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Thu, March 4, 2021 | 09:09
Fire hits building at Indian producer of COVID-19 vaccines
Fire hits building at Indian producer of COVID-19 vaccines
A fire broke out Thursday at a building under construction at Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, possibly affecting its future expansion of COVID-19 vaccine production.Firefighters were extinguishing the flames, the fire office in Pune city in southern Maharashtra state said. The cause of the fire and extent of damage were not immediately clea...
2021-01-21 21:14
Foreigners without face masks punished with push-ups in Bali
Foreigners without face masks punished with push-ups in Bali
Foreigners caught not wearing face masks on the Indonesian resort island of Bali are being subject to an unusual punishment: push-ups. Video footage circulating on social media this week shows tourists in T-shirts and shorts being made to do the exercise in sweltering tropical heat as masked security officials stood over them.
2021-01-21 01:44
China plans tougher antitrust rules for non-bank payments industry
China plans tougher antitrust rules for non-bank payments industry
China's central bank has proposed stepping up antitrust measures for companies in the non-bank payments industry, such as Ant Group's Alipay and Tencent's WeChat Pay.
2021-01-20 21:17
Japan plans mass virus jabs before Olympics: reports
Japan plans mass virus jabs before Olympics: reports
Japan aims to start vaccinating the general public against the coronavirus in May - just two months before the postponed Olympics - following targeted jabs for the most vulnerable, reports said Wednesday.
2021-01-20 19:36
India to start COVID-19 vaccine exports as soon as Wednesday: sources
India to start COVID-19 vaccine exports as soon as Wednesday: sources
India, one of the world's biggest drugmakers, will start exports of COVID-19 vaccines as early as Wednesday, government sources said, paving the way for many mid- and lower-income countries to secure supplies of the easy-to-store Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.
2021-01-19 21:23
Thai court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting king
Thai court gives record 43-year sentence for insulting king
A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the country's strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy, lawyers said.
2021-01-19 20:27
WHO, China could have acted faster on pandemic: experts
WHO, China could have acted faster on pandemic: experts
China and the World Health Organization could have acted faster to avert catastrophe during the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak, a panel of independent experts has concluded. The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response said its evaluation of the start of the crisis in China "suggests that there was potential for early signs to have been acted on more...
2021-01-19 14:07
China economy grows 2.3% in 2020 as rebound from virus gains
China economy grows 2.3% in 2020 as rebound from virus gains
China's economy grew 2.3% in 2020 as a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic accelerated while the United States, Europe and Japan struggled with disease flare-ups. Growth in the three months ending in December rose to 6.5% over a year earlier, up from the previous quarter's 4.9%, according to official data released Monday.
2021-01-18 11:18
China puts 20,000 villagers in central quarantine over virus risk
China puts 20,000 villagers in central quarantine over virus risk
China has sent over 20,000 rural residents living in the epicentre of the country's latest virus outbreak to state-run quarantine facilities, as Beijing on Friday reported the worst nationwide figures since March.
2021-01-15 21:07
Quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills at least 10, injures hundreds
Quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills at least 10, injures hundreds
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed at least 10 people and injured hundreds on Friday, with the country's meteorological agency warning of the risk of more aftershocks, potentially strong enough to produce a tsunami. Friday's powerful quake struck 6 km (3.73 miles) northeast of Majene, at a relatively shallow depth of 10 km, just before 1.30 am on...
2021-01-15 14:57
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