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[ad_1] PARIS: The antiviral drug remdesivir should not be used to treat COVID-19 patients, regardless of the severity of their illness, as it “does not have a major effect” on the chances of survival, the World Health Organization said Friday. (November 20). Noting one of the few treatments that had …

[ad_1] Deal Global stocks came under pressure on Friday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called for an end to pandemic relief for troubled companies, sparking a rare showdown between the central bank and the Treasury and weighed on the trust. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask walks …

[ad_1] HONG KONG: Hundreds of parked tour buses are gathering dust in a container port in northern Hong Kong, having been off the road for 10 months since authorities banned non-resident arrivals to the city due to COVID- 19. The area has been turned into a “bus graveyard,” said Freddy …

[ad_1] WILMINGTON, Delaware: Joe Biden met with governors of both parties on Thursday (November 19) and criticized President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attempt to block the peaceful transition of power, saying he was hampering the flow of information about programs to develop a vitally important vaccine against coronavirus. . He also …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Sustainability and Environment (MSE) is working on and reviewing its sustainability guidelines for the public sector, said its Minister Grace Fu. “We hope that with those guidelines, more public agencies think about sustainability, really assimilate this sense of sustainability in their work, in the way …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China on Thursday (Nov. 19) rejected the latest attack on its Hong Kong policy by the United States and several of its allies, saying they “should face the reality” that the former British colony has been returned to China. . Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian was responding to …

[ad_1] Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota / Bloomberg Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota / Bloomberg US futures fell in Asian trading on Friday after a clash between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the Federal Reserve over their emergency loan facilities. Asian stocks looked poised for a quiet opening. The S&P 500 contracts were withdrawn …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Last week, Pfizer announced the first results of its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, which suggested it could reduce the risk of COVID-19 by 90 percent. This was followed earlier this week by a similar announcement from the US-based Moderna about its own vaccine, also based on mRNA technology. Ad …

[ad_1] South China morning post Coronavirus: Pfizer and BioNtech to Seek Emergency US Approval ‘Within Days’ Following Better Than Expected Test Results Pfizer and BioNtech announced Wednesday that their Covid-19 vaccine had achieved 95 percent efficacy in their final clinical trials. The two companies said there was sufficient data to …

[ad_1] The chief executive of DBS Group Holdings Ltd. welcomes increased regulatory scrutiny of fintech companies in China and elsewhere in Asia, saying it will create fairer competition with banks that have been subject to more stringent supervision. . “Over time, it will begin to have a more level playing …