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US panel recommends Pfizer Covid vaccine for younger children
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - A medical panel of US government advisors endorsed the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in five-to-11-year-olds Tuesday, paving the way for younger children to get their shots within weeks.
Queen Elizabeth cancels COP26 attendance 'on medical advice'
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» LONDON: Britain's 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the COP26 UN climate conference in Glasgow, after "advice to rest" from doctors following an overnight hospital stay, her Buckingham Palace office said Tuesday.
Cambodia to re-open to international travellers
Published on 27/10/2021
» Foreign tourists will soon roam Cambodia's ancient Angkor Wat temples once again, after officials on Tuesday flagged a partial reopening to vaccinated travellers.
De Kock withdraws from South Africa team after refusing to take knee
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» DUBAI - Quinton de Kock withdrew from South Africa's Twenty20 World Cup match against the West Indies on Tuesday after refusing to take the knee, a decision which highlighted once again cricket's struggles to emerge from its troubled past in the country.
Blackhawks fined $2million, execs out over sex assault probe
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» NEW YORK - The National Hockey League fined the Chicago Blackhawks $2 million and two senior executives left the franchise on Tuesday after an investigation found the team failed to properly deal with allegations of sexual misconduct made against a former video coach in 2010.
TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat defend impact on kids at US hearing
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: Three social media networks massively popular with the youngest users -- TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube -- tried to convince skeptical US lawmakers Tuesday they are safe as worry about Facebook's potential harms spills over to other platforms.
In Biden shift, US denounces Israel on settlements
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday forcefully criticized Israel for the first time in years on its settlements, with President Joe Biden's administration saying it "strongly" opposed new construction on the West Bank.
Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to be held in person this year
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» OSLO: The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, held online last year due to the pandemic, will go ahead in person in December with the 2021 laureates both in attendance, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Tuesday.
PM presses Asean to reopen
Published on 27/10/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged other Asean members to do as Thailand and start reopening to revive economies in the region.
8,452 new Covid cases, 57 more deaths
Online Reporters, Published on 27/10/2021
» There were 8,452 new Covid-19 cases and 57 more fatalities recorded during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Wednesday morning.