter in your inbox every week. Brian Snyder/Reuters; Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Insider Hello and welcome to Insider Investing. I’m Joe Ciolli, and I’m here to guide you through what’s been happening in markets. Here’s what’s on the docket: SPACs have […]
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Health Ministry said on Sunday it is examining a small number of cases of heart inflammation in people who had received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, though it has not yet drawn any conclusions.FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and a syringe are seen in front of the Pfizer logo in this illustration taken February 9, 2021. […]
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