by admin 1 | Sep 21, 2020 | News
Pharmaceutical firms are committed to a “science first” approach in the development of COVID-19 vaccines even as the pressure piles on amid a global race to end the pandemic, said a representative from an industry body in Singapore. Vaccine development is...
by admin 1 | Sep 18, 2020 | News
People walk through the city centre as the state of New South Wales continues to report relatively low numbers for new daily cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sydney, Australia, September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Loren ElliottAustralia said on Friday (Sep 18) it...
by admin 1 | Sep 18, 2020 | News
The UK’s health minister said on Friday (Sep 18) that the novel coronavirus was accelerating across the country with hospital admissions doubling every eight days, but refused to say whether or not another national lockdown would be imposed next month. Asked...
by admin 1 | Sep 17, 2020 | News
New Zealand is in its deepest recession in decades, following strict measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic which were widely praised. The country’s GDP shrank by 12.2% between April and June as the lockdown and border closures hit. It is New...
by admin 1 | Sep 17, 2020 | News
Tropical Storm Sally has left more than half a million Americans without power as its torrential rains and storm surges lashed the US Gulf Coast. Sally weakened after it made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, but the slow-moving storm continues to...
by admin 1 | Sep 16, 2020 | Culture, News
To Peter Luruthudass Annaniah, 51, Malaysia Day is all about unity and multicultural families reflect that unity. “This special day commemorates unity between East and West Malaysia, and in a country with so many ethnicities and faiths, multicultural families are a...