Chinese state fund invests in gene firm BGI

Read Time:3 Minute, 3 Second

The Chinese government has made an investment in BGI Genomics Co, a listed Chinese company that has supplied millions of COVID-19 tests globally as the...

Read Time:3 Minute, 18 Second

Breaking News News world

Myanmar junta warns protesters could die, but thousands still rally

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13045" align="alignnone" width="1000"] People gather during a candlelight vigil to protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar February 21, 2021. [/caption] YANGON: The...

Read Time:2 Minute, 5 Second

Breaking News News world

Trump ‘offered Kim Jong-un a ride home on Air Force One’

February 21, 2021February 22, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13048" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Donald Trump offered North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a ride home on Air Force One after a summit in Hanoi two...

Read Time:1 Minute, 48 Second

Breaking News Business News

Japan requests airlines avoid Boeing 777 with certain engines as US aviation authority issues new directive

February 21, 2021February 22, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13053" align="alignnone" width="930"] A Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER lands at San Francisco International Airport on Feb 14, 2015. [/caption] TOKYO: Japan has requested that...

Read Time:2 Minute, 2 Second

Breaking News Business News

Australia won’t advertise COVID-19 vaccine on Facebook but vows publicity

February 21, 2021February 22, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13056" align="alignright" width="271"] A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken on Mar 25, 2020. [/caption] SYDNEY: Australia's...

Read Time:1 Minute, 29 Second

Breaking News Healthcare News

Taiwan grants emergency authorisation for AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13036" align="alignnone" width="1000"] FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration...

Read Time:3 Minute, 44 Second

Breaking News News world

Myanmar’s minorities to protest in show of unity against coup

February 19, 2021February 20, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13039" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Demonstrators protest against the military coup in Yangon February 19, 2021.[/caption] YANGON: Members of Myanmar ethnic groups protested today in a...

Read Time:1 Minute, 41 Second

Breaking News News world

Canada rejects argument Trump ‘poisoned’ Huawei exec’s extradition case

February 19, 2021February 20, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13042" align="alignnone" width="1000"] FILE PHOTO: Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia,...

Read Time:3 Minute, 39 Second

Breaking News News world

Drawing contrast with Trump, Biden promises US allies a partnership that’s not transactional

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13020" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Joe Biden used his first big appearance on the global stage to try to re-establish the United States as a multilateral...

Read Time:1 Minute, 48 Second

Breaking News News world

UK government broke the law by failing to disclose PPE contracts, court rules

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13023" align="alignnone" width="1000"] As Covid-19 swept across the world last year, Britain scrambled to secure protective gear for medics and nurses on the front...