MUMBAI/AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – India’s new coronavirus infections reached a record on Wednesday, as crowds of pilgrims gathered for a religious festival despite oxygen shortages at some hospitals and strict coronavirus curbs in other areas.A man walks with his bicycle in front of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) building and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) during a weekend lockdown […]

OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Air now aims to raise up to 6 billion crowns ($711 million) in fresh capital, up from a planned 4.5 billion, to bolster its resources before emerging from bankruptcy protection next month as the pandemic continues to curb travel.FILE PHOTO: A Norwegian Air plane is refuelled at Oslo Gardermoen airport, Norway November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Lefteris KaragiannopoulosFinanced […]

BEIJING (Reuters) -China described its military exercises near Taiwan as “combat drills” on Wednesday, hours before the arrival of senior former U.S. officials in Taipei on a trip to signal President Joe Biden’s commitment to Taiwan and its democracy.FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds flags of Taiwan and the United States in support of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during an stop-over […]

U.S. President Joe Biden attends a lying in honor ceremony for U.S Capitol Police officer William “Billy” Evans, on the Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. April 13, 2021. Amr Alfiky/Pool via REUTERSWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday invited President Joe Biden to address a joint session of Congress on April 28. “I am writing to […]

FILE PHOTO: A nurse draws from a vial of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File PhotoAMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The European medicines watchdog on Tuesday said it was aware of a decision by its U.S. counterpart to pause the administration of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to rare instances […]

(Reuters) – U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after six women under 50 given the shot developed rare blood clots, dealing a fresh setback to efforts to tackle the pandemic. Following the news, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said it was delaying the rollout of the vaccine to Europe, a week […]

(Reuters) -European shares hovered just below all-time highs on Tuesday, little changed by U.S. inflation data that suggested the Federal Reserve’s accommodative policy stance would remain intact.FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, April 7, 2021. REUTERS/StaffThe pan-European STOXX 600 closed up 0.1% and the export-heavy German stock index […]