SINGAPORE, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Five babies born to women infected with the Covid-19 infection in a study in Singapore have antibodies to the virus, although researchers say it is not yet clear what level of protection it provides. The findings of a study of 16 women released on Friday …
Read More »Trump left the Southeast Asia Summit for the third year in a row
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – President Donald Trump left the summit with his Southeast Asian allies for the third year in a row on Saturday, as rival China prepares to increase its influence in the region with comprehensive free trade deals. National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said Trump regrets being unable …
Read More »Remote learning begins in the virus-affected Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Grade school and high school students in the Philippines began classes from home on Monday after a coronavirus epidemic forced remote-learning on an education system already struggling to fund schools. Distance education has been a rational nightmare for a long-time poverty-stricken Southeast Asian country that lacks …
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‘We are a battlefield now’: in Southeast Asia, tensions between the United States and China erupt on social media
(Reuters) – Tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea have erupted into a war of words on social media, in what analysts see as a change in US strategy amid a growing superpower rivalry in Southeast Asia. FILE PHOTO: Chinese and American flags fly in …
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