(Reuters) – When he heard soldiers had taken power in Myanmar again, Thar Lon Zaung Htet hurried to the office of his news agency in Yangon, grabbed a few essentials and carefully locked up. He has not been back...
Czech PM says France to provide country 100,000 vaccines
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic will get 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from France by mid-March, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis told CTK news agency on Thursday. The Czech...
U.S. Secretary of State, Mexico’s foreign minister to talk Friday
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Mexico’s foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard will hold a virtual meeting on Friday morning, Mexico’s foreign ministry said in a statement...
Klaebo leads Norway’s sprint clean sweep, Sundling wins for Sweden
OBERSTDORF, Germany (Reuters) – Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo led a stunning clean sweep of the individual sprint medals for Norway at the FIS Nordic Skiing World Championships on Thursday, and Jonna Sundling of Sweden...
South Africa says aims to vaccinate 1.1 million people by end of March
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa aims to vaccinate around 1.1 million people against COVID-19 between now and the end of March, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday. Mkhize told parliament the country...
Currency markets turn “risk on”; Aussie crosses $0.8 for first time in 3 years
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar index dropped on Thursday, risk currencies rose to three-year highs and the euro continued its surge against the Swiss franc, as currency markets were boosted by...
Thousands rally in Armenia after PM warns of coup attempt
By Nvard Hovhannisyan YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned of an attempted military coup against him on Thursday, and thousands took to the streets of the capital to support him after...