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[ad_1] TOKYO: The government of Japan is considering abolishing sales of new gasoline-powered cars by the mid-2030s in favor of hybrid or electric vehicles in line with a global shift away from traditional motor cars, it reported Thursday (3 December) the public broadcaster NHK. The move would follow Prime Minister …

[ad_1] GENEVA: The promise of Covid-19 vaccines is “phenomenal” and “potentially revolutionary,” Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization regional director for Europe, said in a briefing on Thursday. Speaking from Copenhagen, he said supplies were expected to be very limited in the early stages and countries must decide who gets …

[ad_1] Suddenly, it seems like a lot of Covid-19 vaccines are being released at the same time. What are they? So far, three major vaccines against Covid-19 have been announced. It is easier to remind them which company they are from: namely Pfizer / BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca in association …

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – This year’s Global Teacher Award went to Ranjitsinh Disale for her work helping girls, most of them from poor tribal communities, at a village school in western India. Disale immediately announced that he would share the million dollar prize money with the other nine finalists. He …

[ad_1] GENEVA / ZURICH (Reuters) – The promise of COVID-19 vaccines is “phenomenal” and “potentially revolutionary,” World Health Organization European Director Hans Kluge said on Thursday, a day after Britain seized. became the first Western country to approve an injection. . Britain approved Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine, developed with Germany’s …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Natural gas will continue to help save the inevitable energy transition and tackle the climate change problem facing the world, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix). He said Malaysia’s energy mix has relied on natural gas for decades and will be for the foreseeable future, …

[ad_1] The annual RISE conference brings together CEOs, startups and investors. (Image from Facebook) HONG KONG: A major Asia-focused tech conference announced today that it is ditching Hong Kong in favor of Malaysia in a further blow to the Chinese financial center’s push to attract tech talent. The annual RISE …

[ad_1] Cuepacs says that some Malaysians continue to pay home loans even after they retire in their 60s. PETALING JAYA: The largest civil servants union has rejected a suggestion that the retirement age for government employees be raised from 60 to 65. Cuepacs president Adnan Mat said there was no …

[ad_1] Liverpool did their job in the Champions League by securing first place with a game to spare after the victory over Ajax. One goal from Curtis Jones was enough for the Reds to beat the Dutch 1-0 at Anfield on Tuesday. The Premier League and the world champions now …

[ad_1] MADRID (Reuters) – Lionel Messi and Barcelona have been fined a combined total of 780 euros (706.30 pounds) after the player received a yellow card for lifting his shirt to pay tribute to the late Diego Maradona after his goal in La Sunday’s 4-0 win over Osasuna. Messi, who …