[ad_1] TOKYO: Pharmaceutical companies must be “very transparent” about the risks and benefits of vaccines in their efforts to end COVID-19, the head of Asia’s largest pharmaceutical company told AFP. Takeda, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, is not developing its own vaccine, but has contracts with various companies …
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[ad_1] LONDON: Manchester United are capable of winning big trophies and need a final push to close the gap with Europe’s elite clubs, forward Marcus Rashford said. United haven’t lifted a trophy since 2017, when José Mourinho guided them to success in the League Cup and the Europa League, while …
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[ad_1] Sport Brazilian soccer great Pelé paid tribute to Lionel Messi for equaling his record for goals with just one club after the Argentine forward scored his 643 goal for Barcelona in Saturday’s 2-2 home draw with Valencia. FILE PHOTO: Legendary Brazilian soccer player Pele greets spectators before the start …
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[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korea reported a record 1,097 new coronavirus cases on Sunday (Dec. 20), including an outbreak at a Seoul prison that infected 188 as the country’s latest wave of COVID-19 worsens. With more than 1,000 infections a day for the fifth day in a row, some medical and …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Five men between the ages of 21 and 40 were arrested after a riot incident at Clarke Quay on Saturday night (December 19) involving a deadly weapon. The rioters had fled the scene on Eu Tong Sen Street when police arrived after being alerted around 10:40 pm …
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[ad_1] BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Thailand plans to test more than 10,000 people after a record daily increase in coronavirus cases to more than 500, most of which were among migrant workers linked to a shrimp market near the capital, said an official on Sunday (December 20). . By Wednesday, authorities …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Three people who are complying with their stay at home notice (SHN) at the Mandarin Orchard Singapore have tested positive for Covid-19. These are likely to be imported cases and are not linked to 13 other cases that are being investigated, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Brad Bowyer, a member of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), has questioned the need for masks and social distancing measures to continue, prompting a reprimand from his fellow party member for his “irresponsible” comments. Bowyer, who prevailed in the general election earlier this year as part of …
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[ad_1] STIEGE: Ask Hans Powalla if he is a believer and the immediate answer is a firm “no.” However, he and other villagers in and around the German town of Stiege have embarked on the Herculean task of saving a picturesque church by moving it from the middle of a …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Nineteen new COVID-19 cases were reported in Singapore as of noon on Sunday (December 20), the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said in its daily preliminary update. No new cases were found in the community or in the dormitories of foreign workers. Ad Ad The 19 cases were imported …
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