A World Health Organization (WHO) team has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan to start its investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.The long-awaited probe comes after months of negotiations between the WHO and Beijing.A group of 10 scientists is set to interview...
Donald Trump has become the first president in US history to be impeached twice, after being charged with "incitement of insurrection" over last week's deadly storming of Congress.The House of Representatives accused Mr Trump of encouraging violence with his false claims of election fraud.He now...
SINGAPORE: More than 6,000 people in Singapore have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Wednesday, with numbers expected to rise substantially in the coming weeks as the city-state ramps up its immunisation drive.Singapore started vaccinating healthcare workers on...
GENEVA: The coronavirus mutation first found in Britain has now spread to 50 territories, according to the World Health Organization, while a similar South African-identified strain has now been found in 20.The UN body also noted a third new coronavirus “variant of concern” found in Japan...
ROME: Italy’s government was hanging by a thread on Wednesday ahead of a news conference by former prime minister Matteo Renzi who has threatened to pull his tiny centrist party out of the ruling coalition, triggering its collapse.Renzi will speak at 5.30pm.He has not revealed...
SINGAPORE — Malaysia’s stocks and currency fell on Tuesday after the king declared a state of emergency that will last until Aug. 1, as the country steps up measures to curb the spread of Covid-19.Following the announcement, the U.S. dollar-Malaysian ringgit pair hit a high of...
The dollar bounced after sinking to its lowest level in nearly three years on Wednesday, with markets anticipating a Democrat win in the U.S. Senate election in Georgia that would clear the path for a larger fiscal stimulus package.Democrats won one U.S. Senate race in...
BENGALURU: Criticism of India’s approval of a local Covid-19 vaccine without proof of its efficacy grew on Wednesday after news that a regulatory panel approved the shot just one day after asking the vaccine maker for more evidence it would work.The recommendations of the Indian...
VEGHEL: Holland administered its first coronavirus shot to a nursing home worker on Wednesday, as it became the last country in the 27-nation EU to start its vaccination programme.The Dutch government has been under fire for its slow roll-out of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine with Prime Minister...
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “Herculean” aim to vaccinate around 14 million of the most vulnerable people against Covid-19 by the middle of next month is achievable, his vaccine minister said on Wednesday.As major powers eye the benefits of being first out of the...