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Sun, January 17, 2021 | 03:25

China puts 20,000 villagers in central quarantine over virus risk

China puts 20,000 villagers in central quarantine over virus risk

China has sent over 20,000 rural residents living in the epicentre of the country's latest virus outbreak to state-run quarantine facilities, as Beijing on Friday reported the worst nationwide figures since March.

2021-01-15 21:07

Quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills at least 10, injures hundreds

Quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills at least 10, injures hundreds

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed at least 10 people and injured hundreds on Friday, with the country's meteorological agency warning of the risk of more aftershocks, potentially strong enough to produce a tsunami. Friday's powerful quake struck 6 km (3.73 miles) northeast of Majene, at a relatively shallow depth of 10 km, just before 1.30 am on...

2021-01-15 14:57

Philippines' Duterte says presidency not a job for a woman

Philippines' Duterte says presidency not a job for a woman

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday declared that the presidency was no job for a woman because of their emotional differences to men, and dismissed speculation that his daughter would succeed him next year. "My daughter is not running. I have told Inday not to run because I pity (her) knowing she will have to go through what I am going through," Duterte said at the...

2021-01-15 13:16

Turkey starts mass COVID-19 vaccination with Chinese jab

Turkey starts mass COVID-19 vaccination with Chinese jab

Turkey began administering COVID-19 shots developed by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd to health workers on Thursday, as it vaccinated more than 285,000 people as part of a nationwide programme against the virus. Turkey has reported more than 2.3 million infections and 23,000 deaths since March and still reports around 10,000 new cases and 170 deaths each day after a month of wee...

2021-01-15 11:12

Pope Francis, ex-pope Benedict get virus vaccines: Vatican

Hong Kong's first website takedown under national security law confirmed

Hong Kong's first website takedown under national security law confirmed

A Hong Kong internet provider said Thursday it had blocked access to a website following a police order, the first confirmed takedown using a new national security law imposed by Beijing last year.

2021-01-14 20:01

China's Xi pens letter to Starbucks tycoon to promote trade

China's Xi pens letter to Starbucks tycoon to promote trade

China's President Xi Jinping has asked former Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz to help promote trade between Washington and Beijing in a rare missive to a foreign business figure, state media reported Thursday.

2021-01-14 18:49

WHO team arrives in Wuhan to search for pandemic origins

WHO team arrives in Wuhan to search for pandemic origins

A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries. The 10-member team sent to Wuhan by the World Health Organization was approved by President Xi Jinping's gover...

2021-01-14 13:56

Turkey approves China's Sinovac jab

Turkey approves China's Sinovac jab

Turkey on Wednesday approved the emergency use of a coronavirus jab developed by China's Sinovac, paving the way for a national vaccination drive that will start with healthcare workers. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca rolled up his sleeve and received the first shot of CoronaVac after announcing plans to start administering it nationally on Thursday.

2021-01-14 10:43

Japan expands virus emergency, tightens border restrictions

Japan expands virus emergency, tightens border restrictions

Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency on Wednesday to seven more regions including Osaka and Kyoto, and tightened border restrictions, as infections surge nationwide.

2021-01-13 21:09

Indonesia begins coronavirus vaccination campaign with Widodo

Indonesia begins coronavirus vaccination campaign with Widodo

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received the first shot of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use and began efforts to vaccine millions of people in the world's fourth most populated country.

2021-01-13 13:11

Chinese coronavirus vaccine shows 50% efficacy in Brazil

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