Pandemic causes acute sperm shortage in Sweden
STOCKHOLM (SWEDEN): Sweden is facing an acute shortage of sperm for assisted pregnancy as would-be donors are avoiding hospitals due...
Biden’s emissaries reach Taiwan, China calls exercises ‘combat drills’
BEIJING (CHINA): As senior former US officials arrived in Taipei on a trip to signal President Joe Biden's commitment to...
Beijing warns foreign powers to not interfere with Hong Kong
HONG KONG: As tensions escalated between China and Western governments over Hong Kong, Beijing's top representative in the city warned...
Japan- Cancelling Olympics remains an option: Ruling party official
TOKYO (JAPAN): Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party said, if the COVID crisis becomes too dire, cancelling...
Nepal laden with smoke, ash as drought-hit wildfires become intense
DANG (NEPAL): Basudev Pokharel, in the eight years that he has worked as a forest guard, he has rarely seen...
US: Fauci says AstraZeneca shot is good if safety issues can be dealt with
LONDON (UK) – US infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine had good efficacy, however, safety concerns needed...
US: J&J COVID-19 vaccine paused over rare blood clots
Following cases of rare blood clots in six women under 50 who had received the Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine,...
Inflation data causes dollar to slip to three-week lows
NEW YORK (UK): After data showed inflation making strong gains in March, the US dollar fell to three-week lows on...
Deep-dive review of financial market after Brexit: UK
LONDON (UK): A root-and-branch review of the UK capital market following will be undertaken by Britain's Financial Conduct Authority to...
Haldane exit signals dovish tilt, Pound hits two-month low
LONDON (UK): After the Bank of England said its chief economist will leave the central bank later this year, the...
