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South Korea to secure COVID-19 vaccines or 44 million people
SEOUL: South Korea has secured early access of COVID-19 vaccines developed by four pharmaceutical companies and from a global vaccine project for 44 million people, the health ministry said Tuesday. According to Yonhap news agency (Yonhap), the Health and Welfare Ministry said
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Japan’s Suga announces US$700 bln additional economic package
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday said that Japan will compile an additional economic package, Xinhua news agency reported. “We will maintain employment, keep businesses going, revive the economy and open a path to growth including through green
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More than 60,000 koalas impacted by devastating bushfire in Australia
SYDNEY: The animals impacted by Australia’s “black summer” blazes included over 60,000 koalas, according to a report released on Monday. According to Xinhua News Agency, the the report was commissioned by environmental group World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF-Australia),
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Sony to shut a Malaysia factory, consolidate facilities
KUALA LUMPUR: Sony Corp will close a factory in Malaysia next year to consolidate its operations in its other plant in the state for efficiency, the Japanese electronics giant said on Saturday. The company told Reuters in an email to
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Japan still committed to hold summer Olympics in summer 2021
TOKYO:Japan is still committed to holding the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo in summer 2021, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in a televised address to the UN General Assembly on Friday. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted Japan to reschedule
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Three dead, over 260,000 families affected by floods in southern Thailand
SONGKHLA: The floods in southern Thailand have claimed the lives of three people and affected about 261,253 families in nine provinces. Heavy rain lashed the provinces of Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Trang, Songkhla, Pattani, Narathiwat, Satun and Yala since Nov 25. Nakhon Si Thammarat is the worst-hit
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China could fall short on smog targets as industry surges: study
SHANGHAI: Major industrial areas in northern China are at risk of falling short of their winter pollution targets after surges in the production of steel and cement, the Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said on
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Cyclone Burevi slams into eastern Sri Lanka
COLOMBO : Tropical cyclone Burevi slammed into Sri Lanka’s eastern coast on Wednesday night and was expected to damage coastal buildings and power lines, as well as unleash flash floods, officials at the meteorological department said.Slideshow ( 3 images ) During
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Solid PMI in Asia drives Ringgit higher by 70 basis-point at opening
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit reversed recent losses to open firmer against the US dollar today, as it tracked other Asian currencies’ gains, lifted by a solid November manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMIs) in the region, along with stimulus and Covid-19
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COVID-19: Thailand to take legal action against quarantine dodgers
BANGKOK: Thailand will take legal action against quarantine flouters who sneaked into the kingdom from Myanmar via natural border crossings and tested positive for COVID-19 days later. The new wave of COVID-19 fear rises as a total of four Thai nationals
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