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[ad_1] PARIS (AFP) – France, Germany and other EU nations called on Chinese ambassadors on Tuesday (March 23) to protest the sanctions imposed by Beijing against its citizens, as China and Europe clashed over allegations of rights abuses. against the Uighur Muslim minority in China. France also reprimanded the Chinese …

[ad_1] People line up in front of a community vaccination center administering the BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Hong Kong on March 17. Photographer: Chan Long Hei / Bloomberg Photographer: Chan Long Hei / Bloomberg Hong Kong and Macao temporarily suspended Covid vaccines made by BioNTech SE due to a packaging …

[ad_1] BEIJING – More than eight out of 10 people in the Chinese city of Wuhan who tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies were asymptomatic for the disease, and less than half developed neutralizing antibodies that protect against future infection, a new Chinese study shows. The study, which the researchers said …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Underwater World Singapore (UWS) was fined $ 105,000 on Tuesday (March 23) for security failures investigators found after a stingray fatally stings one of its divers in 2016. Among other things, the now-defunct Sentosa attraction had failed to provide proper emergency recovery procedures during dive operations. Nor …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The administration of President Joe Biden is considering spending $ 3 trillion on infrastructure in the United States, split into two bills that face narrow paths for passage in Congress, US media reported Monday (March 22). The infrastructure plan would follow the US $ 1.9 trillion American Rescue …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on Monday (March 21) for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing under new US President Joe Biden. . Beijing responded immediately with punitive measures against the EU …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Last week’s high-level talks between the United States and China are a step in the right direction, showing both sides’ appreciation of the need for dialogue and cooperation, Vice Premier Heng Swee Keat said on Monday (May 22). March). This is despite the “tough rhetoric” heard in the …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Zii Jia was hailed as a “hero” on Monday (March 22) after winning the All England Open and igniting Malaysia’s hopes of success at the Tokyo Olympics, even without retired legend Lee Chong Wei. . The young Malaysian star defeated Danish Viktor Axelsen 30-29, 20-22, 21-9 …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – NFT’s art is “absolutely” in a bubble, said the digital artist who this month sold a non-expendable token of his piece “Every Day: The First 5000 Days” for a whopping 69.3 millions of dollars. million). “I absolutely think it’s a bubble, to be honest. I go …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The city’s skyline turned into a blue sea to mark World Water Day, as Singapore showed its commitment to water sustainability over the weekend. From Saturday (March 20) through Monday, a record 44 monuments and buildings, including the Museum of Art and Science, Esplanade, Gardens by the …