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EU watchdog approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» THE HAGUE - The EU's drug regulator authorised the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday, and said there was no evidence it would not work against a new strain found mainly in Britain.
Brexit talks flirt with failure as new deadline blown
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» BRUSSELS: EU and UK trade talks inched onwards under renewed pressure Monday as transport chaos triggered by the emergence of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus in Britain overshadowed efforts to reach a Brexit deal.
Singapore gets first batch of vaccines, says DHL
Reuters, Published on 21/12/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore received its first batch of Covid-19 vaccines on Monday, according to logistics firm DHL, ahead of a rollout in the city-state that health officials have said could be as soon as two or three weeks away.
Jupiter, Saturn cheek-to-cheek in rare celestial dance
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» PARIS: The solar system's two biggest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, are set to come within planetary kissing range in Monday's evening sky, an intimacy that will not occur again until 2080.
Russia, Rwanda send troops to C.Africa after alleged coup bid
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» BANGUI (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC) - The Central African Republic said Monday that Russia and Rwanda had sent in hundreds of troops after an alleged attempted coup ahead of weekend elections.
Cambodia tightens border after virus outbreak in Samut Sakhon
Published on 21/12/2020
» Cambodia has issued a high alert and tightened its border following Thailand reporting a sudden spurt of 576 Covid-19 cases on Sunday which includes 516 migrant workers.
Police brutality trends as Philippines murder video goes viral
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/12/2020
» The Philippine government said it would prosecute a police officer over the deaths of a mother and son, after a video of the point blank shooting went viral in social media, prompting renewed calls against police violence and extrajudicial killings.
SET dives on lockdown fears
Published on 21/12/2020
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand index took a hard hit on Monday amid the coronavirus outbreak in Samut Sakhon and fears of a wider lockdown if it spreads further.
Waves, bombs, tourists: Songkhla's Golden Mermaid in poor health
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 21/12/2020
» SONGKHLA: The Golden Mermaid statue, a popular tourist attraction on Samila beach in the Nakhon Songkhla Municipality, has been damaged by a combination of natural and unnatural causes that have left it pockmarked and cracked.
Two more cases in Bangkok, both linked to Samut Sakhon
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/12/2020
» Two more coronavirus infections have been reported in Bangkok, and both had recently visited the Central Shrimp Market in Samut Sakhon.