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[ad_1] OTTAWA: Canada approved its first COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (Dec. 9) and said initial injections will be delivered and administered nationwide starting next week, while all Canadians will be able to be inoculated by the end of September. . Canada is the third country after Great Britain and Bahrain …

[ad_1] Photographer: Wei Leng Tay / Bloomberg Photographer: Wei Leng Tay / Bloomberg Singapore will host the world’s first electric air taxi service by the end of 2023, according to Volocopter GmbH, which is developing the vertical take-off craft. The German manufacturer is committed to starting operations within three years …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The severity of the Covid-19 pandemic really hit Cadet Officer (OCT) Isvaran Mahendran when basic military training was suspended for two months earlier this year. With the training hiatus that occurred during the circuit break period in April, his parents were concerned about his continued training at …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – As the relationship between Singapore and China evolves, the two countries are working together in new areas such as public health and seeking ways to deepen connectivity, Vice Premier Heng Swee Keat said on Tuesday (December 8). The foundations are being laid now, even as they are …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore’s economy will grow 5.5% in 2021 to end the worst recession in the country’s history, induced by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a central bank survey of professional forecasters. The growth rate may be even higher if the pandemic is contained through a successful deployment of …

[ad_1] BANGALORE, INDIA (AFP) – Traces of heavy metals such as lead and nickel were found in samples taken from 550 people affected by a mysterious disease in a southern Indian town where some victims collapsed on the street, authorities said. . The government has brought medical experts to Eluru …

[ad_1] India has bought 1.6 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines, which is more than any other country, according to a global analysis. Using its enormous manufacturing influence, the country purchased 500 million doses of the candidate vaccine from the University of Oxford-AstraZeneca, 1 billion doses from the American firm Novavax …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China on Tuesday criticized new US sanctions against officials involved in the Hong Kong crackdown, calling the move “crazy and vile,” a further worsening of relations between the world’s superpowers. President Donald Trump’s administration has been using its last days to increase pressure on China, and on Monday …

[ad_1] LONDON: AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have more work to do to confirm whether their COVID-19 vaccine can be 90 percent effective, peer-reviewed data published in The Lancet on Tuesday (December 8) showed. , which could slow down your eventual launch in the fight. against the pandemic. Once …

[ad_1] Photographer: Wei Leng Tay / Bloomberg Photographer: Wei Leng Tay / Bloomberg Singapore will host the world’s first electric air taxi service by the end of 2023, according to Volocopter GmbH, which is developing the vertical take-off craft. The German manufacturer is committed to starting operations within three years …