European countries may have to mix COVID-19 shots amid AstraZeneca crisis
PARIS (Reuters) – Several European countries are considering mixing up COVID-19 vaccines for citizens who received a first dose of AstraZeneca’s shot, an unprecedented move that highlights challenges for governments struggling to tame fresh rises in infections. Vaccination programmes have been upset after a small number of reports that recipients of the AstraZeneca inoculation have […]
Wall Street set for slightly lower open ahead of Fed minutes
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were set to dip at open on Wednesday as investors cautiously awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting that could offer clues on the central bank’s views on inflation and an economic recovery. Massive fiscal stimulus and swift vaccinations prompted several Fed officials at the meeting last month […]
Nissan’s China passenger and light vehicle sales jump 70.6% in first quarter
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co’s passenger and light vehicle business in China increased unit sales by 70.6% year on year in the first three months of 2021, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The division sold 352,352 vehicles in the quarter. Reporting by Josh Horwitz; Editing by David Goodman Our Standards: The Thomson […]
Shell expects at best steady fuel sales for first quarter
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell expects its fuel sales to fall or at best be broadly steady for the first quarter as some coronavirus restrictions ease, the world’s biggest fuel retailer said in a trading update on Wednesday. Shell said it saw refined oil product sales at 3.7-4.7 million barrels per day (bpd) for […]
Swiss watchmakers go digital to show off new products, revive sales
ZURICH (Reuters) – Luxury Swiss watchmakers, usually not big fans of online retailing, are launching a new all-digital Watches & Wonders event on Wednesday to show off their latest products, hoping to revive sales hit by the coronavirus crisis. Makers of high-end watches still largely rely on physical stores for sales, but the success of […]
Deliveroo ticks up as retail investors join trading
LONDON (Reuters) -Deliveroo shares opened slightly higher on Wednesday, the first day when retail investors were allowed to trade stock bought during the food delivery group’s initial public offering (IPO). At 0730 GMT on its first day of unrestricted trading, shares were up 2.7% at 287.7 pence, but still about 25% lower than the IPO […]
‘Much, much worse’: India’s richest state swamped by pandemic’s second wave
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Hospitals in Maharashtra are running short of beds, piped oxygen and a key anti-viral drug as a second wave of coronavirus infections has swamped India’s richest state, doctors and patients’ families said. Home to India’s financial capital Mumbai, Maharashtra accounts for nearly a quarter of India’s 12.7 million coronavirus infections. If the […]
Jordan bans media coverage of royal rift, Saudi reaffirms support
AMMAN (Reuters) -Jordan banned all news outlets and social media users on Tuesday from publishing any content related to King Abdullah’s half-brother Prince Hamza after the latter was accused of plotting to destabilise the country. Prince Hamza pledged allegiance to King Abdullah late on Monday after mediation by the royal family, two days after the […]
Sceptical president invites Netanyahu to form next Israeli government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A sceptical president tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday with forming a new government, after another inconclusive election deepened political stalemate in Israel. The country’s longest-serving leader, in power consecutively since 2009, now faces the tough challenge of enlisting enough allies for a governing coalition. Under law, Netanyahu will have 28 days […]
Myanmar protesters paint Yangon red, call for boycott of Water Festival
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s pro-democracy protesters sprayed red paint on roads in Yangon on Tuesday in a reminder to the junta that it had blood on its hands as the crisis created by a military coup in the Southeast Asian nation dragged on with no end in sight. Several groups called for a boycott of next […]
