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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore could have a Covid-19 vaccine early next year. The first shipments of the vaccine jointly developed by Singapore researchers are expected in the first quarter. Arcturus Therapeutics, the US pharmaceutical company working with Duke-NUS scientists on the vaccine, said this on Monday (November 9), announcing positive …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Armed pirates attacked three ships in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait between Sunday night and Monday morning (November 8-9). The incidents occurred within six hours on three nearby ships. As none of the perpetrators have been arrested, the pirates could strike again, the Information Sharing …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The top Republican in the United States Congress on Monday (November 9) said that President Donald Trump was within his right to investigate charges of “wrongdoing” in last week’s election, which was called for the Democrat Joe Biden, but did not offer any evidence of fraud. Trump, a …

[ad_1] By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s campaign filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania federal court on Monday to prevent state officials from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state. The lawsuit, filed by the campaign and two registered voters, alleged that Pennsylvania’s vote-by-mail system “lacked …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AFP) – Fast food giant McDonald’s announced on Monday (November 9) that it would launch a new plant-based burger called “McPlant” to cater to the growing number of people who don’t eat meat. The group had already tried a plant-based burger in cooperation with the company Beyond …

[ad_1] RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s health regulator said on Monday (November 10) that it had suspended clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine developed in China after an “adverse incident” involving a voluntary recipient, a blow to one of the most advanced candidate vaccines. The regulator, Anvisa, said in a statement …

[ad_1] GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization on Monday (November 9) called on everyone to continue fighting COVID-19, warning that while we may be fed up with fighting the pandemic, the virus “is not tired of we”. Speaking to the WHO main annual meeting, which resumed on Monday …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – At the end of the year, Singapore will switch to a new Covid-19 management tool: SafeEntry, only for TraceTogether. This system is more effective for contact tracing and provides better cyber hygiene, making the switch a no-brainer. SafeEntry, for TraceTogether only, combines what are now two separate …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Attorney General appointed lead attorney Alvin Yeo of WongPartnership to defend a lawsuit filed by attorney M Ravi seeking access to certain documents and answers to questions regarding 11 inmates, most of whom are about to die. row. Appointing an outside attorney will avoid a potential conflict …

[ad_1] WILMINGTON (AP) – US President-elect Joe Biden hailed news Monday that a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective as “hope” but warned of a long battle ahead. “I congratulate the brilliant women and men who helped produce this breakthrough and give us cause for …