Taiwan and Singapore, COVID success stories, face threats
SINGAPORE and Taiwan, success stories in containing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), are both rapidly imposing aggressive restrictions at home — and tightening travel between each other.
Bodies of COVID-19 victims among those dumped in India’s Ganges
NEW DELHI — Bodies of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) victims have been found dumped in some Indian rivers, a state government said in a letter seen by Reuters, the first official acknowledgement of an alarming practice it said may stem from poverty and fear of the disease in villages.
U.S. fuel crisis eases as pipeline returns to normal after hack
By Jennifer Hiller and Stephanie Kelly
Widespread gasoline shortages along the U.S. East Coast began to ease slightly on Saturday as the operator of the nation's biggest fuel pipeline said...
Israel destroys Gaza tower housing AP and Al Jazeera offices
GAZA - Israel destroyed a 12-storey tower block in Gaza housing the offices of the U.S.-based Associated Press and other news media on Saturday,...
Taiwan urges no panic buying as new COVID-19 rules kick off
TAIPEI - Taiwan appealed to people to avoid panic buying of items such as instant noodles and toilet paper as new curbs on gatherings...
Britain to treble tree planting by 2024 to fight climate change
LONDON - Britain said it planned to treble tree planting rates over the next three years to help reach its target of net zero...
Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency as COVID-19 cases surge
By Linda Hutchinson-Jafar
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 15 (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago will impose a state of emergency from midnight to contain an increase of...
Australians arriving home from India face old mining camp quarantine
SYDNEY - The first repatriation flight for Australians from COVID-ravaged India will arrive home on Saturday with the up to 150 citizens and permanent...
Chinese firm’s COVID-19 drug claims draw skepticism
By Gabriel Stargardter
Chinese biotech firm Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited saw its stock price jump by more than 20% the day after it announced on April 25 that...
FEATURE | Vaccine lottery: Indian states grapple with how to share COVID-19 jabs
By Anuradha Nagaraj and Roli Srivastava
CHENNAI/MUMBAI, India, May 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Arjun Kumar was wary about getting a COVID-19 vaccine until India's deadly second wave reached villages...
China’s SMIC raises revenue expectations following strong Q1 as chip shortage boosts demand
SHANGHAI, May 14 (Reuters) - China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) said on Friday that demand for chips exceeds supply, and raised its expectations...
Wealthy nations’ vaccine spree obscures global pandemic misery
MASS VACCINATIONS, falling case counts and waning coronavirus deaths in a few wealthy countries threaten to obscure ongoing worldwide suffering from the pandemic that’s likely to last for months, and perhaps years, to come.