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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The next Punggol Coast MRT station will be ready by 2024, with approximately 40 percent of construction work completed. Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung gave this update on Friday (November 13), in a ceremony to mark the completion of tunnel boring works from the existing Punggol Station …

[ad_1] Sony’s PlayStation 5 went on sale Thursday, just two days after rival Microsoft launched its newest Xbox, with next-gen consoles vying for dominance over the holiday season as the pandemic fuels demand for games. With pre-orders pointing to a record launch, market leader Sony has exclusive high-priced games like …

[ad_1] GENEVA: As the coronavirus exploded around the world, scientists at the World Health Organization (WHO) were sometimes privately frustrated by mistakes made by some of their major donor countries, but were reluctant to say so. publicly, leaked recordings of internal meetings show. After strong criticism for not taking on …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MOH) appointed a 14-member committee to make recommendations to the government on its Covid-19 vaccination strategy and ensure the safe and effective use of coronavirus vaccines here. On Thursday (November 12), the Health Ministry said in a press release that the committee is …

[ad_1] A staff member takes samples of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccine production plant of the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) in Beijing, capital of China, on April 11, 2020. Photo: Xinhua US drug maker Pfizer said its mRNA vaccine candidate is more than 90 percent effective, while …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Joe Biden won the majority of the popular vote in the highest turnout elections in 120 years in the United States by becoming the regular base of the Democratic Party. He repaired the so-called “blue wall,” Democratic states that Hillary Clinton lost in 2016, and got African …

[ad_1] Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 experimental vaccine is more than 90 percent effective based on initial trial results, the drugmaker said Monday, a major victory in the war against a virus that has killed more than a million people. and hit the world economy. Scientists, public health officials and investors welcomed …

[ad_1] GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization on Monday (November 9) called on everyone to continue fighting COVID-19, warning that while we may be fed up with fighting the pandemic, the virus “is not tired of we”. Speaking to the WHO main annual meeting, which resumed on Monday …

[ad_1] WILMINGTON (AP) – US President-elect Joe Biden hailed news Monday that a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective as “hope” but warned of a long battle ahead. “I congratulate the brilliant women and men who helped produce this breakthrough and give us cause for …

[ad_1] Transmission of the coronavirus from mink to humans does not necessarily mean that the disease becomes more dangerous, but scientists are on guard after a stunning announcement from Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Wednesday that the country will kill more than 15 million minks and that a …