[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – For the first time since a fire that nearly destroyed it, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris hosted a choral concert on Christmas Eve, an annual tradition in France. In a concession to the fact that the Gothic cathedral is still being rebuilt, the choristers wore construction helmets …
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[ad_1] MP SPEAKS | Two recent news items attracted widespread attention. The first quoted BN Secretary General Annuar Musa as saying there was a conspiracy to undo Umno and BN’s “No Anwar, no DAP” policy. The second quoted the chairman of Umno’s advisory board, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, who said such …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will continue to closely monitor developments of the UK B117 virus strain even though it has yet to be detected in Malaysia. The deputy director general of health (research and technical support), Dr. Hishamshah Mohd Ibrahim, said that genomic sequencing will be …
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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Malaysian researcher Prof Dr. Moi Meng Leng has become the first foreign researcher to receive the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (Amed) Award for her contribution to regional control of infectious diseases. Dr. Moi, who currently works with the Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine, …
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[ad_1] Taking Pele out of his position is not a bad way to let people know that you are still around. When Lionel Messi scored his 644 goal for Barcelona against Valladolid on Tuesday, he eclipsed the legendary Brazilian’s record for a single club. Pelé’s total of 643 for Santos, …
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[ad_1] NEW YORK: Herd immunity to the novel coronavirus may require vaccination rates “between 70% and 90%,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s foremost infectious disease expert, in an interview published Thursday (Dec. 24). More than 1 million Americans have received a first dose of a vaccine since December 14, according …
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[ad_1] The last time Manchester United were able to contain the fans at Old Trafford, their supporters chanted Scott McTominay’s name. ‘Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh, duh Scott McTominay’ yelled at the Theater of Dreams after he scored his second stoppage time goal to complete a 2-0 win over ‘Noisy …
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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: In a year marked by the new normal, Malaysians are urged to celebrate Christmas and the end of the year holidays by putting differences aside, following the SOP and remembering the avant-garde. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that Christmas should be a time to unite …
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[ad_1] ANKARA: A COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech is 91.25% effective, according to interim data from a late-stage trial in Turkey, a potentially much better result than that reported in a separate trial of the vaccine in Brazil. Researchers in Brazil, which is also conducting a final Phase …
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[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA: The directive for employers to test their foreign workers for Covid-19 will be applied under Law 342, so that action can be taken against those who do not comply, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Announcing that the ruling would go into effect on January 1, the Chief …
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