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Afghanistan’s deposed envoy decries ‘total reversal’ of rights’ gains

14 Dec 2021

GENEVA (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s envoy from the former government on Tuesday accused the Taliban of committing a wide range of human rights abuses including targeted killings and enforced disappearances since seizing control in August. “With the military takeover of Kabul by the Taliban, not only we see a total reversal of two decades of advances…but …

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Indonesian pharma firms to be allowed to import vaccines directly, says health minister

14 Dec 2021

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Private pharmaceutical companies in Indonesia will be permitted to directly import COVID-19 vaccines to “balance the market”, the country’s health minister told parliament on Tuesday. Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin made the announcement during an update on the country’s vaccine program. The government was forced to rescind a private vaccine programme earlier …

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Afghan orchestra finds hope in Portugal as music dies in homeland

14 Dec 2021

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – When the Taliban seized power, Afghan musicians knew their futures were in jeopardy. Conductor Shogufa Safi, 18, escaped. Now in Portugal, her new home, she feels safe but her dream is to return one day and bring music back to her country’s streets. “I haven’t had …

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Indonesian quake rattles residents but only one hurt and minor damage

14 Dec 2021

By Gayatri Suroyo and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday triggering a tsunami warning and sending residents fleeing from their homes but causing only minor damage and injuring one person, authorities said. The tsunami warning was lifted about two hours after the quake struck at …

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China’s southern Guangzhou city detects one COVID-19 infection of Omicron variant

14 Dec 2021

(Fixes typo in para 2) BEIJING (Reuters) – Health authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have detected one infection of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday. The infected person, a 67-year-old man who entered China from overseas in November and flew to Guangzhou after quarantine last week, tested …

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From sake bars to yacht cabins, Singaporeans remodel no-frills public flats

14 Dec 2021

By Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s public housing system is acclaimed for providing affordable homes in the land-scarce country where private apartments can cost upwards of S$1 million ($740,800).     The Housing Development Board (HDB) flats, in which 80% of Singapore’s 5.5 million people live, are typically utilitarian with tight rules governing ownership and resales.  …

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Malaysia gives conditional approval for use of Ronapreve COVID-19 treatment

14 Dec 2021

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s health ministry said on Tuesday it has given conditional approval for the use of the single-dose antibody cocktail Ronapreve, developed by Regeneron and Roche, to treat COVID-19. It has also approved a request from Merck & Co for a clinical trial import license for its COVID-19 pill Molnupiravir, to be …

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Chinese manufacturing hub fights its first 2021 COVID-19 outbreak

14 Dec 2021

BEIJING (Reuters) – Major Chinese manufacturing province Zhejiang is fighting its first COVID-19 cluster this year, with tens of thousands of citizens in quarantine and virus-hit areas suspending business operations, cutting flights and cancelling events. The province reported 74 locally transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms on Dec. 12, official data showed on Monday, almost double …

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Olympics-No regrets in awarding Games to China, says IOC’s Pound

14 Dec 2021

(Reuters) – International Olympic Committee (IOC) senior member Dick Pound said he had no regrets about China being selected to host the 2022 Winter Games despite the international backlash over the country’s human rights record. The United States, Canada, Britain and Australia are among the countries that recently announced a diplomatic boycott nL1N2ST03V of the …

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