[ad_1] LONDON: British drug group AstraZeneca and Oxford University said on Monday (November 23) that their jointly developed vaccine against COVID-19 has shown “an average efficacy of 70 percent” in trials. “The efficacy and safety of this vaccine confirm that it will be highly effective against COVID-19 and will have …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: China will respond to the informed visit of a US Navy admiral to Taiwan and strongly opposes any military relationship between Taipei and Washington, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday (November 23). A two-star Navy admiral who oversees US military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has paid …
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[ad_1] HONG KONG: Hong Kong reported 73 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Nov 23) as the government warned that the epidemic in the city is rapidly worsening, and “silent transmission chains” are feared amid rising infections. asymptomatic. This is the highest daily number of new COVID-19 cases in the city …
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[ad_1] Oh, how the tables have turned. A Certis Cisco compliance officer was suspended after he was spotted smoking on an empty deck and casually throwing his butt aside on Saturday (November 21), shortly after he tried to prevent a pair of delivery men from stopping at the Woodlands Avenue …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Social entrepreneur Anthea Ong has put her name in the ring for a second term as a nominated member of Parliament. The app was an “eleventh hour effort” after a friend’s suggestion last week, it said in a Facebook post on Monday (November 23). The deadline for submissions …
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[ad_1] SHENZHEN, China: Huawei Technologies’ rival Chinese mobile phones, including Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, are taking aggressive steps to seize market share from their giant rival, after intensified US sanctions hampered Huawei’s supply chains say industry experts. Last week, Huawei said it sold its economic sub-brand Honor for an undisclosed …
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[ad_1] A car exploded and burst into flames near Block 227A Compassvale Drive on Saturday (November 21). Stompers Serene Y Van, who live in the area, shared photos and videos of the car as it caught fire. “My husband was on the empty deck because he was waiting for our …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Late-stage human trials for the Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford and biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca showed the vaccine could be as effective as 90 percent, the company said on Monday (23 May November). A lower dose appeared to be more effective, preliminary results showed. …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A man sexually assaulted his daughter with an intellectual disability when she was between six and eight years old, and again when she was 17. The crimes only came to light when a teacher at the victim’s special education school noticed that she was not the same and …
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[ad_1] WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern became the latest world leader on Monday (November 23) to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory and said she offered to share her nation’s experience in the treatment of coronavirus. Ardern said the tone of the 20-minute phone call was …
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