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Bharat Biotech terminates Covaxin deal with Brazil’s Precisa
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Bharat Biotech has terminated a memorandum of understanding to sell its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to Brazil's Precisa Medicamentos, the Indian company said on Friday without discl...
Jul 23, 2021
Sinopharm’s COVID-19 shot offers weaker protection among elderly – study
(Reuters) - Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine was less effective in offering protection against the disease among the elderly, according to the results of a Hungarian study. The study of 450 participants w...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Rugby-United States hope strong bonds bring gold in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - United States co-captain Abby Gustaitis believes a change in culture within the side has led to improvements on the pitch as the team prepare to open their Tokyo Olympics women's Sev...
Jul 23, 2021
Exclusive-Vodafone exec emerges as favourite for Sky’s top job in Italy – sources
MILAN (Reuters) - Vodafone executive Andrea Duilio has emerged as a top candidate to lead the Italian operations of European pay-TV company SKY, two industry sources told Reuters on Friday. Sky kicked...
Jul 23, 2021
AstraZeneca’s once-weekly diabetes drug gets U.S. nod for children
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Friday its once-weekly diabetes medicine Bydureon was approved in the United States for use in patients as young as age 10, expanding the drug's access to a critical pop...
Jul 23, 2021
Pope to skip Sunday Mass but will make regular noon address – Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis will skip a Mass on Sunday that he had been scheduled to say before his recent surgery, but the Vatican said there was no cause for alarm and that it was part of ...
Jul 23, 2021
Explainer-Indonesia, Asia’s COVID-19 epicentre, considers relaxing curbs
By Kate Lamb (Reuters) - Indonesia is suffering a devastating wave of coronavirus infections, driven by the Delta variant, but the government is already talking about relaxing social curbs enacted ear...
Jul 23, 2021
Croatia tightens controls on Adriatic coast to safeguard tourist season
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia has decided to tighten controls against the spread of COVID-19 along its Adriatic coast in an effort to safeguard its economically vital summer tourist season, Interior Mini...
Jul 23, 2021
Bank of England to accept new green gilts in QE programme
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Friday it would accept new green gilts which will be issued by Britain's government later this year as part of its asset purchase programme and for other...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Frenchman seeks Macron’s help over ‘abduction’ of his children in Japan
By Pak Yiu and Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - Vincent Fichot has not eaten in nearly two weeks. The 39-year-old Frenchman is camped outside one of Tokyo's Olympic Stadiums - not far from Friday's o...
Jul 23, 2021
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