BEIJING (Reuters) – China will toughen law enforcement to curb monopoly practices and unfair competition in the pharmaceutical industry as the government seeks to foster a good business environment, the industry ministry said on Sunday. The action foll…
Australia anxious as schools back in full swing amidst Omicron wave
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Thousands of Australian students return to school on Monday after a summer break, as the country remains anxious about the spread of COVID-19, which on Sunday killed at least 88 people in the country. Although some schools reopene…
North Korea caps month of tests with longest-range missile since 2017
By Josh Smith and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space, seen as taking the nuclear-armed country a step closer to r…
Omicron slows UK growth to weakest since April – CBI
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses grew at the slowest pace since April 2021 during the past three months, after demand for face-to-face services slumped due to the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the Confederation of British Indus…
Britain to offer COVID vaccinations to vulnerable children aged 5-11
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will this week begin offering vaccinations to children aged between five and 11 who are most at risk from coronavirus, the state-run National Health Service said on Sunday. Britain has been slower than some other countries in…
Sudan army-led Council signals tougher line on U.N. mediation
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The deputy head of Sudan’s military-led Sovereign Council said on Saturday a U.N. envoy should be working as a “facilitator and not a mediator”, signalling an apparent tougher line towards international efforts to resolve a politic…
Italy re-elects President Mattarella, government unity bruised
By Angelo Amante, Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) -Italian head of state Sergio Mattarella was re-elected for a second term on Saturday, with party chiefs asking him to carry on after a week of fruitless, often fraught voting in parliamen…
Italy’s Mattarella drops retirement plan, stays on as president
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – President Sergio Mattarella had already signed a lease on a new apartment and called in the packers, making it clear he wanted to leave the Quirinale Palace the minute his seven-year mandate expired on Feb. 3. But in…
Ukrainian reservists gear up in case of conflict with Russia
By Gabriela Baczynska KYIV (Reuters) – From Monday to Friday, Mykhaylo is a lawyer, Alexander is an IT programmer and Konstantin freelances in online advertising. On Saturday, the three came together in an abandoned construction site on the outskirts o…
Russia to move naval exercises away from Irish coast, ambassador says
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Russia will not conduct naval exercises in international waters in the Irish Sea next week following a request from the Irish government to relocate the manoeuvres, Moscow’s ambassador to Ireland said on Saturday. Ireland was notifie…