By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian grocery startups are luring tech-savvy customers with the promise of deliveries within 10 minutes, sparking a boom in “quick commerce”, but heating up concerns about road safety as bike riders…
Sinovac regimen gets strong boost from Pfizer, AstraZeneca or J&J COVID shots – study
(Reuters) – A third booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech or Johnson & Johnson increases antibody levels significantly in those who have previously received two doses of Sinovac’s CoronaVac shot, a study has found. The…
EU regulator set to rule on Pfizer COVID pill by end-Jan, ahead of Merck
(Reuters) -The European Union’s drug regulator is set to decide whether to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill at the end of this month, before doing a final review of Merck’s similar but less effective drug in February, a source with knowledge of the matte…
EU ready for ‘never-seen-before’ sanctions if Russia attacks Ukraine
By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is ready to impose “never-seen-before” economic sanctions on Russia if it attacks Ukraine, Denmark said on Monday, and EU foreign ministers said they would send a unified warning…
UAE blocks missiles as Yemen’s Houthis attack region’s business hub
By Alexander Cornwell and Alaa Swilam DUBAI (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates, the tourism and commercial hub of the Gulf region, on Monday said it had foiled a second missile attack by Yemen’s Iranian-aligned Houthi movement group, which last week h…
Evergrande seeks more time from offshore creditors for debt restructuring plan
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -China Evergrande Group on Monday sought more time from its offshore bondholders to work on a “comprehensive” and “effective” debt restructuring plan, amid signs Beijing is tightening control over the cash-strapped prop…
NATO sends reinforcements and U.S. puts troops on alert as Ukraine tensions rise
By Dmitry Antonov and Sabine Siebold MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what Russia denounced as Western “hysteria” in response to its buil…
Burkina Faso army deposes president in West Africa’s latest coup
By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso’s army said on Monday it had ousted President Roch Kabore, suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and the national assembly, and closed the country’s borders. The announcement cited the …
More Chinese provinces report cases linked to Beijing clusters
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese capital reported on Monday new local COVID-19 cases for the seventh consecutive day as flare-ups persisted ahead of the Winter Olympics Games in February, while four provinces found infections linked to clusters in Beiji…
Australia PM Morrison loses control of WeChat Chinese account as election looms
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Liberal Party lost access to his official WeChat social media account months ago, politicians said on Monday, issuing claims of censorship, while the still-active account b…