[Colombo, 8th, Thomson Reuters Foundation]- Kiri Banda used to work as a cook in Sri Lanka’s largest city, Colombo. After his retirement, he hoped to spend a peaceful old age with his son. But last year, when Banda’s medical bills began to weigh on her finances, she decided to move out. Kiri Banda used to … Read more
LONDON (Reuters) – At the end of the Soviet Union, 61-year-old Evgeny Prigozhin spent a miserable life in prison for theft. Now, as the founder of Russia’s most powerful mercenary group, he is trying to get even closer to gaining more “favor” from President Putin by showcasing his military successes in Ukraine. At the end … Read more
On January 13, Zeng Guang, a former chief epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said China’s coronavirus epidemic peak is expected to last two to three months, and that rural areas with relatively scarce medical resources will soon be infected. He said he expected the waves to spread. The picture was … Read more
LONDON (Reuters) – A group of airlines and airports has criticized the European Union for encouraging passengers on flights from China to the EU to test negative for the new coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: Charles de Gaulle Airport in December 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier [ロンドン ５日 ロイター] – Groups of airlines and airports slammed the European Union … Read more
30 to 40.5 percent of new coronavirus infections in the country in the past week were due to the Omicron XBB.1.5 strain, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). account REUTERS/Brendan McDermid [３０日 ロイター] – According to data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reiterated its call for Chinese authorities to regularly share factual, real-time information about the country’s coronavirus outbreak. In the photo the WHO logo. December 2021 (2022 REUTERS/Denis Balibouse) (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reiterated its call on Chinese authorities to regularly share factual, real-time … Read more
[北京 ２７日 ロイター] – Searches on travel sites surged on Monday after Chinese authorities announced they would ease three years of tough immigration restrictions. Searches on travel sites soared on December 27 after Chinese authorities announced they would ease three years of tough immigration restrictions. A photo taken at the Beijing Capital International Airport in … Read more
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Investors caught off guard by Beijing’s sudden relaxation of its zero-corona policy are now forced to grapple with China’s post-pandemic turmoil. This is because we do not have good data to monitor the spread of infections and potential threats to the economy in the coming months. BEIJING, Dec 14 (Reuters) – … Read more