[ad_1] Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on December 21. Photographer: Michael Nagle / Bloomberg Photographer: Michael Nagle / Bloomberg This has been a year like no other. Hammered by a unprecedented health crisis, global stocks fell into a bear market in record speed, then bounced back to new highs thanks …
Read More »‘I’m as good as any man’: Aceh activist defends preservation of megafauna sanctuary
[ad_1] JAKARTA: It was an image of Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio standing in front of two elephants with a man and a woman in Indonesia’s Leuser ecosystem that got people talking in 2016. The actor posted the image on his Instagram and said that Leuser is “a world-class biodiversity hotspot …
Read More »COVID-19: France confirms first case of UK virus variant on its soil
[ad_1] PARIS: France confirmed the first case of a new variant of the coronavirus that emerged recently in Britain, its health ministry said. The new strain of the virus, which experts fear is more contagious, has prompted more than 50 countries to impose travel restrictions on the UK. Ad Ad …
Read More »The effects of cycling, the use of underwear and cell phones on the health of a man’s sperm
[ad_1] South China morning post China launches antitrust investigations on Alibaba for alleged monopoly practices, as regulators summon Ant to meet China’s antitrust regulator officially launched investigations into Alibaba Group Holding for alleged monopolistic business practices, including a requirement that e-commerce merchants choose only one platform as their exclusive distribution …
Read More »Some Russians, Dismayed by COVID-19 Vaccine Exports, Ask for More Doses at Home
[ad_1] MOSCOW: Some Russians took to social media on Friday (December 25) to express their frustration after 300,000 doses of the country’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine were supplied to Argentina, arguing that more injections should be available at home. Although the vaccine is available in Moscow, relatively small batches have …
Read More »Japan’s Suga urges citizens to have a quiet and detached New Year
[ad_1] TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged the nation on Friday (December 25) to spend a quiet New Year’s period without the usual social gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which has nearly broken infection records. daily. Suga also announced a US $ 2.6 billion package for hospitals …
Read More »S’pore PR Tests Positive for Covid-19 After Completing SHN Served in Part at Mandarin Orchard, Health News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A permanent Singapore resident was found to be infected with the coronavirus after completing his stay-at-home notice, which he partially fulfilled at the Mandarin Orchard Singapore hotel. The Ministry of Health (MINSA) said on Friday night (December 25) that it is investigating whether it is linked to …
Read More »South Africa Rejects Claim Its Covid-19 Variant Is More Dangerous Than UK Strain, World News & Top Stories
[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – The South African Health Minister has rejected the claim of his British counterpart that a new variant of the coronavirus in the country is more contagious or dangerous than a similar one that spreads in the United Kingdom. “At present, there is no evidence that the …
Read More »14 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, all imported, including the man who stayed at the Mandarin Orchard hotel
[ad_1] Singapore: Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Singapore as of noon on Friday (December 25). All new cases were imported and placed on a stay-at-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. Ad Ad No new cases were found in the …
Read More »China to suspend direct flights to and from Britain for fear of a new strain of coronavirus, East Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] BEIJING (REUTERS) – China will suspend direct flights to and from the UK, said Wang Wenbin, a Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday (December 24), citing the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus. “After much consideration, China has decided to take referrals from other countries and suspend flights to …
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