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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduces transmission after one dose -UK study 26 Feb 2021 - 02:15 pm

LONDON - A single dose of Pfizer and BioNtech's COVID-19 vaccine cuts the number of asymptomatic infections and could significantly reduce the risk...

Don't be selfish - get a COVID shot, says UK's Queen Elizabeth 26 Feb 2021 - 02:03 pm

LONDON - Britain's 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth, who last month had her first COVID-19 vaccination dose, has encouraged the public to follow suit, saying...

Briton jailed for breaking Singapore's strict quarantine rules 26 Feb 2021 - 02:00 pm

SINGAPORE - A Singapore court sentenced a British man to two weeks in jail on Friday after he sneaked out of his hotel...

Boeing 777 makes emergency landing in Moscow after engine sensor problem 26 Feb 2021 - 01:50 pm

MOSCOW - A Rossiya Airlines Boeing 777 cargo plane made an emergency landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Friday due to a problem...

'Made in Taiwan' COVID-19 vaccines could be ready in July, says minister 26 Feb 2021 - 01:43 pm

TAIPEI - Taiwan could begin administering its home-made COVID-19 vaccines as early as July, the health minister said on Friday, with the island...

Indonesia allows private vaccine program to quicken rollout 26 Feb 2021 - 01:32 pm

Indonesia is letting the private sector run their own Covid-19 vaccination program alongside the government’s to accelerate Southeast Asia’s largest inoculation drive. Private...

Japan to lift virus emergency in Osaka region as cases wane 26 Feb 2021 - 01:29 pm

Japan will lift states of emergency in its western regions that had been in place for more than six weeks, underscoring progress against...

Singapore's first Chinese COVID-19 vaccines arrive ahead of approval 25 Feb 2021 - 10:09 pm

Singapore: Singapore received its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac Biotech on Tuesday, its health ministry said, although the...

Netflix plans $500 million spending in Korea to crack Asia 25 Feb 2021 - 09:47 pm

Netflix Inc. plans to spend $500 million on original movies and TV shows in South Korea this year, boosting investment in content that’s...

Finland to tighten COVID-19 restrictions from March 8 25 Feb 2021 - 09:32 pm

HELSINKI: Finland will go into a three-week lockdown starting on March 8 and is prepared to declare a state of emergency, the prime...

Portugal extends COVID-19 lockdown, will plan for lifting restrictions 25 Feb 2021 - 08:49 pm

LISBON: Portugal on Thursday extended until at least mid-March a nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus but its president told...

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules 25 Feb 2021 - 07:46 pm

NEW DELHI: India announced new rules on Thursday to regulate content on social media, making Facebook , WhatsApp and others more accountable to...

China approves two more domestic COVID-19 vaccines for public use 25 Feb 2021 - 06:44 pm

BEIJING: China's medical products regulator said on Thursday that it had approved two more COVID-19 vaccines for public use, raising the number of...

Family of Captain Tom Moore urges supporters to back tree-planting campaigns 25 Feb 2021 - 05:30 pm

LONDON: The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore, the late World War Two veteran who raised millions of pounds for Britain's health service...

Japan govt to end state of emergency in 5 prefectures at end of month: Kyodo News 25 Feb 2021 - 05:09 pm

TOKYO: The Japanese government will end a state of emergency in five prefectures west of Tokyo at the end of this month, a...

GSK narrows focus on elderly in trial to treat pneumonia from COVID-19 25 Feb 2021 - 04:59 pm

FRANKFURT: GlaxoSmithKline will extend a trial testing an experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug on patients suffering from pneumonia related to COVID-19 to focus on...