Explainer: What we know about Japan’s contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
World
August 31, 2021
Explainer: What we know about Japan’s contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s COVID-19 vaccination push suffered a blow from widening reports of contamination in supplies of…
US climate envoy Kerry visits Japan, China for talks on emissions
World
August 31, 2021
US climate envoy Kerry visits Japan, China for talks on emissions
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – US climate envoy John Kerry arrived in Tokyo for talks on Tuesday with Japanese Prime…
China’s economy under pressure as factory activity slows in Aug, services contract
World
August 31, 2021
China’s economy under pressure as factory activity slows in Aug, services contract
BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) – China’s businesses and the broader economy came under increasing pressure in August as factory activity…
Dubai Islamic Bank plans dollar senior sukuk – sources
Middle East
August 31, 2021
Dubai Islamic Bank plans dollar senior sukuk – sources
DUBAI, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Dubai Islamic Bank, the United Arab Emirates’ largest Islamic lender, is planning to soon sell…
Turkey’s booming growth cuts both ways as inflation stings
Middle East
August 31, 2021
Turkey’s booming growth cuts both ways as inflation stings
ANKARA, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Turkey’s economy is bouncing back from a pandemic-induced slump with close to 10 percent growth…
Saudi students return to school with masks and checks
Middle East
August 30, 2021
Saudi students return to school with masks and checks
RIYADH, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Waleed Saleh grinned behind his face mask in the corridor of Riyadh’s Ibn al-Hajeb elementary…
Rockets target US troops as final Kabul withdrawal begins, core diplomats fly out
Middle East
August 30, 2021
Rockets target US troops as final Kabul withdrawal begins, core diplomats fly out
Aug 30 (Reuters) – US anti-missile defenses intercepted rockets fired at Kabul’s airport early on Monday, as the United States…
Fuel dispute triggers sectarian clash in Lebanon’s south
Middle East
August 30, 2021
Fuel dispute triggers sectarian clash in Lebanon’s south
BEIRUT, Aug 30 (Reuters) – A dispute over scarce fuel supplies ignited sectarian tensions between neighboring Shi’ite Muslim and Christian…
Saudi investment minister visits Oman to boost economic ties
Middle East
August 30, 2021
Saudi investment minister visits Oman to boost economic ties
DUBAI, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih was visiting Oman on Sunday to discuss opportunities in…
New Zealand’s Auckland stays in lockdown, officials report Pfizer-linked death
World
August 30, 2021
New Zealand’s Auckland stays in lockdown, officials report Pfizer-linked death
WELLINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in Auckland by two…