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[ad_1] Jakarta, Indonesia – Questions about the potential use of pork products in vaccines are compounding concerns about vaccines in Indonesia, experts warned, urging the Southeast Asian nation’s Muslim officials and leaders to accelerate efforts to win public trust. before a mass immunization campaign against COVID-19. Pork gelatin is used …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore said Monday that it will consider relaxing travel restrictions for people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19, including those planning to visit the city-state for the World Economic Forum (WEF) in May. The Southeast Asia business and tourism hub has largely banned leisure travel due to the …

[ad_1] LONDON / TOKYO (Reuters) – Bitcoin fell sharply on Monday, losing ground from an all-time high of $ 34,800 hit a day earlier, and traders cited volatility in highly leveraged futures markets. Bitcoin fell more than 14% after touching as high as $ 33,670, wiping out more than half …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Hartalega, Top Glove, Supermax and Kossan came under heavy selling pressure on Monday, the first trading day of 2021, as the regulated short sale (RSS) that went into effect wiped out RM13.56bil in the total capitalization of the market. The defeat at the glove makers saw Hartalega …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): The FBM KLCI fell 26.64 points or 1.51% to 1,602.57 on the first trading day of 2021 amid strong selling at glove counters. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd’s head of research, Kenny Yee, attributed this to the resumption of regulated short selling in Bursa Malaysia with …

[ad_1] Shares of Top Glove soared last year following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Image from Reuters) KUALA LUMPUR: Top Glove Corp, the world’s largest manufacturer of medical gloves, increased its proposed dividend on Monday as its shares came under pressure from speculation that the launch of Covid-19 vaccines …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Top Glove Corporation Bhd, which has posted supernormal gains due to increased demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, announced Monday that it has committed to a special 20% dividend. In a press release on Monday, the world’s largest glove maker said the special dividend was in addition …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): Despite observed vaccine availability around the world, Credit Suisse remains positive in the glove industry due to its economic valuation and higher dividends. Credit Suisse’s ASEAN Co-Head of Securities Research and Malaysia Research Director Danny Goh said the glove industry is trading at less than …

[ad_1] BAGHDAD, January 4, 2021: Thousands of Iraqi mourners chanted “revenge” and “no to America” ​​on January 3, a year after a US drone strike killed the revered Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and his Iraqi lieutenant Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Pro-Iranian protesters, many dressed in black, gathered in Baghdad’s central Tahrir …

[ad_1] © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind the smokestacks of the Total Grandpuits oil refinery southeast of Paris By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices hit multi-month highs on Monday on expectations that OPEC and allied producers may limit production to current levels in February as the …