Thailand eases curbs on travel
BANGKOK, Dec 19, 2020, Bangkok Post. The government is easing travel restrictions for citizens from…
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Two California strip clubs can remain open, set own coronavirus rules: Judge
SACRAMENTO, Dec 17, 2020, Fox News. Two strip clubs in California can remain open and…
Malaysian former political rivals call parliament to revive the economy
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14, 2020, Malay Mail. Former political rivals Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and…
Japan to suspend travel subsidies over holidays amid virus surge
TOKYO, Dec 14, 2020, Kyodo. The Japanese government will temporarily suspend its subsidy program for…
Govt to order more Covid-19 vaccine to cover 60-70 per cent of Malaysians: PM
TANGKAK, Dec 13, 2020, Bernama. The government has plans to increase its purchase of the…
New Zealand, Cook Islands announce quarantine-free travel bubble
WELLINGTONE, Dec 12, 2020, RNZ. In a joint statement this morning the prime ministers of…
S. Korea’s award-winning filmmaker Kim Ki-duk dies from Covid-19 in Latvia
SEOUL, Dec 11, 2020, Yonhap. Kim Ki-duk, an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, died from COVID-19 complications…
US FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for emergency use
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec 12,2020, CNBC. The Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer and BioNTech’s…
Farmers to block India’s railways if demands not met
NEW DELHI, Dec 11, 2020, The Asian Age. Not satisfied with the Centre’s offer to…
[Analytics] New Zealand’s roadmap to recovery
New Zealand managed to contain its second wave of COVID-19 and recent signs point to…
AstraZeneca to work on Covid vaccine combinations with Russia’s Sputnik V developers
LONDON, Dec 11, 2020, CNBC. British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Friday it would soon start…
Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine efficiency raised to 96.2 per cent: Head of the state-run institute
MOSCOW, Dec 10, 2020, TASS. The preliminary data obtained in the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus…