Vaccines

By Carl O'Donnell and Jeff Mason (Reuters) -The Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide, accompanied by...

Civil Unrest

S.African president authorises deployment of 25,000 defence personnel – parliament

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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of 25,000 members of the armed forces,...

ASIA

APEC leaders vow to accelerate access to COVID-19 vaccines

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(Fixes typo in headline) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World leaders said in a statement issued after a virtual meeting of the...

Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies

Europe sends aid to help Tunisia counter COVID surge

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TUNIS (Reuters) - Italy, Spain and Switzerland sent medical aid on Friday to Tunisia which is facing its worst health...

Business

African countries to receive first U.S. donated COVID-19 vaccines in days – Gavi

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly 50 African countries are to receive 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by...

ASEAN Countries

Indonesia urges no travel for Muslim festival, as regions seek more vaccines

By Stanley Widianto and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's religious minister called on Friday for people to...

Central / Eastern Europe (Energy)

Germany lists Greece and the Netherlands as coronavirus risk areas – RKI

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has declared all of Greece a coronavirus risk area, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on...

ASIA

Thai hospital tycoon sticks to guns on vaccine claims

By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s Thonburi Healthcare Group Pcl (THG) doubled down on its outspoken chairman's claim to...

ASEAN Countries

Sinovac’s vaccine finds supporters in Singapore despite effectiveness questions elsewhere

(Changes StarMed Medical Centre to StarMed Specialist Centre in paragraph 21) By Chen Lin and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -...

Aerospace / Defense

Canada may allow fully vaccinated travellers by early September – Trudeau

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada may permit fully vaccinated travellers into the country by early September, the country's prime minister said...

Americas

NZ PM Ardern discussed vaccines with U.S. President Biden ahead of APEC meet

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed efforts to ensure vaccine availability in New Zealand and the Pacific region...

ASIA

Biden, Merkel stress friendship while agreeing to disagree on pipeline

By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to disagree...

ASIA

Melbourne joins Sydney in lockdown as COVID-19 spreads in Australia

By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian state of Victoria was ordered into a five-day lockdown on...

Business

UK supermarkets ask shoppers to keep wearing masks

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's biggest supermarket groups will encourage staff and customers to keep wearing face coverings from Monday despite new...

Americas

In boost for Bolsonaro, most Brazilians say pandemic is under control, poll shows

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - For the first time, a clear majority of Brazilians think the country's coronavirus pandemic is no...

ASIA

Factbox – Countries weigh ‘mix and match’ COVID-19 vaccines

(Adds WHO, EMA comments) (Reuters) - A growing number of countries are looking at switching to different COVID-19 vaccines for...

ASIA

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Melbourne joins Sydney in lockdown The Australian...

ASEAN Countries

Thailand says AstraZeneca asked to delay delivery of 61 million vaccine doses

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -AstraZeneca has asked Thailand to extend the timeline for the delivery of...

Brazil

European efforts to assess Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine stymied by data gaps