People fill forms before receiving a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination site, during a government-organised visit, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China January 19, 2021. BEIJING: China aims to vaccinate 40 per cent of its population against Covid-19 by the end […]
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New York governor Andrew Cuomo has faced growing criticism, including from within his own Democratic Party, for suggesting the two ex-aides had ‘misinterpreted’ him. NEW YORK: New York governor Andrew Cuomo was fighting for his political life yesterday after a third woman accused him of sexual harassment. The Democrat […]
The Chinese government has made an investment in BGI Genomics Co, a listed Chinese company that has supplied millions of COVID-19 tests globally as the gene firm seeks to fund exponential growth driven by the pandemic. SYDNEY: The Chinese government has made an investment in BGI Genomics Co, a listed […]
YANGON: The Myanmar junta warned anti-coup protesters they could die but thousands of people took to the streets again today, with tensions soaring over the deaths of four demonstrators. Much of Myanmar has been in uproar over the generals ousting and detaining civillian leader Aung San Suu Kyi three weeks […]
SEOUL: Donald Trump offered North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a ride home on Air Force One after a summit in Hanoi two years ago, according to a new BBC documentary. Kim and Trump first engaged in a war of words and mutual threats, before an extraordinary diplomatic bromance that featured […]
TOKYO: Japan has requested that airlines avoid using Boeing 777 planes with Pratt & Whitney 4000 engines for take-offs, landings and overflights in its territory until further notice, the Japan Aeronautical Information Service Center said. The notice to airmen, issued on Sunday (Feb 21) evening, came after a United Airlines […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s government pledged a publicity campaign for its rollout of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday (Feb 21) – but not in Facebook advertisements, as a feud continues over the social media giant blocking news content from its platform in the country. Facebook’s abrupt decision on Thursday to stop Australians from […]
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s government today granted emergency use authorisation for AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine, with shots expected to be administered as soon as within seven days of arrival. In December, Taiwan said it had agreed to buy almost 20 million vaccine doses, including 10 million from AstraZeneca and 4.76 million doses […]
YANGON: Members of Myanmar ethnic groups protested today in a show of opposition to the coup that ousted the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, despite some misgivings about her commitment to their aspirations for autonomy, community representatives said. Protests against the February 1 coup that overthrew the elected government […]
VANCOUVER: Canadian government lawyers said in court documents obtained yesterday that Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s allegations that former US president Donald Trump “poisoned” her extradition trial are “moot” now that he has left office. And they have asked a Canadian judge not to even hear those arguments about Trump when […]