Malaysia warns of new coronavirus wave following election spike, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian authorities warned of a new wave of coronavirus after 260 new infections were reported on Thursday, the biggest daily spike since early June, following an election in the country’s second-largest
France launches nationwide probe into baby arm deformations, World News,PARIS – France has launched a nationwide probe into incidents of babies being born with either missing or malformed arms after abnormal rates of deformations were detected in several regions of the country, a top public health o
Shenzhen suspends direct flights to Beijing amid Covid-19 battle, China News,SHENZHEN – Direct flights from the southern city of Shenzhen to Beijing have been suspended until at least July 1, booking apps showed, ahead of celebrations for the Chinese Communist Party's founding in the capital on
Jail for Chinese 'Ivory Queen'. Her network killed 'thousands of elephants', World News,A Tanzanian court on Tuesday jailed a Chinese woman dubbed the \”Ivory Queen\” for 15 years for her role in trafficking tusks from more than 400 elephants. Yang Fenglan, 69, was convicted in Dar
Covid-19 travel alert: US adds Singapore to its list of 'very high' risk travel destinations , Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added Singapore to its list of \”very high\” risk travel destinations. Under its Travel Notices, th
Blood clot in lung artery said to be cause of death for man who recovered from Covid-19, Singapore News,A 41-year-old man died from complications due to Covid-19 more than two weeks after being discharged, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday (June 6). The case is Singapore's youngest
Vietnam Health Ministry to buy Russian Covid-19 vaccine, Asia News,HANOI – Vietnam's Health Ministry has registered to buy a Russian Covid-19 vaccine, state television reported on Friday (Aug 14), as the South-east Asian country fights a new outbreak of the coronavirus following months of no lo
US FDA adds warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 vaccines, World News,WASHINGTON – The US drug regulator on Friday (June 25) added a warning to the literature that accompanies Pfizer Inc-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccine shots to indicate the rare risk of heart infla
Thai PM, Cabinet cancel scheduled AstraZeneca vaccinations, Asia News,BANGKOK – Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and members of his Cabinet cancelled on Friday (March 12) plans to receive AstraZeneca vaccine shots after the country delayed use of the vaccines over reports of blood cl
Hong Kong bans flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines for 2 weeks over mutant Covid-19 strain, China News,HONG KONG – Hong Kong will suspend flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines from April 20 for two weeks after the N501Y mutant Covid-19 strain was detected in the Asian financi
