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Sat, January 23, 2021 | 07:16

Ten years on, Japan's Fukushima victims worry they've been forgotten

Ten years on, Japan's Fukushima victims worry they've been forgotten

Sumio Konno used to invite neighbourhood children and their parents to a barbeque in his garden, overlooking a forest and a pond where water birds would come and go.

2021-01-02 14:14

Philippines adds US to entry ban list over fears of coronavirus variant

Philippines adds US to entry ban list over fears of coronavirus variant

The Philippines on Friday temporarily banned the entry of foreigners from the United States, as part of efforts to prevent the spread of a new strain of the coronavirus in the country. The restrictions will be in effect from January 3 to January 15, according to presidential spokesman Harry Roque.

2021-01-01 20:10

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine set to be approved in India: Reuters

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine set to be approved in India: Reuters

India's drug regulator is set to approve on Friday a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. The decision would pave the way for the vaccine's rollout in the world's second-most populous country which, after the United States, has the highest number of COVID-19 infections in the wor...

2021-01-01 19:32

Singapore and Malaysia scrap high speed railway after failing to reach agreement

Singapore and Malaysia scrap high speed railway after failing to reach agreement

Singapore and neighbouring Malaysia have scrapped plans for a high-speed rail line after failing to agree on changes, officials said Friday, finally abandoning a costly and long-troubled project. The 350-kilometre (217-mile) rail network was expected to cut travel time between Singapore and the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to 90 minutes from the four or more hours by car to...

2021-01-01 13:55

China confirms first case of UK coronavirus variant

China confirms first case of UK coronavirus variant

China has confirmed its first case of a new coronavirus variant that was recently detected in Britain, health officials said. The new strain, which experts say potentially spreads faster than the original variant, has prompted travel restrictions on the UK by more than 50 countries - including China, where the coronavirus first emerged late last year.

2021-01-01 10:36

Chengdu: China's permissive 'gay capital' refusing to fold

Chengdu: China's permissive 'gay capital' refusing to fold

It's Saturday night at the HUNK club in Chengdu and men in gold lycra shorts and black boots dance on stage. They wear kimonos, in an apparent tactical compromise with new morality codes creeping into China's "gay capital". But across town, young women still lounge on leather sofas drinking beer at a lesbian club, while a nearby bar is hosting an LGBTQ board game night.

2020-12-31 13:02

China gives conditional approval for Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine

China gives conditional approval for Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine

China has given conditional approval for general public use for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by state-owned drug maker Sinopharm, an official with China's National Medical Products Administration told a media briefing on Thursday. The approval of the vaccine developed by Sinopharm's China National Biotec Group (CNBG) affiliate is the first for general public use among a handf...

2020-12-31 12:25

Wuhan virus cases may be 10 times higher than reported: China health study

Wuhan virus cases may be 10 times higher than reported: China health study

The number of coronavirus cases in the city where the outbreak was first detected may have been 10 times higher than official figures suggest, according to a study by Chinese health authorities in Wuhan.

2020-12-30 20:02

China's Sinopharm claims its vaccine has 79% protection rate against COVID-19

China's Sinopharm claims its vaccine has 79% protection rate against COVID-19

A vaccine developed by a unit of China National Biotec Group (CNBG) is 79.34 percent effective at protecting people from COVID-19 and the company has filed an application for regulatory approval in China for its general public use, the developer said on Wednesday. The vaccine is among the five most advanced candidates from China in terms of development and has been used in th...

2020-12-30 15:18

Singapore begins rollout of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine with healthcare workers

Singapore begins rollout of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine with healthcare workers

A 46-year-old nurse became the first person in Singapore to receive Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, making the city-state among the first Asian countries to begin an inoculation campaign against the coronavirus.

2020-12-30 13:02

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