BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s proposal for Hong Kong’s electoral reforms could prevent a “majority dictatorship,” Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing lawmaker Martin Liao told Reuters on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy protesters hold placards during …
Read More »Prince Philip of the United Kingdom, 99, moves to hospital for heart tests
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s 99-year-old husband, was transferred to a different hospital in central London on Monday to be tested for a pre-existing heart condition and treated for …
Read More »Indian Health Workers Resist Taking Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine
By Krishna N. Das, Anuron Kumar Mitra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is struggling to convince its healthcare and frontline workers to take a controversially approved homegrown COVID-19 vaccine with no late-stage …
Read More »WhatsApp will go ahead with privacy update despite backlash
Feb 18 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp said on Thursday that it will go ahead with the controversial update to its privacy policy, but will allow users to read it “at their …
Read More »No jab, no job: Vatican gets tough on COVID anti-vaccines
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 18 (Reuters) – The Vatican has told employees that they may risk losing their jobs if they refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 without legitimate health reasons. A decree …
Read More »No jab, no job: Vatican gets tough on COVID anti-vaccines
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 18 (Reuters) – The Vatican has told employees that they may risk losing their jobs if they refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 without legitimate health reasons. A decree …
Read More »Britain’s Prince Philip, 99, in hospital after feeling unwell
By Sarah Young, Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s 99-year-old husband, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday as a precautionary measure after feeling ill with an ailment not …
Read More »UK gives green light to expose volunteers to COVID in medical trial
FILE PHOTO: Deputy Charge Nurse Katie McIntosh administers the first of two injections of the Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Vivien McKay Clinical Nurse Manager at Western General Hospital, on the …
Read More »Bitcoin Nears $ 50,000, Wider Adoption Drives Record Rally
Feb 14 (Reuters) – Bitcoin hit a new high and approached $ 50,000 on Sunday, building on its record rally as Wall Street and Main Street increasingly embrace the world’s largest cryptocurrency. …
Read More »Bitcoin Nears $ 50,000, Wider Adoption Drives Record Rally
Feb 14 (Reuters) – Bitcoin hit a new high and approached $ 50,000 on Sunday, building on its record rally as Wall Street and Main Street increasingly embrace the world’s largest cryptocurrency. …
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