Japan faces longer state of emergency, casting doubt on Olympics
The Japanese government is considering extending a coronavirus spurred state of emergency in Tokyo and other major urban areas, a move that could cast doubt on the planned Summer Olympics. Officials were leaning toward an extension of the measures in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures beyond May 11 as the country battles a surge […]
EXCLUSIVE Boeing faces new hurdle in 737 MAX electrical grounding issue -sources
U.S. air safety officials have asked Boeing Co (BA.N) to supply fresh analysis and documentation showing numerous 737 MAX subsystems would not be affected by electrical grounding issues first flagged in three areas of the jet in April, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The extra analysis injects new uncertainty over the timing of when […]
U.S. reverses stance, backs giving poorer countries access to COVID vaccine patents
President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers and more than 100 other countries, but angering pharmaceutical companies.
India posts record daily rise in coronavirus deaths
India’s coronavirus deaths rose by a record 3,780 during the last 24 hours, a day after it became the second country to cross the grim milestone of 20 million infections after the United states. Daily infections rose by 382,315 on Wednesday, health ministry data showed. Government modelling had pointed to a peak by Wednesday, a […]
What we urgently need to deal with COVID-19 virus besides a vaccine
Social inequalities in health have been proven to impact COVID-19 morbidity and mortality
Is it over yet? Still no recession end date as U.S. economy hums along
The U.S. economy is growing at its fastest rate since the early 1980s while household bank accounts are bulging with cash doled out by the federal government to blunt the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Over 900,000 jobs were added in March and a Reuters poll of economists expectsjust under one million more for April, […]
Shares near record peak, dollar shuffles higher
World share indexes stayed near all-time highs on Tuesday and the dollar and government bond yields tip-toed higher, as some of the biggest global economies pushed on with easing COVID-19 restrictions. Sensitive cyclical sectors including mining, travel and energy helped drive modest early gains in Europe where British markets were also playing catch-up after an […]
U.S. House panel discusses low-carbon fuel with airline, biofuel industries
Members of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee met on Tuesday with representatives from the biofuels and airline industries to discuss ways to expand production of low-carbon aviation fuel, the subcommittee chair told Reuters. The meeting is part of a broader push by lawmakers to advance climate and energy legislation amid calls by U.S. President […]
Madrid voters queue at polls in COVID-influenced crunch election
Voters formed long queues at polling stations in Madrid on Tuesday to maintain social distancing in a regional election centred around unorthodox COVID-19 policies that could shake the nation’s political landscape. The unusual mid-week vote in Spain’s wealthiest region is poised to return Isabel Diaz Ayuso, from the conservative Popular Party (PP), to power as […]
Golden Globes group floats changes to address diversity, ethics complaints
The board of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the group that hands out the annual Golden Globe awards for television and film, proposed several changes on Monday to address criticism over its membership’s diversity and ethics. In a letter to members, the HFPA board suggested several steps to diversify its roster, including hiring a […]
