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North Korean hackers tried to steal Pfizer vaccine data: South Korean lawmaker
South Korea’s intelligence agency has said North Korea attempted to steal information on coronavirus vaccines and treatments by hacking Pfizer Inc, a lawmaker briefed by the agency said on Tuesday.Digital…
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Coronavirus: WHO mission notes consensus between international and Chinese experts for joint report on origins
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the team of experts it led in Wuhan to study the origins of the coronavirus had agreed with Chinese counterparts for a summary report…
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Peru vaccine scandal: president says 487 officials got early Chinese shots
Peru’s president announced that 487 officials, including the former ministers of foreign affairs and health, took advantage of their privileged positions to secretly receive early inoculations of a Chinese coronavirus…
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Marriage of education and technology a silver lining amid coronavirus pandemic
There is no shortage of critics of the era of virtual learning ushered in by the Covid-19 pandemic. Zoom fatigue is common. Mental stress is on the rise. The human…
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Coronavirus: Germans ‘sick and tired’ as long lockdown hits national mood
Once Europe’s poster child in the battle against Covid-19, Germany has turned into a problem child with the pandemic threatening to spin out of control – even after two months…
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Hong Kong hotel union blasts lack of Covid-19 unemployment aid, cites dirtier rooms, heavier workloads
Hong Kong’s hotel unions have slammed the city’s welfare minister over his refusal to set up an unemployment assistance fund and called for employers to reward staff whose jobs have…
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Australia’s Covid vaccine rollout: how will it happen and when can you get it?
With this week’s arrival of the first Pfizer doses and TGA approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine, all adults can expect to be offered a jab by October • AstraZeneca coronavirus…
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Dr Anthony Fauci wins US$1 million prize for ‘defending science’ in coronavirus crisis
Dr Anthony Fauci has won the US$1 million Dan David Prize for “defending science” and advocating for vaccines now being administered worldwide to fight the coronavirus pandemic.The Israel-based Dan David…
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Coronavirus Malaysia: PM Muhyiddin Yassin will be first to receive vaccine when roll-out starts
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be the first in line to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, along with frontline medical staff, when the country’s National Immunisation Plan starts on February…
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Hong Kong firefighters from ethnic minority groups help bridge the gap with residents who can’t speak Cantonese or English
When a deadly fire broke out in an unlicensed Nepalese restaurant in Hong Kong last November 15, Shakir Mohammad was among the first firefighters at the scene.The 29-year-old, based at…