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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine because it does not want to be limited by multilateral groups like the World Health Organization. The decision to act alone, first reported by …

[ad_1] CHICAGO – The high-profile Covid-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus that many people have been exposed to, potentially limiting their effectiveness, some experts say. CanSino Biologics’ vaccine, approved for military use in China, is a modified …

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO: President Donald Trump repeated on Tuesday (September 2) his demand for a share of the stock of any sale of TikTok’s operations in the United States to force such a deal. TikTok has been at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing, with Trump …

[ad_1] A Tibetan-born Indian special forces soldier was killed in the latest border clash with Chinese troops on its disputed border with the Himalayas, a Tibetan representative said Tuesday. The death is the first of two reported incidents in 48 hours on the border that has increased tensions between the …

[ad_1] China may have exceeded US military capabilities in the area of ​​missile development and shipbuilding, and is likely to double its arsenal of nuclear warheads over the next decade, the US Department of Defense said in an annual report to US lawmakers. . “China has already reached parity with, …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Richard Hatchett, the head of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), is concerned. Their job is to ensure that future COVID-19 vaccines are shared equitably around the world, but the United States, Europe and other wealthy countries have already reserved the first doses for themselves. Ad Ad …

[ad_1] TOKYO: Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga officially declared on Wednesday (September 2) that he would run for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a race that has a high chance of winning to become the next Prime Minister. In a briefing, Suga said he wanted …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The government “will always be on the side of Singaporeans,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Wednesday (September 2), addressing concerns about job security in an economy hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on the third day of the debate on the President’s speech in Parliament, Mr. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 49 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday (September 2), including three in the community and three imported infections. Among the community cases, one is from Singapore and two are job pass holders, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said in its preliminary daily update. Ad Ad All imported …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore has done well in handling the coronavirus pandemic so far in terms of health outcomes, although its response was not without shortcomings, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. Joining the debate on the president’s speech in Parliament on Wednesday (September 2), he noted that the country’s …