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[ad_1] WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Friday (September 18) that he expects enough COVID-19 vaccines to be produced “for every American” by next April, and that the first doses will be distributed immediately after their approval later this year. Claiming this is “historic progress” with three vaccines …

[ad_1] CHRISTCHURCH: More than 3.3 billion people live in the tropics, which is about 40% of the world’s population. Despite some areas of wealth, such as Singapore, the tropics are also home to around 85% of the world’s poorest people and are therefore particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore and Switzerland are jointly chairing a global initiative to support equitable access to a Covid-19 vaccine, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Thursday (September 17). Singapore is an early sponsor of the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access (Covax) facility, Heng said in …

[ad_1] – Advertising – Singapore: With 27 deaths of the more than 57,000 people infected with Covid-19 since the pandemic began, Singapore has one of the lowest fatality rates in the world. The global average death rate is 3%, according to data from Reuters from countries that have had more …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The Trump administration to ban WeChat and the video-sharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night (Sept. 20), a move that will prevent Americans from downloading the platforms. Chinese-owned for fear they pose a threat to national security. . The bans, announced on Friday, …

[ad_1] Capcom has announced Monster Hunter Rise for Nintendo Switch. It will arrive on March 26, 2021. The game resembles a traditional Monster Hunter, but with much more freedom of movement, and the Rise title is intended to communicate the idea of ​​verticality, which will be an important part of …

[ad_1] MOLALLA, Oregon: With resources stretched to the limit, weary crews on Thursday (Sept. 17) fought the deadly wildfires raging across the western United States from the air and on the ground, and a U.S. senator said parts Oregon now resemble the aftermath of World War II Incendiary Bombings. Dozens …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – The head of a major garment industry group told lawmakers Thursday (Sept. 17) that blanket U.S. import bans on cotton or other products from China’s Xinjiang region by Forced labor reasons would “wreak havoc” on legitimate supply chains. Stephen Lamar, president of the American Apparel and …

[ad_1] Cut off from the outside world when Covid-19 swept through dormitories, migrant workers desperate to smoke or drink turned to unorthodox means to get their fix. In one bedroom, cigarettes and liquor were thrown over the fence. And in at least two specially built dormitories, smuggling rings involving garbage …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Citi pledged on Friday (September 18) to offer 6,000 jobs over the next three years to Asia Pacific youth, in response to rising youth unemployment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The bank will also offer 60,000 skills training opportunities during the same period to young people in its retail …