Ontario enters harder lockdown, police get more powers as COVID cases soar
The Canadian province of Ontario expanded and extended a stay at home order on Friday and said police will be given new powers to stop and question people who leave home as expert advisors warned that new cases of COVID-19 will continue to soar, overwhelming hospitals.
A tale of two carmakers: GM and Toyota take different electric roads in China
Toyota (7203.T) pioneered the world’s most successful hybrid car but when it comes to pure electric vehicles it has some catching up to do, especially in China.
More electrical problems found on some Boeing 737 MAX -sources
An electrical problem that led to dozens of Boeing 737 MAX jets being suspended from service has widened after engineers found similar grounding flaws elsewhere in the cockpit, industry sources said on Friday. Airlines pulled dozens of MAX jets from service a week ago after Boeing Co (BA.N) warned of a production-related electrical grounding problem in a […]
France to impose 10-day quarantine for travellers coming from Brazil
France will order a strict 10-day quarantine for all travellers coming from Brazil starting April 24, the prime minister’s office said on Saturday, in a bid to prevent the spread of a coronavirus variant first found in the South American county.
The impact of COVID-19 on artificial intelligence in banking
COVID-19 has not dampened the appetite of European banks for machine learning and data science, but may in the short term have limited their artificial-intelligence investment capacity.
Hong Kong widens COVID-19 vaccine scheme to under 30s
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities said on Thursday that the city’s vaccine scheme would be widened to include those aged between 16 to 29 years old for the first time, as they aim to boost lackluster demand for inoculations in the Asian financial hub.
Africa CDC says cannot predict when second COVID-19 shots will arrive
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Many Africans who have received their first COVID-19 vaccine do not know when they will get a second shot because deliveries are delayed, the continent’s top public health official said on Thursday.
Merck plans large outpatient trial of COVID-19 pill, stops study in hospitalized patients
(Reuters) – Merck & Co Inc on Thursday said it plans a large study of what could become the first pill to target the coronavirus in people at risk of severe COVID-19, but will no longer pursue use of the experimental antiviral drug in hospitalized patients.
Indian hospitals battle ‘chaotic’ surge as daily virus infections cross 200,000
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Many Indians scrambled on Thursday to secure beds in hospitals for relatives stricken with coronavirus as infections surged to a daily record, overwhelming medical facilities and drying up oxygen supplies.
PepsiCo bets on higher soda sales as restaurants reopen
(Reuters) -PepsiCo Inc said on Thursday it expects organic revenue growth to pick up pace in the second quarter, betting on higher soda sales from restaurants that are gradually reopening following the speedy rollout of coronavirus vaccines. A pandemic winner, the company has been benefiting from homebound consumers stocking up their pantries with salty chips, […]
