EU evaluating use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in young children
The European Union’s medicines regulator said on Monday it has started evaluating the use of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine in children between five and 11 years of ...
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UK finance chiefs fear supply chain drag for at least another year
Supply chain problems that are dragging on the economy’s post-lockdown recovery will persist for at least a year, according to a survey of chief financial officers at top British ...
For Britain’s chicken farmers, Brexit and COVID brew a perfect storm
When Nigel Upson checks the plucked chicken carcasses dangling from a rotating line at his poultry plant in England, he sees cash haemorrhaging out of his business from a collision ...
US watching China’s weapons development, Austin says, after hypersonic missile report
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Monday Washington was closely watching China‘s development of advanced weapons systems, while declining to comment directly on a report that Beijing ...
Ford to invest around $300 million to build electric car parts at UK plant
Ford (F.N) said on Monday it would invest up to 230 million pounds ($316 million) to build electric car components at its Halewood factory in northern England.
The plant will produce ...
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell dies of Covid
Colin Powell, the first black US secretary of state and top military officer, died on Monday at the age of 84 due to complications from Covid-19. He was fully vaccinated, his ...
Beijing Games flame lit at Olympia amid protests
The Beijing 2022 Olympics flame was lit at Greece’s ancient Olympia on Monday, just over 100 days before the start of the Games in February, as a handful of Tibetan protesters ...
No end in sight to volcanic eruption on Spain’s La Palma
There is no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has caused chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma since it began about a month ago, the ...
Workers injured in Kuwait refinery fire, output unaffected
A fire at Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on Monday injured several workers but operations were unaffected, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said.
The atmospheric residue desulphurisation (ARDS) unit ...
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SALAH STAKES CLAIM TO BE WORLD’S BEST
Roberto Firmino may have bagged a hat-trick but it was the name of Mohamed Salah that was on everyone’s lips after ...
Britain pays tribute to murdered lawmaker Amess
Britain pays tribute on Monday to David Amess, the veteran lawmaker stabbed to death while meeting constituency votersBritish lawmaker stabbed to death in ‘terrorist incident’ (update 2), as police questioned a 25...
Palace boss Vieira setting emotions aside on return to Arsenal
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira said returning to his former club Arsenal would be an emotional moment after a successful nine-year stint shaped his career as a footballer, but he ...
British breakthrough as Norrie wins Indian Wells title
Cameron Norrie battled back to defeat Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the Indian Wells final on Sunday, becoming the first British man to win the Masters 1000 tournament.
It appeared ...
More than 20 dead after floods in south India
At least 22 people were killed after heavy rains lashed the south Indian state of Kerala over the weekend, officials said.
Rainfall across the state led to flash floods and landslides ...
Deep earthquake shakes Taiwan
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck close to Taiwan’s east coast city of Hualien on Monday, the island’s weather bureau said, with no immediate reports of damage.
The quake briefly ...
Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ estimated to be worth about $900 mln
“Squid Game,” Netflix Inc’s (NFLX.O) biggest original series launch, is estimated to be worth almost $900 million for the streaming giant, Bloomberg News reported late on Saturday, citing figures ...
One dead, seven injured in second shooting at Louisiana university in a week
Thousands of children returned to school in Sydney on Monday, putting an end to months of home learning as Australia’s largest city eased more COVID-19 curbs, thanks to rising ...
Italy sees stronger economic growth, GDP up 6.1 per cent in 2021
Italy’s business lobby Confindustria said on Saturday the country’s growth this year would be more robust than expected, mainly due to a more contained impact of the COVID-19 ...
UK treasury considering online sales tax, home energy bill VAT cut
British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is stepping up plans for an online sales tax, the Telegraph reported on Sunday.
Treasury officials have accelerated work on a new e-commerce tax and ...
Czech car sector to make 250,000 fewer vehicles this year due to chip shortage
Czech car makers will produce quarter a million fewer cars than expected this year due to the global shortage of chips and the automotive sector will lose 200 billion crowns ($9.14 billion) ...
Kane ends goal drought as Spurs beat Newcastle
Harry Kane scored his first Premier League goal of the season as Tottenham Hotspur overcame Newcastle United 3-2 at St James’ Park on Sunday to prolong the hosts’ winless run ...
Expect shortages over Christmas
The US’ experience with supply chain issues goes a long way to explaining what Cyprus should expect and why
By Kevin Ketels
Walk into any US store these days and ...
No end in sight to volcanic eruption on Spain’s La Palma – Canaries president
There’s no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has caused chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma since it began about a month ago, the ...
Merck Covid-19 pill sparks calls for access for lower income countries
The plan to roll out Merck & Co’s promising antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 risks repeating the inequities of vaccine distribution, potentially leaving the nations with the greatest need ...