[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Covid-19 vaccination program will enter its next phase on February 22, when the island’s older people begin to take its hit, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday (February 12). This comes after a month-long pilot, where people aged 70 and over in Ang Mo …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY (AFP, BLOOMBERG) – Authorities ordered a five-day quick shutdown in Melbourne on Friday (February 12) to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, meaning the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, which began in town this week, will have to go on without fans. Under the restrictions, some five million …
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[ad_1] BETHESDA: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday (February 11) that the coronavirus vaccination program he inherited from Donald Trump was in “much worse shape” than he expected, asking for patience, saying that the government has bought 200 million more doses. “We’re not going to have everything fixed for …
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[ad_1] BEIJING (AP) – China’s broadcasting regulator banned BBC World News on Thursday, accusing it of disobeying the guidelines after a controversial report on its treatment of the country’s minority Uighur. The decision came just days after the British regulator itself revoked the license of Chinese broadcaster CGTN for violating …
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[ad_1] YANGON: On Thursday (February 11) the United States imposed sanctions on the leaders of Myanmar’s military government, warning that further punishment could come even as generals in Yangon ordered protesters to return to work or face “effective action.” As Myanmar prepared for a seventh consecutive day of anti-coup demonstrations, …
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[ad_1] YANGON: Myanmar’s ruling general showed waning patience on Thursday (February 11) with nationwide protests over the military’s takeover of power, ordering protesters to return to work or face “effective action.” His warning comes after a sixth consecutive day of anti-coup demonstrations condemning the removal of civilian leader Aung San …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A stall owner who works at a sundries store in Chinatown Complex and his son who works at Changi Swensen’s Airport were among three Singaporean community COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday (Feb.11) . The owner of the stall is a 66-year-old permanent resident identified as Case 60138. He …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A food and beverage outlet in Singapore’s mall was ordered to suspend operations from Thursday (Feb.11) after two diners were hospitalized with typhoid fever, the Ministry of Health (MOH ) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA). Authorities said they are investigating the cluster of two typhoid cases that …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings said authorities are investigating a company executive on allegations of “personal corruption” after a media report said the move was related to the sharing of his personal data. popular WeChat app. The move comes amid Beijing’s unprecedented crackdown on its local internet platforms, …
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[ad_1] Asia Malaysia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Committee says Malaysians will be given priority to receive vaccination doses. FILE PHOTO: Foreign workers line up to get tested for coronavirus (COVID-19) outside a clinic in Kajang, Malaysia, October 26, 2020. REUTERS / Lim Huey Teng February 11, 2021 12:21 PM …
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