File photo: AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine vial prepared during vaccination of teachers and nursery teachers, amid outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Germany, March 5, 2021. Rears / Fabian Beamer / File photo NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) program to deliver coronavirus vaccines to poor countries is …
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(Reuters) – The rollout of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, much of the world’s disease, depends on defeating the epidemic, with India suspending vaccine exports on Thursday and Europe discussing its own export restrictions. India has temporarily seized all major vaccine exports from the Anglo-Swedish company’s India Serum Institute (SII), the world’s …
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BEIJING (AP) – China’s ruling Communist Party is cracking down on H&M and other clothing and footwear brands as it seeks to avenge Western sanctions on Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. The attacks began when the party’s Youth League on Wednesday focused on H&M’s …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian markets on Monday held nervous as the Turkish lira plunged into a tested risk appetite, with stocks and bonds showing limited bids for safe havens. File photo: Turkish Lira Banknote Note This illustration taken on January 6, 2020. Reuters / Dado Ruvik / Illustration // File …
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine troops killed an Abu Sayyaf rebel commander convicted of years of kidnapping for ransom and rescued four of his Indonesian captives on Sunday, the military said. Amazin Sahidjuan was injured by marines on Saturday night and later died of a blood clot on Kalupag Island …
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