[ad_1] The Sabah state government should obtain Covid-19 vaccines, opposition leader Shafie Apdal said. (AP Image) KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah state government should not rely too heavily on federal government measures to curb Covid-19, the state assembly was told today. Opposition leader Shafie Apdal (Warisan-Senallang) said that the state government …
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[ad_1] He wasn’t supposed to come this season, and certainly not under the current, much-maligned coach. But in this crazy year of years that it has been 2020, it seems that this chaotic and exciting Manchester United team, under the tutelage or capricious leadership of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, could still …
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[ad_1] A World Bank report has highlighted that containing the pandemic is vital to ensuring a safe resumption of economic activity and avoiding a longer recession. KUALA LUMPUR: While Malaysia is on the road to economic recovery, containing the Covid-19 pandemic and protecting the most vulnerable in society must remain …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore on Monday received its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech, according to its flag carrier, ahead of a launch in the city-state that health officials say could be as soon as two or three weeks. far. Singapore Airlines, which was transporting the vaccines …
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[ad_1] In a post uploaded to Istana Negara’s official Instagram page, Their Majesties acknowledged the contribution Tony Francis had made to journalism and praised his passion for sports. – Photograph by Shafwan Zaido KUALA LUMPUR, December 21 – Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri …
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[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – A new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the UK and is generating high levels of concern among its European neighbors, some of whom have cut transport connections. The strain, which some experts refer to as the B.1.1.7 lineage, is not the …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 672 people have been detained for violating the rules of the movement control order (MCO), says Chief Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the number was more than double that of those arrested on Friday at 249, showing that many still …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Dozens of domestic flights due to depart from Sydney were canceled Monday and authorities issued more city-wide health alerts as Australia struggled to contain a new COVID-19 outbreak in its largest city four days before Christmas . More than 50 places, including cafes, gyms, casinos and supermarkets across …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Singapore, a crucial first step in vaccinating the population. The vaccine, the first from Pfizer to reach Asia, was transported by a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 747-400 freighter, SQ7979. The flight had departed Brussels, Belgium, on Sunday …
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[ad_1] LISBON / MADRID (Reuters) – In October, Michelle Jones and her husband Gary boarded a ferry in England to start a new life in Spain. Had they left it beyond Britain’s transition period out of the European Union, things would have been much more complicated. “We have no other …
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