Vaccine Makers Prepare Avian Flu Vaccine For Humans “Just In Case”; rich nations lock down their supplies

Vaccine Makers Prepare Avian Flu Vaccine For Humans “Just In Case”;  rich nations lock down their supplies

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – Some of the world’s leading flu vaccine makers say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu vaccines for humans within months if a new strain of bird flu crosses the division. some change. A current outbreak of bird flu known as H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has killed record numbers … Read more

Xi Jinping: China’s proposal on Ukraine reflects unity of world views

Xi Jinping: China’s proposal on Ukraine reflects unity of world views

March 20 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that Beijing’s proposal on how to resolve the Ukraine crisis reflected global views and sought to neutralize consequences, but acknowledged solutions are not easy. In an article published at the start of his visit to Moscow – the first by a world leader since … Read more

Critical moment for Credit Suisse talks as UBS seeks Swiss assurances

Critical moment for Credit Suisse talks as UBS seeks Swiss assurances

March 19 (Reuters) – Talks to rescue Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) continued on Sunday as UBS AG (UBSG.S) demanded $6 billion from the Swiss government to cover costs if it were to buy his struggling rival, a person with knowledge of the talks said. Authorities are scrambling to resolve a crisis of confidence in the 167-year-old … Read more

Credit Suisse meets to weigh options, under pressure to merge with UBS

Credit Suisse meets to weigh options, under pressure to merge with UBS

March 18 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S) entered a breakthrough weekend after some rivals grew cautious about their dealings with the bank as regulators urged it to strike a deal with its Swiss rival UBS AG (UBSG.S). Dixit Joshi, chief financial officer of Credit Suisse, and his teams will meet this weekend to … Read more

Thousands protest in Belgrade against Western-backed Serbia-Kosovo deal

Thousands protest in Belgrade against Western-backed Serbia-Kosovo deal

BELGRADE, March 17 (Reuters) – Several thousand people have gathered in Belgrade to protest against a Western-backed deal to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia, which they see as recognition of independence of Kosovo. The Serbian constitution considers Kosovo an integral part of its territory, even though it declared independence in 2008 with the support … Read more

As a sign of unity, NATO and EU leaders visit the North Sea gas platform

As a sign of unity, NATO and EU leaders visit the North Sea gas platform

TROLL A PLATFORM, North Sea, March 17 (Reuters) – NATO and European Commission chiefs traveled to a North Sea platform on Friday to discuss the security of supplies and infrastructure, a visit highlighting Norway’s importance to gas shipments since Russia’s invasion of Russia. Ukraine. The Troll A platform extracts gas from Norway’s largest gas field. … Read more

Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Burundi and Congo

Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Burundi and Congo

JOHANNESBURG/LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – Health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus, the World Health Organization and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The WHO said the Burundian government had declared the detection of the virus a national public health emergency, after cases were confirmed in … Read more

ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes in Ukraine

ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes in Ukraine

AMSTERDAM, March 17 (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of responsibility for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that its forces committed atrocities during its year-long invasion of its neighbor. In its first warrant against Ukraine, the … Read more

Slovakia sends MIG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine – PM

Slovakia sends MIG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine – PM

March 17 (Reuters) – Slovakia on Friday became Ukraine’s second ally to supply MIG-29 fighter jets, which Kiev sees as crucial to repelling Russia’s year-long invasion. Slovakia joined Poland, which announced the delivery of the planes on Thursday. Both NATO members are neighbors of Ukraine. Its fleet of 11 MiG-29 aircraft was retired last summer … Read more

China hopes Russia, Ukraine to hold peace talks: senior Chinese diplomat

China hopes Russia, Ukraine to hold peace talks: senior Chinese diplomat

BEIJING, March 16 (Reuters) – China is worried about an escalation of the war in Ukraine and hopes that Moscow and Kiev will hold peace talks, senior Chinese diplomat Qin Gang told his Ukrainian counterpart on Thursday. a phonecall. China, which has refrained from condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, urged both sides to … Read more