India’s Tamil Nadu announces lockdown as national Covid-19 fatalities at record high

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[caption id="attachment_13479" align="alignnone" width="1000"] India’s health ministry reported 4,187 fatalities over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to just under 240,000. Cases...

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Japan Airlines logs US$2.6 billion loss over COVID-19 pandemic

May 7, 2021May 8, 2021

TOKYO: Japan Airlines posted an annual net loss of US$2.6 billion on Friday (May 7) but did not release a forecast for the current financial...

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Lawmakers urge Biden to back ‘moral’ patent waiver to speed vaccine access

April 23, 2021April 24, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13429" align="alignnone" width="800"] FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the...

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Bitcoin sinks below US$50,000 as cryptos stumble over Biden tax plans

April 23, 2021April 24, 2021

LONDON: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies suffered hefty losses on Friday (Apr 23) on concern that US President Joe Biden's plan to raise capital gains taxes...

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Honda aiming for 100% electric vehicles by 2040

April 23, 2021April 24, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13435" align="alignnone" width="768"] Honda has unveiled 5 trillion yen (US$46 billion) in investments in its research and development in a bid to shift its...

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Tesla CEO Musk puts US$100 million jolt into quest for carbon removal

April 23, 2021April 24, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13438" align="alignnone" width="620"] SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Berlin, Germany, Nov 12, 2019. [/caption] NEW YORK: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on...

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Tokyo Motor Show cancelled as Japan faces another state of emergency

April 22, 2021April 24, 2021

TOKYO: Tokyo will not host its motor show this year because of the global pandemic, organizers said on Thursday (Apr 22), underscoring Japan's struggle to...

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US calls for pause to J&J Covid-19 vaccine over rare blood clots

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13406" align="alignnone" width="1000"] The CDC and FDA said the side-effects of the vaccine were extremely rare. [/caption] WASHINGTON: US federal health agencies today recommended...

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Sri Lanka seeks US$17 million from Greek ship owner over oil spill

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13394" align="alignnone" width="712"] The owners of the New Diamond vessel paid Sri Lanka US$2.38 million for extinguishing the fire. [/caption] COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on...

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Seven deaths in UK among AstraZeneca jab recipients after blood clots: Medical regulator

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021

LONDON: The UK medical regulator said Saturday (Apr 3) that out of 30 people who suffered blood clots after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, seven have...