Russia produces first batch of Covid-19 vaccine ‘Sputnik V’: Report

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Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine has been named “Sputnik V” in homage to the world’s first satellite launched by the Soviet Union. [caption id="attachment_9304" align="alignnone" width="960"] A...

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Prima Tower Revolving Restaurant closes after 43 years, felled by impact of COVID-19

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9280" align="alignnone" width="928"] Prima Tower Revolving Restaurant. [/caption] SINGAPORE: After 43 years, Prima Tower Revolving Restaurant will spin no more. According to an 8world...

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Football: Liverpool great Fowler hits out at ‘gangster’ Brisbane Roar

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9316" align="alignnone" width="620"] Robbie Fowler claims he was wrongfully dismissed by Brisbane Roar. [/caption] SYDNEY: Former England and Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler claimed on...

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New Zealand Covid-19 outbreak grows, Australia still struggles

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9236" align="alignnone" width="972"] A health worker takes details at a COVID-19 testing station setup at Eden Park, National Sports Stadium, in Auckland August 14,...

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Alibaba’s Freshippo says will test all Shenzhen employees for Covid-19

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9233" align="alignnone" width="933"] The Shenzhen cases were discovered after a 41-year-old woman, who worked as a yoghurt salesperson at Freshippo, returned to her hometown...

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Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in US TikTok operations within 90 days

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9277" align="alignnone" width="962"] President Donald Trump has ordered ByteDance to divest the US operations of its video-sharing app TikTok within 90 days. [/caption] WASHINGTON:...

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California encouraged by trends even as it passes 600,000 coronavirus cases, most in US

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9239" align="alignnone" width="973"] At least 5,271,000 people have contracted the coronavirus in the United States since late January, killing at least 167,278, both figures...

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S.Korea’s Moon says always ready to talk with Japan over historic disputes

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9249" align="alignnone" width="933"] South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s comments were made in a speech celebrating 75 years of liberation from Japan’s 1910-1945 colonisation of...

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Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in US TikTok operations within 90 days

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9264" align="alignnone" width="954"] Tik Tok Ban US: Donald Trump has asked ByteDance to divest in TikTok's operations within 90 days. [/caption] WASHINGTON: US President...

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Israel-UAE deal could open up US weapons sales to Gulf kingdom, experts say

August 14, 2020August 15, 2020

WASHINGTON: Normalised diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates could pave the way for more US weapons sales to the Gulf Arab country,...