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[ad_1] BRUSSELS: The European Union and the United Kingdom will return to the negotiating table on Monday (December 14) after agreeing to abandon a supposed deadline for a post-Brexit trade pact. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Boris Johnson had said last week that they would decide …

[ad_1] TAIPEI: Taiwan will submit an application to join the renewed version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership once it has finalized informal consultations with its 11 current members, conversations that are ongoing, the island’s Foreign Ministry said. While a member of the World Trade Organization, many countries are wary of signing …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Two people in the UK have experienced an allergic reaction to the Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This prompted the UK drug regulator to issue cautionary advice earlier this week that “people with a significant history of allergic reactions” should not receive this vaccine for now. Ad Ad …

[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG: The prime minister of Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, died in a South African hospital on Sunday (December 13) after contracting coronavirus, the government said in a statement. Ambrose Dlamini, 52, had been hospitalized in neighboring South Africa in early December, two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. …

[ad_1] KALAMAZOO, Michigan: The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States were recalled from a Michigan manufacturing plant on Sunday (Dec. 13), and the vaccines that are critical to stopping the coronavirus outbreak in the nation they begin in earnest day after. The Pfizer …

[ad_1] Paris Saint Germain star Kylian Mbappé insists his parents will have a big influence on any decision about his footballing future. Mbappe, who turns 22 on December 20, is one of the most popular properties in world soccer today. Despite his tender years, he has already scored 74 goals …

[ad_1] GENEVA (AFP) – The World Health Organization warned on Friday (December 11) that Christmas celebrations could turn to tears if people don’t stay on guard against Covid-19 during the holiday season. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the death toll in the coronavirus pandemic was rising and urged people …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE, December 12 (The Straits Times / ANN): Singapore plans to sign a free trade agreement next year with the Pacific Alliance, which is made up of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, after making important progress in the same . After three years of negotiations, the Pacific Alliance-Singapore Free …

[ad_1] LONDON: London and Brussels agreed on Sunday (December 13) to “go the extra mile” in the coming days to try and strike a difficult-to-reach trade deal despite missing their latest deadline to avoid a turbulent exit from Gran Britain from the orbit of the European Union in the end. …

[ad_1] Staff packing food in cardboard boxes at RedMart’s warehouse in Jalan Buroh. The online grocery platform says it works with the social company UglyFood to resell products with slight imperfections at discounted prices. The Straits Times / Asia News Network / LIM YAOHUI SINGAPORE – Shredded cereal boxes, dented …