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Massive cyberattack grows beyond US, heightening fears
AFP, Published on 18/12/2020
» WASHINGTON: A devastating cyberattack on US government agencies has also hit targets worldwide with the list of victims still growing, according to researchers, heightening fears over computer security and espionage.
US vice president gets Covid-19 vaccine, Trump sparks confusion
AFP, Published on 18/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - The US vice president received a Covid-19 vaccine shot live on television Friday in a public display designed to boost national confidence in the drug even as President Donald Trump sparked confusion over approval for a second anti-Covid drug.
Sweden seeks new probe of Estonia ferry wreck after 25-year ban
AFP, Published on 18/12/2020
» STOCKHOLM - Sweden said Friday it would seek to lift a ban on inspections of the wreck of the Estonia ferry, which sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994 with the loss of 852 lives in one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century.
US VP Pence gets jab to build confidence
Published on 18/12/2020
» WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence received the coronavirus vaccine in a televised event at the White House on Friday in a bid to encourage Americans to get the shot.
UN 'deeply troubled' by lese majeste charges
Published on 18/12/2020
» The UN human rights body expressed alarm on Friday over Thailand’s detentions of democracy activists, including a minor aged 16 years, under the lese majeste law.
Ms.Jigger, the life and soul of the party comes to life!
Published on 18/12/2020
» Every bar and restaurant has a personality, whether it’s the surly leer of a dingy dive bar, the detached cool of a hi-so afterhours drinking club or the rambunctious charisma of a yadong cart in full swing, and it is in the virtues, and the flaws, of an establishment’s character that define its patrons and recipe for success.
Year of athlete activist as sport embraces protests
AFP, Published on 18/12/2020
» LOS ANGELES - A wave of activism swept across the sporting world in 2020 as a new generation of increasingly confident athletes found their voices to champion social justice initiatives on an unprecedented scale.
Travel subsidy to resume quickly
Published on 18/12/2020
» The government-sponsored subsidy for local tourists is expected to resume before the New Year to help struggling hotels, the majority of which are not involved in recent fraud cases, says the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Pfizer seeks vaccine approval in Japan
Published on 18/12/2020
» TOKYO: The US pharmaceutical maker Pfizer Inc has asked Japan’s health ministry to approve its Covid-19 vaccine, making it the first drugmaker to file such a request in the country.
Family feud rages as Swarovski empire loses its lustre
AFP, Published on 18/12/2020
» WATTENS (AUSTRIA) - Crystal-studded clouds reflected in a pond, an oversized crystal chandelier surrounded by mirrors: the headquarters of the Swarovski crystal empire are every bit as glitzy as you might expect -- but the sparkle can't distract from a bitter family feud over the company's future.