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Sesame Street adds Rohingya puppets
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 19/12/2020
» DHAKA, Bangladesh: The children’s television show Sesame Street has introduced its first Rohingya Muppets to help thousands of refugee children overcome trauma and tackle the impact of the pandemic in the world’s largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh.
China offers to work with Biden, warns of new 'McCarthyism'
AFP, Published on 19/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - China's top diplomat on Friday offered cooperation on key priorities of President-elect Joe Biden, warning that Beijing's many US critics were creating an atmosphere of "McCarthyism" and ignoring common interests.
Bolsonaro under fire over Brazil's troubled vaccine roll-out
AFP, Published on 19/12/2020
» BRASíLIA - Brazil prides itself on its world-leading immunization experts, medical institutions and vaccine research, but President Jair Bolsonaro's government has been accused of having a chaotic plan to inoculate against Covid-19.
Uni to begin vaccine trials
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/12/2020
» Chulalongkorn University is expected to begin human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine some time after next year's Songkran festival in April, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said yesterday.
Post-election foreign policy rebalances westward
Oped, Larry Jagan, Published on 19/12/2020
» Myanmar's foreign policy is set to undergo a significant shakeup in the coming year as the government readjusts to the changing international environment in a post-election, post-Covid and post-Trump era. In the middle of these evolving dynamics, Myanmar will increasingly become a major focus of attention -- and be a dominant determinant of the balance of power within Asia.
Rabbit provider pushes for card proliferation in 2021
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 19/12/2020
» The provider of Rabbit multi-purpose cards wants to make its services "sexier" as it expects new card numbers to rebound to 15-20% growth next year, following a drop during the pandemic.
A deafening silence
Oped, Published on 19/12/2020
» Several predictions have been made about the country's political climate remaining placid at least for another month or until after the New Year.