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Rapid criminals to exploit the Covid-19 crisis in Europe

[ad_1] BRUSSELS: Criminals and individuals have immediately taken advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to find new ways to make money, the European Union’s law enforcement agency said April 30, citing an increase in counterfeiting and cybercrime. In a report on April 30 analyzing how the pandemic will shape organized crime …

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Chinese company prepares mass production of vaccines

[ad_1] BEIJING: A researcher in a lab coat in Beijing has humanity’s hopes on his fingers: “Coronavac”, an experimental coronavirus vaccine that has overturned the world. Sinovac Biotech, which is conducting one of four authorized clinical trials in China, has claimed great progress in its research and promising results among …

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Singapore virus cases top 16,000 with 528 newest cases

[ad_1] A distanced security officer wearing a red armband watches over customers queuing to buy food. (AP Photo) SINGAPORE: Singapore confirmed 528 new additional cases of Covid-19 infections today, of which only six cases involved Singaporeans or permanent residents. In a statement, the Ministry of Health of the Republic (MOH) …

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Outsiders Consider Chaos in North Korea

[ad_1] TOKYO (AP): The collapse of North Korea has been wrongly predicted for decades. Some said it would happen after the fighting ended in the Korean War in 1953. Others thought it would be during a famine in the 1990s or when national founder Kim Il Sung died in 1994. …

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528 new Covid-19 cases bring Singapore count to 16,169

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced 528 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore on Thursday (April 30), bringing the total count to 16,169. It is the seventh day in a row that new daily infections drop below 1,000. Six Singaporeans and permanent …

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