[ad_1] LONDON: The arrival of a vaccine should see Britain’s coronavirus deaths “significantly” drop early next year, but social mixing around Christmas could cause another spike before then, UK medical chiefs said. on Friday (December 4). Britain on Wednesday granted emergency approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine and the first global …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 13 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (December 5), including one in the community that had previously been quarantined. Twelve cases were imported infections, of which 11 were placed on a stay-at-home or isolated notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) …
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[ad_1] KOTA BHARU: In a backroom workshop in Malaysia, goldsmiths with torches and chisels sit at wooden desks as they melt and mold precious metal into sparkling jewelry. Demand for the safe haven product has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic and not only professional investors are taking advantage, but also …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Friday (December 5) that it would end five Chinese-funded exchange programs with the United States, calling them propaganda tools for Beijing. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that these programs, conducted under a US law called MECEA that allows …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A 23-year-old man was arrested after being suspected of being involved in a series of cheating cases, police said on Saturday (December 5). A representative of an online delivery platform filed a police report on November 16 alleging that the suspect posed as a representative of two different …
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[ad_1] Liverpool’s 1-0 Champions League win over Ajax on Tuesday night was the perfect remedy for the frustration of conceding a late draw to Brighton on Saturday. Thanks to that victory, the Reds, of course, clinched top spot in Group D with a game to spare. However, it seemed like …
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[ad_1] South China morning post Influencers in rural China drive tourism and commerce, from a hot Tibetan shepherd to a cool and ‘too beautiful’ horseman in Xinjiang Hot on the heels of the Tibetan pastor who rose to fame in China recently for his robust and handsome appearance in a …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s campaign said he filed a lawsuit in Georgia state court on Friday (December 4) to invalidate the results of the presidential election there, the latest in a series of legal challenges aimed at reversing his loss that until now they haven’t gone anywhere. The Trump campaign …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Despite colder weather in the coming weeks, Singapore is unlikely to have a white Christmas this year. Still, it is possible to find some festive cheer in the form of a series of light shows running at Gardens By the Bay through December 27. Titled “Walk of …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines (SIA) will prioritize mass shipments of Covid-19 vaccines to and through Singapore when available. The airline will also conduct test flights for the transport of test vaccines “soon”, similar to what airlines in Belgium and the United States are doing. “SIA will make cargo space …
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