MOSCOW : Russia’s health ministry will register a new Sputnik M vaccine for use for children aged 12-17 later today, with shots expected to be available at the end of December, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova told a government meeting. Russia has been grappling with a surge in coronavirus infections […]
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GENEVA : As children and adolescents are at lower risk of severe Covid-19 disease, countries should prioritise sharing vaccine doses with the Covax programme to bring urgently needed supplies to poorer countries, the World Health Organisation said today. Some rare cases of heart inflammation called myocarditis have been reported in […]
TOKYO : Japan’s biggest power generator JERA has procured 2 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the spot market to be delivered between November and March to ensure adequate power supply during the peak winter demand season, a company official said on Wednesday. JERA, one of the world’s […]
MUMBAI: New Zealand are bracing for a trial by spin in their two-test series against India but the world champions are excited to face the acid test, captain Kane Williamson said on Wednesday. Winning a test series in spin-dominated India, who have not lost a series at home since late […]
BANGKOK: Apple on Wednesday (Nov 24) issued alert messages to at least six Thai activists and researchers who have been critical of the government, warning it believed their iPhones had been targeted by “state-sponsored attackers”, according to activists and the alerts reviewed by Reuters. Apple and Thailand’s Digital Ministry did […]
Overseas equity funds with exposure to Chinese equities are on course to deliver their weakest performance in three years, as the stocks were hit by an economic slowdown, a tech crackdown and an increase in default risks in the property sector. Refinitiv Lipper data showed that China-focused overseas equity funds […]
KUALA LUMPUR : AirAsia Group Bhd has partnered with more than 20 airlines as it builds up its Super App into an online travel agency that also sells flights by competitors, the Malaysian budget airline said on Thursday. The airlines which joined airasia Super App as partners included Air Canada, […]
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands: Residents on Spain’s La Palma island braced on Wednesday (Oct 27) for the possibility of bigger earthquakes that could compound the damage from a volcano spilling lava more than five weeks since it erupted. Seismologists said a 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook the island a […]
TOKYO: Momoko Nojo’s campaign for Japan’s upcoming election revolves around social media and T-shirts, but she’s not running for office. Instead, the activist is fighting a different battle ― against the apathy that keeps young voters away from the polls. It’s no wonder the young don’t vote, with many of […]
TOKYO: Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could lose its majority in Sunday’s general election, polls show, potentially turning new leader Fumio Kishida into another short-term prime minister and triggering a return to political uncertainty. The LDP, which has ruled Japan for most of the post-war era, will likely stay […]