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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The government is disappointed that Fitch has downgraded Malaysia’s sovereign rating from A- to BBB +, with an improved outlook from negative to stable. In a statement, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz said the review was primarily driven by the negative impact of the Covid-19 …

[ad_1] Liverpool’s 1-0 Champions League win over Ajax on Tuesday night was the perfect remedy for the frustration of conceding a late draw to Brighton on Saturday. Thanks to that victory, the Reds, of course, clinched top spot in Group D with a game to spare. However, it seemed like …

[ad_1] WURZBURG, Germany: At first glance, they look like normal containers. But the rectangular boxes made by the German company Va-Q-Tec will, in fact, play a key role in keeping life-saving COVID-19 vaccines ultra-fast as they are shipped around the world. After Britain this week became the first country to …

[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The result of the special meeting of the muzakarah committee on the use of the Covid-19 vaccine among Muslims in Malaysia is expected to be known next week, after it is presented and approved by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri ‘ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Conference …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – The review of Malaysia’s rating by Fitch Ratings is mainly due to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s fiscal position and the current domestic political situation, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. . He expressed the government’s …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Fitch downgraded Malaysia’s sovereign credit rating to BBB + from A- with a stable outlook, noting that the government’s rapid response to the Covid-19 pandemic and material relief measures have added to the tax burden of the country. Credit rating agencies have taken more than 220 negative …

[ad_1] TAIPEI / HONG KONG – China’s largest contract chipmaker and one of its largest oil groups were added to a U.S. blacklist for alleged military ties, increasing tensions between Washington and Beijing in the final days of the outgoing Trump administration. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. and China National Offshore …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: IBM and US officials are raising the alarm about hackers targeting companies critical to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. IBM said on Thursday (December 3) that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work involved in vaccinating the world’s …

[ad_1] SHANGHAI: US measures to limit visitor visas for Chinese Communist Party members and their families and a ban on cotton imports from Xinjiang are “worrying signs” that bilateral ties are taking a dangerous path, they said. Chinese state media on Friday. The government-backed newspaper China Daily said in an …

[ad_1] The administration of US President Donald Trump raised economic pressure on China’s western Xinjiang region, banning cotton imports from a powerful Chinese quasi-military organization that it says uses the forced labor of detained Uighur Muslims. . The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said on Wednesday that its …