S. Korea battles worst virus outbreak in months, warns of tighter rules

[caption id="attachment_9652" align="alignnone" width="941"] Members of conservative civic groups take part in an anti-government protest as concerns over a fresh wave of Covid-19 cases grow,...

Sweden temporarily pulls its diplomats out of North Korea

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_9645" align="alignnone" width="917"] Sweden acts as the consular representative of the United States, Australia and Canada, among others, in North Korea. [/caption] STOCKHOLM: Sweden...

Brazil approves human trials for potential Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Healthcare News

[caption id="attachment_9638" align="alignnone" width="949"] Brazil is the second-worst hit country for coronavirus cases and deaths after the United States, leading many companies to seek out...

WHO warns people under 50 driving virus spread in Asia-Pacific

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Healthcare News

[caption id="attachment_9648" align="alignnone" width="973"] WHO data on the current phase of the contagion showed around two-thirds of Japan’s infections were among those aged under 40....

Australia to manufacture coronavirus vaccine, will give free doses to citizens, says PM Scott Morrison

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia had reached a deal with Swedish-British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to receive the Covid-19 vaccine it is developing with Oxford...

Kim Jong Un stirs suspense with rare meeting on mystery issue

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

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Kim is facing difficulties on various fronts, both at home and abroad. Floods have wiped out farmland to deal another blow to the virus-hit economy,...

Zoom opens new data centre in Singapore

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Business News

[caption id="attachment_9658" align="alignnone" width="867"] Zoom Video Communications, the popular conferencing app facing scrutiny over whether it transmits data to China, has opened a data centre...

TikTok ramps up defence against US accusations

August 18, 2020August 22, 2020

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SAN FRANCISCO: TikTok on Monday (Aug 17) stepped up its defence against US accusations that the popular video app is a national security threat, denouncing...

National Zoo awaits birth of pandemic panda cub

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

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Although so-called “phantom pregnancies” are common with pandas and other large bears, Baker-Masson said an ultrasound scan revealed a “really strong-looking, fantastic fetus” that could...