SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Wednesday it will temporarily suspend providing AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to people below 60 amid a European review, while approving a Johnson & Johnson shot in a bid to speed up its inoculation rollout.FILE PHOTO: People walk near a cherry blossom street, closed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Seoul, […]
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FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares a dose of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a sport centre, as the country starts mass inoculation campaign with the Russian vaccine donated by Serbia, in Skopje, North Macedonia April 5, 2021. REUTERS/Ognen TeofilovskiBERLIN (Reuters) – Bavaria will buy 2.5 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik coronavirus vaccine if it is approved by […]
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee lost 1.5% on Wednesday, suffering its biggest single-day fall in 20 months as the central bank mapped out plans for a massive government bond buying programme.FILE PHOTO: A cashier checks Indian rupee notes inside a room at a fuel station in Ahmedabad, India, September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Amit DaveThe partly convertible currency ended at 74.55 […]
Read moreLONDON (Reuters) – Police arrested seven people outside the London headquarters of Barclays on Wednesday after climate change activists broke windows to protest the role of the financial sector in climate change. The activists from the Extinction Rebellion group used hammers to break the windows and then pasted the message “In Case of Climate Emergency Break Glass” on the front […]
Read moreShould investors expect ‘powerful earnings recovery’? UBS’ David Lefkowitz joins ‘Varney & Co.’ and weighs in on today’s markets. U.S. equity futures traded higher ahead of the Wednesday session on Wall Street. The major futures indexes suggest a gain of 0.1% when trading begins. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE The Commerce Department will release the U.S. trade […]
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FILE PHOTO: Walmart pharmacist holds a vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine inside a Walmart department store as Walmart and other major U.S. pharmacies take part in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, to increase vaccinations in the U.S. in West Haven, Connecticut, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mike SegarLONDON (Reuters) – Britain begins rolling out Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on […]
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(Reuters) – Europe’s benchmark equity index hit a record high on Tuesday, recovering all of its pandemic-driven losses as investors bet on a speedy global economic recovery, spurred by bumper stimulus spending and COVID-19 vaccination programmes.The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/StaffEuropean traders returned from a long […]
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – An Indian court on Tuesday said China’s ByteDance must deposit around $11 million that authorities believe the company owes in an alleged case of tax evasion, a decision the government said bars the firm from using existing bank funds for other purposes.FILE PHOTO: The ByteDance logo is seen in this illustration taken, Nov. 27, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File […]
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FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test swab sample from a man as others watch, at a temporary shelter for the homeless in New Delhi, India, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File PhotoBENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s Cadila Healthcare Ltd has sought approval from local regulators to use a Hepatitis C drug as a treatment for COVID-19 following […]
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