Britain prepares to launch AstraZeneca vaccine

[ad_1] LONDON, January 4: Britain on Monday will become the first country to implement the low-cost, easy-to-transport COVID-19 vaccine from the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca on Monday, another step forward in the global response to the pandemic. Six hospitals in England will administer the first of 530,000 doses that …

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State of emergency considered for Tokyo

[ad_1] TOKYO, January 4: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that the government would consider declaring a state of emergency for the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area as coronavirus cases escalate and strain the country’s medical system. Japan registered a record 4,520 new cases on December 31 in a …

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PPBM buying Umno members? Lodge MACC report, says PKR Youth

[ad_1] Akmal Nasir says that other claims of bribery, such as offering positions to occupy power and issuing letters of support, remain unresolved. PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth was recommended to file a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on allegations that PPBM allegedly offered money to Umno members to …

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Manufacturing PMI hit a four-month high in December

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The IHS Markit Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 49.1 in December 2020 from 48.4 in November 2020, indicating an improvement in the health of the country’s manufacturing sector. The latest reading was the highest seen since August 2020, IHS Markit said in a statement …

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Unfortunate verdict reached in the death of Nora Anne

[ad_1] SEREMBAN: The Forensic Court here has issued a verdict of misfortune in the investigation into the death of the adolescent Nora Anne Quoirin. Coroner Maimoonah Aid said that, according to the evidence before him, no third party was involved in the death of the 15-year-old French-Irish teenager. “Most likely, …

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Go ahead, fire me, I only want the best for Umno, says Annuar

[ad_1] Annuar Musa says he wants Umno to lead the cooperation between the Malaysian and Islamist parties. PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional General Secretary Annuar Musa says he is willing to be fired to maintain cooperation between the Malaysian parties and the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. In a Facebook post, Annuar …

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