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[ad_1] A team of paleontologists has discovered what they believe is the world’s oldest animal sperm, frozen in tree resin 100 million years ago inside a tiny crustacean in Myanmar. The oldest known examples of fossilized animal sperm were previously only 17 million years old, according to the expert team …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The director of the World Health Organization (WHO) has debunked arguments that countries have to choose between public health and the economy when considering whether to ease restrictions after a lockdown. “That is a false choice,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Instead, WHO urges countries to …

[ad_1] WILMINGTON, Del. – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday (September 16) rejected President Donald Trump’s accusation that he is spreading fears about the safety of a possible coronavirus vaccine, urging Trump to give in to scientists and don’t rush your implementation. “Let me be clear: I trust vaccines, …

[ad_1] Beijing has reacted furiously to sending a high-ranking diplomat to visit autonomous Taiwan, which it considers its territory, warning that it will give a “necessary response.” US Under Secretary of State Keith Krach arrived in Taipei on Thursday afternoon and is the highest-ranking State Department official to visit the …

[ad_1] Singapore has the lowest coronavirus case fatality count globally, with just 27 deaths among the more than 57,000 people who have been infected with Covid-19 on the Southeast Asian island. At 0.05 percent, Singapore’s death rate is well below the world average of about 3 percent, according to data …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A deadly disease primarily affecting rabbits was detected in Singapore, the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) said on Thursday (September 17). Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) is highly contagious, acute and fatal, although it is not zoonotic and does not affect humans or other animal species, added AVS, which …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Framing the decision to impose COVID-19 closures versus reopening economies as a choice between public health and the economy is a “false” dichotomy, the director-general of the World Organization of Health (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “That is a bogus choice,” Dr. Tedros said in a prerecorded message played …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – On Thursday (September 17) local biotech company Veredus Laboratories released a Covid-19 test kit that greatly reduces the time it takes to diagnose a patient. Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing process, the VereRT Covid-19 PCR Kit makes it possible to detect the virus directly from …

[ad_1] BEIJING / TAIPEI: China will provide a “necessary response” to a visit by US Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach to the Taiwan claimed by China, and filed a complaint with Washington, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday (September 17). Foreign Relations before your arrival. Krach, who …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesian government institutions should establish examples of disciplined health protocols, House Speaker Puan Maharani said, following the emergence of COVID-19 clusters in key ministries. In a statement on Thursday (September 17), Mdm Maharani said that COVID-19 has spread to 30 ministerial offices and agencies in the capital, according …