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World's first Covax jab injected as US eyes J&J rollout
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» ACCRA: Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine under the global Covax scheme, as US health workers prepared to distribute nearly four million doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson jab.
Don't isolate Myanmar
Asia focus, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 01/03/2021
» Directly or indirectly, the military has always called the shots in Myanmar. And now that it has removed the decade-old façade of gradual democratisation by detaining civilian leaders and seizing power, Western calls to punish the country with sanctions and international isolation are growing louder. Heeding them would be a mistake.
Francis prepares first-ever papal visit to Iraq
AFP, Published on 01/03/2021
» BAGHDAD: Pope Francis is to start the first-ever papal visit to Iraq on Friday, an act of solidarity with an ancient but dwindling Christian community and a symbolic outreach to Muslims.
What's Missing in the Electric-Vehicle Revolution: Enough Places to Plug In
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 01/03/2021
» Bradley Wilkinson is the owner of a 2017 Chevrolet Bolt, and the kind of electric-vehicle diehard who knows how to squeeze every last mile of range out of his vehicle.
PM Ardern wins people's hearts
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/03/2021
» When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited Thailand for the East Asia Summit in 2019, she surprised officials and media waiting at the airport for the world's youngest PM.