[ad_1] NEW HAVEN (REUTERS) – Police investigating the fatal shooting of a Yale University student officially named a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate student as a murder suspect, escalating a nationwide manhunt. The New Haven Police Department said in a Facebook post on Saturday (February 27) that it had obtained …
Read More »US Authorizes Johnson & Johnson Single Shot COVID-19 Vaccine
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States authorized Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Saturday (February 27), giving the nation a third chance to combat the outbreak that has killed more than 500,000 Americans. The single-shot vaccine is very effective in preventing severe COVID-19, even against newer variants, the …
Read More »12 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, man who was medically evacuated from Indonesia dies of complications
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: There were 12 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of noon on Saturday (February 27), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its daily update. All new cases were imported and placed on a stay-at-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. Commercial Commercial SINGAPORE DIES FROM COMPLICATIONS …
Read More »Biden on track to apply Trump-era rule targeting Chinese tech supply chain concerns
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The Biden administration plans to allow a Trump-era rule targeting Chinese tech companies to take effect that is seen as posing a threat to the United States despite objections from American companies, it said on Friday (February 26) the United States Department of Commerce. The department issued an …
Read More »AstraZeneca, Sputnik vaccines face hurdles if COVID-19 injections become an annual affair
[ad_1] ZURICH: Vaccines from AstraZeneca, Russia’s Gamaleya Institute, and Johnson & Johnson fight coronavirus with another virus, leaving scientists concerned that injections could lose potency if annual vaccines become necessary to combat new variants. So-called viral vector injections, also used by several Chinese COVID-19 vaccine developers, use harmless modified viruses …
Read More »Budget Debate: Singapore Clinics Must Issue Pre-departure Covid-19 Proof Digital Certificates For Outbound Travelers Starting March 10, Politics News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Clinics authorized to conduct Covid-19 (PDT) testing prior to departure for outbound travelers will have to issue digital test result certificates starting March 10, instead of current physical certificates. The initiative was supposed to start on February 10, but was delayed a month to allow clinics and …
Read More »Singapore Develops New Standard for Cross-Border Verification of COVID-19 Test Results
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore has developed a “globally interoperable” standard based on blockchain technology to facilitate cross-border verification of health documents, such as COVID-19 pre-departure test results, said the minister in charge of the Smart Nation Initiative. , Vivian Balakrishnan on Friday (February 26). Speaking at the Procurement Committee debate for …
Read More »MPs debate the balance between foreign and local workers in Singapore
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The issue of foreign workers in Singapore was raised again in Parliament during the budget debate on Thursday (February 25), and MPs on both sides of the aisle spoke on the matter. Non-constituent MP Leong Mun Wai (PSP) said there was an “urgent need” to rebalance the mix …
Read More »GameStop recovers again; some puzzle about an ice cream cone tweet
[ad_1] NEW YORK: GameStop Corp shares more than doubled in Wednesday afternoon trading, surprising those who thought the video game retailer’s share price would stabilize after a sharp rally and a sharp slide that overturned Wall Street in January. The shares jumped nearly 104 percent during the session in which …
Read More »GameStop shares double in the afternoon; even Reddit is shocked
[ad_1] NEW YORK: GameStop Corp shares more than doubled in trading Wednesday afternoon, surprising those who thought the video game retailer’s share price would stabilize after recent hearings in the US Congress. Brought about by the fierce recovery and the steep slide that brought Wall Street down in January. Shares …
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