17 January 2021
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- Australia’s current COVID-19 statistics (TownsvilleBulletin.com.au)
- EXPLAINER: Italy faces a political crisis amid a pandemic (star-telegram.com)
- France’s 6pm curfew takes effect (Deutsche Welle)
- India starts world’s largest covid-19 vaccination drive (Arkansas Online)
- Inside the hunt for new COVID-19 variants in Canada (Global News Canada)
- Israel to Begin Reopening Economy in February, Minister Says (Bloomberg)
- Italy Awaits Third Coronavirus Wave And Introduces New Restrictions (Despite Successful Vaccine Rollout) (Forbes.com)
- Italy suspends flights from Brazil in response to new coronavirus strain (Mail Online UK)
- Japan: After one year of Covid-19; country still struggling to contain the pandemic (thestar.com.my)
- Japan’s suicides jump 16% in COVID-19 second wave after falling in first: study (JapanTimes.co.jp)
- Nigeria registers highest single day new infections of 1,867 (Panapress.com)
- No experiments: Armin Laschet is elected leader of Germany’s CDU (New Statesman)
- Norway Vaccine Fatalities Among People 75 and Older Rise to 29 (Bloomberg)
- Russia to resume air travel with India, 3 other countries from 27 Jan (Livemint.com)
- Social Media Buzz: Norway’s Warnings, New Jersey Smokers, CDU (Bloomberg)
- South Africa: Hospitals inundated in COVID-19 surge (Deutsche Welle)
- Stores reopen post-lockdown in France (MSN Canada)
- Switzerland to Hold Referendum on Covid-19 Lockdown (WSJ.com World News)
- Switzerland’s system of direct democracy will be put to the test again later this year, this time with a referendum… https://t.co/T1b1Zqg0fr (WSJ – Twitter)
- The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- UK – Airlines ‘urgently’ need government help to survive prolonged travel curbs, industry bosses warn (Mail Online UK)
- UK – Britons dash home before Boris Johnson slams UK borders shut (Mail Online UK)
- UK – Matt Hancock: UK “nearly on the home straight” in Covid pandemic (Herald Scotland)
- UK – Prime Minister’s new mission for Rishi Sunak (Mail Online UK)
- UK – Stephen Barclay: Treasury minister accuses Scottish Government of ‘wilfully ignoring’ existing Covid-19 support (The Scotsman)
- US – Annual Michigan moose and wolf survey is halted by pandemic (New York Daily News)
- US – COVID-19 data signal potential plateau at dangerous level in Arizona (Tucson.com)
- US – COVID-19 took a Kansas police chief’s life. His wife says a mask could have saved him (KansasCity.com)
- US – California COVID-19 benefits fraud could reach $9.8 billion (star-telegram.com)
- US – California congressman tests positive for coronavirus (star-telegram.com)
- US – Coronavirus model projects Massachusetts peak in coming weeks as Boston reports only 1% of hospital beds open (Boston Herald)
- US – For many Massachusetts seniors most at risk of dying of coronavirus, a long wait for the vaccine (Boston Herald)
- US – Hardest-hit Maryland county moving to next phase of COVID-19 vaccination Monday (Washington Times)
- US – President-elect Joe Biden has promised a more forceful U.S. government response to the coronavirus pandemic. Here i… https://t.co/ztZFZdqp80 (WSJ – Twitter)
- US – Rebekah Jones, Florida’s fired COVID-19 dashboard manager, to turn herself in on warrant (star-telegram.com)
- US – Third confirmed coronavirus variant is reported in Texas (star-telegram.com)
- WHO’s latest situation report (WHO)
- ‘Brilliant’ £25 Aldi Specialbuy shoppers swear is the ‘worth every penny’ (Liverpool Echo)
- ‘Proceeding with an abundance of caution’: Australia asks for more information on Pfizer jab after Norwegian deaths (ABC Online)
