NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India itself has received more than a third of the nearly 28 million Indian-made AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses delivered so far by the global programme for poor countries, according to data from UNICEF and a source.FILE PHOTO: A health official draws a dose of the AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, at […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that production at its U.S. chip plant at Austin, Texas had returned to near-normal levels as of last week after more than a month of disruption that exacerbated a global chip capacity crunch.FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the logo of Samsung at its office building in Seoul, South Korea, October 25, […]

LONDON (Reuters) -The City of London financial centre, which has resembled a ghost town since the coronavirus swept the world last year, is likely to see most workers return to their offices after the pandemic, the City’s political leader said on Tuesday.Slideshow ( 2 images )Catherine McGuinness, policy chair at the City of London Corporation, told BBC radio she was […]

LONDON (Reuters) -Food delivery company Deliveroo will price its initial public offering at 390 pence per share, banks working on the deal said on Tuesday, at the bottom end of a previously indicated range for the food delivery group.FILE PHOTO: A courier for food delivery service Deliveroo rides a bike in central Brussels, Belgium January 16, 2020. REUTERS/ Yves HermanThat […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has surged ahead during recent years in an inter-Korean arms race that has led to a proliferation of short-range missiles on the peninsula and left Pyongyang closer than ever to deploying tactical nuclear weapons.FILE PHOTO: A tactical surface-to-surface missile developed by South Korea’s Hanwha is displayed at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition in […]

FILE PHOTO: Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and first vice department director of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee, looks on in the garden of the Metropole hotel during the second North Korea-U.S. summit in Hanoi, Vietnam February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Leah MillisSEOUL (Reuters) – Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim […]

Slideshow ( 2 images )WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke on Monday with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire about the importance of working together toward a solution in the ongoing OECD discussions on international taxation, the Treasury said in a statement. During their conversation, Yellen emphasized U.S. support for a strong economic recovery and explained the […]

FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s Minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga poses for a photo with the mascot Ze Gotinha, symbol of Brazilian vaccination campaigns after a press conference on the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei MarcelinoSAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga asked representatives of pharmaceutical firm Pfizer Inc if they can speed up delivery of […]

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks stroll at Eminonu district amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Istanbul, Turkey March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Murad SezerANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced tighter measures against the coronavirus on Monday, citing the rising number of high-risk cities across the country. Erdogan said a full weekend lockdown was to be in place during […]