CHICAGO: Drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech announced late Thursday that they are asking the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve their new Covid-19 booster shot, which they say would increase protection against the virus. According to Anadolu Agency (AA), the companies started researching the effectiveness of a third booster shot
TOKYO: The welcoming ceremony for the Olympic flame began on Friday at the Komazawa Olympic Park Athletic Stadium in Tokyo, a Sputnik correspondent reported. Governor Yuriko Koike opened the ceremony and accepted the report on the flame’s arrival in the Japanese capital region. “Last March, this flame was delivered from
KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Education (MOE)’s move to give a six-month rental exemption to canteens and other premises and spaces at schools under its administration affected by school closures, from this month, has given much-needed relief to those concerned. For them, it helps to reduce their financial burden after
KUALA LUMPUR: The Chiba Prefectural Government will provide virtual tours arranged by ‘City Cast Chiba’, an organisation of ‘city volunteers’ recruited by the local government, in August and September. According to a statement, Chiba Prefecture will host eight sporting events such as fencing, surfing and goalball at the Tokyo 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi today called on the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) to amend the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Act 2008 to include people with albinism in one of the categories of PwD. She said such a move, which has been introduced in South
KUALA LUMPUR: The collection of used cooking oil in the market requires a licence from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) if it is palm oil-based, said director-general Dr Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir. He said used palm cooking oil can be recycled into other products specifically for the production of
KUCHING: The Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) will make the second payment of dividend for the fiscal year 2020, amounting to RM16.97 million to 12,994 participants in mid-July. Salcra, in a statement today, said the first payment was credited in early January. “The recipients are advised to check
KUALA LUMPUR: BookDoc has made it to the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) for being the largest healthcare network provider in Malaysia. Its founder and chief executive officer, Datuk Chevy Beh, said BookDoc was extremely proud and honoured to have made history by entering the MBOR for being the largest
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co is considering launching the upcoming budget model of the Galaxy S21 smartphone in the United States and Europe only, industry sources said Friday, due to global semiconductor shortages. Samsung is reviewing a plan to release the Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE) in the US and Europe
By Nurul Hanis Izmir and S. Kisho Kumari KUALA LUMPUR: With new cabinet appointments, the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government looks totally committed to bringing the Covid-19 pandemic under control while ensuring the economy forges ahead despite hiccups and fragilities of the global economy, Juwai IQI chief economist Shan Saeed said.
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