A man wearing a protective face mask reacts as he receives a dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mass vaccination program at the Jakarta Convention Center building in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana JAKARTA, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Indonesia has hit its…

PARIS, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Two baby pandas have been born at the Beauval zoo in France, said the zoo on Monday, adding that the newly born animals were in good health. The zoo said its female panda – Huan Huan – had given birth to the two babies in…

By Reuters Staff Aug 2 (Reuters) – Gold prices edged lower on Monday as the dollar held steady, with traders eyeing monthly U.S. jobs data to gauge the health of the labour market. * Spot gold fell 0.2% to $1,809.21 per ounce by 0137 GMT. Prices retreated from a two-week…

By Reuters Staff BEIJING, Aug 2 (Reuters) – China reported on Monday 98 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug. 1, compared with 75 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. Of the new infections, 55 were locally transmitted, the health authority said. That compares with…

By Reuters Staff BRASILIA, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Brazil has had 20,503 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 464 deaths from COVID-19, the health ministry said on Sunday. The South American country has now registered 19,938,358 cases since the pandemic began, while the…

Callum Skinner says winning Commonwealth gold was not the ‘magic cure to make me feel better’ “I think some people have quoted it as the death of sport – it’s nowhere near that level.” Broadcaster Piers Morgan has been perhaps the most high-profile, tweeting “RIP Sport” in relation to an…

PARIS, July 31 (Reuters) – Thousands of people protested in Paris and other French cities on Saturday against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a wide array of public venues, introduced by the government as it battles a fourth wave of infections. Protesters injured three police officers in…

A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a resident for nucleic acid testing at a sports centre in Jiangning district, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China July 21, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) – China reported on…

By Reuters Staff BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) – China reported on Saturday 55 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 30, compared with 64 cases a day earlier, the health authority said. The National Health Commission said in a statement 25 of the new infections were local cases, compared…

Hi.  It’s Bob.Thank you.To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week.And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me.  It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much. — Mr. Bob Odenkirk (@mrbobodenkirk) July 30, 2021read more…