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Asia’s Factory Activity Contracts Despite China’s Covid Reopening
Date: February 1, 2023
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia’s factory activity contracted in January as the boost from China’s COVID reopening had yet to offset headwinds from slowing U.S. and European growth, surveys showed on Wednesday, underscoring the fragility of the region’s economic recovery. China’s factory activity shrank more slowly in January after Beijing lifted tough COVID...
EU Urges More Checks for Covid Variants Given Surge in China
Date: December 30, 2022
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should consider immediately scaling up genomic sequencing of COVID-19 infections and monitoring of waste water, including from airports, to detect any new variants given the virus surge in China, the bloc’s health chief said. In a letter to health ministers of the EU’s 27 members, Stella...
Kosovo Re-Opens Major Border Crossing With Serbia, Easing Standoff
Date: December 29, 2022
By Fatos Bytyci MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) – Kosovo re-opened its biggest border crossing with Serbia on Thursday, hours after protesting Serbs in its north promised to remove roadblocks, easing a surge in tensions that has alarmed world powers. Both the European Union and the United States have been pressing Kosovo and Serbia to step back...
EU Seeks Deal on Law Preventing Import of Deforestation-Linked Goods
Date: December 5, 2022
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will attempt to clinch a deal on Monday evening on a law to prevent companies from selling into the EU market soy, beef, coffee and other commodities linked to deforestation around the world. Negotiators from EU countries and the European Parliament hope to finish the new...
Explainer-India G20 Presidency 2023: What Does It Mean and What Can We Expect
Date: December 2, 2022
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India began its year-long presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) this week, taking over from Indonesia at a time of geopolitical tumult and uncertainty over post-pandemic economic recovery. WHAT IS THE G20? Formed in the wake of the financial crisis that swept through Southeast Asian economies in...
Explainer-How the World Health Organization Might Fight Future Pandemics
Date: November 18, 2022
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organization (WHO), with a target date of May 2024 for a legally binding agreement to be adopted by the U.N. health agency’s 194 member countries. A new pact is a priority for WHO chief Tedros...