[ad_1] MANILA: The Philippines will receive 2.6 million injections of a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca under the country’s first supply agreement for a coronavirus vaccine, senior officials said on Friday (November 27). This supply, which will be paid for by the private sector, will inoculate more than 1 …
Read More »China to end all waste imports on January 1
[ad_1] BEIJING: China will ban all waste imports from January 1, 2021, state media reported on Friday, marking the culmination of a three-year phase-out of overseas garbage acceptance. Since the 1980s the country has imported solid waste, which local companies cleaned, shredded and transformed into raw material for industrialists. Ad …
Read More »WHO says it would be ‘highly speculative’ to say COVID-19 did not arise in China
[ad_1] GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Friday (November 27) that it would be “highly speculative” for the WHO to say that the coronavirus did not emerge in China, where it was first identified in a market of food in December last year. China is pushing …
Read More »Iran Says Top Nuclear Scientist Killed
[ad_1] TEHRAN: Iran said that one of its most prominent nuclear scientists was killed on Friday (November 27) in an attack on his car outside Tehran that accused his arch enemy Israel of being behind. Scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was “seriously injured” when the assailants attacked his car before participating in …
Read More »Some Singapore Employers Plan To Eliminate Staff Bonuses This Year, Jobs News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Some private sector employers plan not to pay bonuses to their staff this year. This is similar to the government’s announcement that no bonuses would be paid to public officials at the end of the year, given the weakening of the economic outlook caused by the Covid-19 …
Read More »How RCEP, the World’s Largest Trade Pact, Benefits Singaporeans and Businesses, Economy and News Highlights
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Let’s say you are a company that produces lamb curries in Singapore. With the recently signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Association (RCEP) trade pact, you can buy ingredients like lamb meat and curry paste from 14 other countries and still have the final count of cans or packages …
Read More »Lampard explains why ‘he is not surprised’ to change Mourinho’s dynamic
[ad_1] Frank Lampard says he has no problems with José Mourinho after clashing with the Tottenham manager in recent months. Chelsea manager Lampard will face his former Blues boss and current Tottenham manager Mourinho in Sunday’s Premier League London derby at Stamford Bridge. The two London bosses have already clashed …
Read More »More Covid-19 Cases May Emerge From Seoul Garden Family Dinner, But One Major Group Is Unlikely: Experts, Singapore News And Better Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – More infections could emerge after a 32-year-old man who dined with 12 family members tested positive for Covid-19, but with contact tracing and other measures, this will most likely not lead to a group. important. the experts said. On Thursday evening, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported …
Read More »Maradona’s death may trigger a battle over family inheritance
[ad_1] BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona’s tormented private life, with its tangled relationships and paternity lawsuits, suggests that distributing his inheritance will be a complex task for attorneys preparing for claims from large numbers of children, those he recognized and those who no. “There is going to be a big fight. …
Read More »More venturing into Lim Chu Kang amid travel restrictions, but farmers say business is not what it was
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Farms in rural Lim Chu Kang are welcoming more visitors as Singapore residents, unable to vacation abroad amid the COVID-19 pandemic, explore the country in looking for new experiences. “Compared to a year ago, I think the footfalls have almost doubled. We get around 400 to 500 people …
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