- Airlines face stiff public relations headwind as they prepare Boeing 737 Max for return to passenger service (CBC)
- Apple Watch, Garmin, Fitbit Trackers Can Detect Covid-19 Cases Days in Advance, Finds Study (News18.com)
- Apple prototypes foldable iPhone screens: report (FOXBusiness.com)
- BHP’s Mike Henry: core values are the leadership bedrock for mining boss (FT.com – Energy)
- Bank Muscat posts net profit of OMR163.36 million (Times of Oman)
- COVID-19 Update: Did UCP cave in to COVID rebellion? | Pfizer delay a setback for Alberta | Drumheller inmates go on hunger strike (CalgaryHerald.com)
- Canada’s Couche-Tard and French retail giant Carrefour end $20bn takeover talks (Abu Dhabi National)
- Cisco: Cyber threat highest in APAC Companies (Manila Bulletin)
- Couche-Tard, Carrefour end $20 billion merger talks (Gulf News)
- Fiat and Peugeot seal merger to become Stellantis (The Gulf Today)
- Formosa Plastics planning US$3.6 billion in investments (Focus Taiwan)
- HDFC Bank Q3 PAT jumps 18% YoY to Rs 8,758 cr (Business Standard India)
- HDFC Bank Q3 takeaways: Assets quality in good shape, loan recast demand low (Economic Times)
- HSBC experiencing ‘a sense of optimism’ for growth in Qatar: Mostafawi (Gulf Times)
- Huawei to build largest shop outside of China in Saudi Arabia (Abu Dhabi National)
- IHG signs agreement for Holiday Inn Jeddah Corniche (Trade Arabia)
- Latest rules for Tesco, Aldi, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Lidl during lockdown (Liverpool Echo)
- NVIDIA reveals new RTX desktop and laptop chips at CES 2021 (Yahoo! Singapore)
- Pakistan approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use (Al Arabiya)
- Palace: Sinovac vaccine price not far from P650 per dose offered to Indonesia (Philippine Star)
- Philippine Red Cross lauds Honda (Philippines Daily Tribune)
- Police: Man brandishes weapon at Lebanon Walmart (Tennessean)
- Serbia receives 1 mln Sinopharm vaccines from China (shanghaisun.com)
- Serbia receives 1 mln doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China (Beijingbulletin.com)
- Shell converts refinery to full import terminal (Philippines Daily Tribune)
- Shoppers report being ‘turned away’ from Tesco Extra store at centre of Covid-19 outbreak (Manchester Evening News)
- Six of top 10 most-valued firms add Rs 1.13 trn in m-cap; TCS, Airtel lead (Business Standard India)
- Tesco superstore hit by Coronavirus outbreak reopens to public following ‘deep clean’ (Manchester Evening News)
- Tributes pour in for MRP Home pioneer Yanni Vosloo (Times Live South Africa)
- Urban Outfitters drops after tough season (Emirates-Business.ae)
- Dealers happy to make house calls as use of drug increases during pandemic (Irish Independent)
- If we want people to take the coronavirus vaccine, we need to treat them like consumers (Washington Post)
- India’s Massive Coronavirus Vaccine Effort Begins Today (NPR)
- New York’s COVID-19 death rate falls slightly, but state still wrestling with ‘limited supply’ of vaccines, Cuomo says (star-telegram.com)
- Nigerian Government Hasn’t Yet Bought Any Coronavirus Vaccines (Bloomberg)
- Pfizer Reassures Europe Over Coronavirus Vaccines As Pandemic Surges (International Business Times)
- Rand Paul Says ‘Throw Your Mask Away’ After Covid-19 Vaccination, Don’t Do That (Forbes.com)
- Relief as vaccinations arrive in area of Kent hit hard by Covid-19 (itv.com)
- Reno judges, staff jump the line for COVID-19 vaccinations (The Washington Times stories: News)
- Tipsters, tech-savvy kids, pharmacy hopping: How Americans are landing coronavirus vaccines (Washington Post)
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