[ad_1] CHICAGO: Johnson & Johnson kicked off a 60,000-person final trial of a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (Sept. 23) that would potentially simplify the distribution of millions of doses compared to leading rivals using two doses. The company expects the results of the phase three trial by the end …
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[ad_1] When Jürgen Klopp named his Liverpool team to face Chelsea on Sunday, those outside the club held their breath. Fabinho’s handover as emergency center led many to question the club’s defensive options. The Brazilian’s man of the match display at Stamford Bridge silenced those suggestions after just 90 minutes. …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – In an attempt to delay the execution of his client, the lawyer for a convicted Singaporean drug trafficker argued before the Court of Appeal on Tuesday (September 22) that prisoners sentenced to death are not being treated in the same way. Mr. M. Ravi stated that executions …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (September 23) that he may or may not approve any new and stricter FDA standards for an emergency authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, and said such a proposal it would seem political. Trump has repeatedly said that a vaccine for COVID-19, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed 15 new cases in Singapore as of Thursday (September 24), bringing the country’s total to 57,654. The Health Ministry also announced the closure of a group in a dormitory at 15 Kaki Bukit Crescent, as no cases have been linked to …
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[ad_1] The night he made a failed attempt to flee to Taiwan by speedboat, 16-year-old Hong Konger Hoang received a phone call telling him it was time to leave immediately. The teenager is the youngest of a dozen Hong Kong activists now in mainland Chinese custody after trying to escape …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A grant that helps Singaporeans and permanent residents who lost their jobs or suffered a significant loss of income due to the pandemic will run until the end of this year, but with revised eligibility criteria. As of October 1, applicants for the Covid-19 Support Grant (CSG) …
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[ad_1] Indonesia is developing vast agricultural holdings across the archipelago, an area 10 times the size of neighboring Singapore, to counter the country’s dependence on imported food, President Joko Widodo said Wednesday. The project, which will eventually cover nearly 800,000 hectares (two million acres), is preparing the land to grow …
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[ad_1] LONDON (REUTERS) – Britain plans to host clinical trials in which volunteers are deliberately infected with the new coronavirus to test the effectiveness of vaccine candidates, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (September 23), citing people involved in the project. So-called “challenge trials” are expected to begin in January …
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[ad_1] A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice ended up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks derailed his nutrients and caused the 54-year-old’s heart to stop, doctors reported Wednesday. “Even a small amount of licorice ingested can raise blood …
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