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BioNTech’s Covid vaccine is a triumph of innovation and immigration | Hans-Werner Sinn
Pioneered by a Turkish-German couple, its significance exceeds its practical value The world took note when the German startup BioNTech announced its breakthrough in the development of a new type…
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Coronavirus: suspected North Korean hackers pose as recruiters to target vaccine firm AstraZeneca
Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drug maker AstraZeneca in recent weeks, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as the company…
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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar, assailed for backing Muhyiddin’s budget bill, goes on defensive
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Friday released a strenuous defence of his parliamentary support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s 2021 federal budget, in response to criticism from Malaysians who…
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Coronavirus: Malaysia secures 12.8 million Pfizer vaccines as China assures Muhyiddin of ‘priority status’
Malaysia is expected to receive its first Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer in the first quarter of 2021 after signing a deal for 12.8 million doses from the US manufacturer, Prime…
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Get enough exercise, global health body urges in new guidelines, saying it is vital to physical and mental health
The coronavirus pandemic is no excuse for not getting enough exercise, the World Health Organisation said, warning that even before the crisis many people were getting too little physical activity.In…
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Coronavirus: Malaysian family fires up backyard pizza oven to beat pandemic money woes
A Malaysian family have cooked up a tasty solution to their economic woes during the pandemic by opening a backyard pizzeria that has proved a hit in their sleepy village.Millions…
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Global vaccinations for Covid-19 will be costly, tricky and resisted by anti-vaxxers
Even before clinical trials have ended, news of the imminent readiness of vaccines to bring the Covid-19 pandemic under control has triggered celebrations, sighs of relief and yet another excuse…
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Germany makes vaccination plans as coronavirus cases pass 1 million
Germany’s total coronavirus cases exceeded 1 million for the first time late Thursday, passing the grim milestone around 10 months after the country reported the first infections.Cases in Europe’s biggest…
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Mini-Art Basel open, Andy Warhol, Yayoi Kusama and Yoshitomo Nara works for auction at Christie’s – Hong Kong art market is buzzing
This week, Hong Kong is seeing a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, but you wouldn’t know it from all the events still going on in the Hong Kong Convention and…
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Indonesia’s Covid-19 vaccination roll-out challenge could hurt path to immunity
In Indonesia, pressure is building for authorities to get coronavirus vaccines to 270 million people living on 17,000 islands in its vast archipelago.The government has orders with at least four…