By Edmond Ng HONG KONG (Reuters) -A fire broke out on Wednesday in Hong Kong’s World Trade Centre, trapping about 150 people on its roof, and 13 people were injured before firefighters put out the blaze, police and the fire department said. The 39-floor World Trade Centre is home to restaurants, offices and shops in …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s health ministry said on Wednesday its panel of experts had agreed Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccines could be used for booster shots, setting the stage for official government approval. Japan started administering booster shots this month with Pfizer Inc vaccines. The panel agreed Moderna vaccines could be used on those aged 18 …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron coronavirus variant, which also carries a higher risk of reinfection, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. The WHO, in its weekly epidemiological update, said that more data was needed to better understand the …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A search and rescue mission was underway for 25 Indonesians missing after a boat capsized off Malaysia on Wednesday killing 11 people, among them suspected undocumented migrants, maritime authorities said. There were 14 people reported safe among the estimated 50 aboard the boat, which turned over in adverse weather off southern …
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(Reuters) – A photographer detained after an anti-coup protest in Myanmar’s biggest city last week has died while in custody, according to accounts from his friends, media reports and an advocacy group. Soe Naing, who trained as a graphic designer and started documenting demonstrations after the military seized power in February, was detained last Friday …
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By Humeyra Pamuk and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the United States was looking at what additional steps to take against Myanmar’s junta and said Southeast Asian leaders had been invited to hold talks at a summit with President Joe Biden. He made the comments …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea warned on Wednesday it may reinstate stricter social distancing curbs as it posted a new record daily coronavirus tally due to a persistent spike in breakthrough infections among those vaccinated and serious cases. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) posted 7,850 cases for Tuesday, with …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – A German warship sailed into the South China Sea on Wednesday for the first time in almost 20 years, a move that sees Berlin joining other Western nations in expanding its military presence in the region amid growing alarm over China’s territorial ambitions. China claims almost the entire South China Sea as …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China administered about 9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Dec 14, bringing the total number administered to 2.63 billion, data from the National Health Commission showed on Wednesday. (Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Pfizer and BioNtech are set to displace AstraZeneca as the main suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVAX programme at the start of 2022, a shift that shows the increasing importance of their shot for poorer states. The expected change comes with headaches for receiving countries that lack …
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