The Chinese government has made an investment in BGI Genomics Co, a listed Chinese company that has supplied millions of COVID-19 tests globally as the gene firm seeks to fund exponential growth driven by the pandemic. SYDNEY: The Chinese government has made an investment in BGI Genomics Co, a listed […]
Day: February 21, 2021
YANGON: The Myanmar junta warned anti-coup protesters they could die but thousands of people took to the streets again today, with tensions soaring over the deaths of four demonstrators. Much of Myanmar has been in uproar over the generals ousting and detaining civillian leader Aung San Suu Kyi three weeks […]
SEOUL: Donald Trump offered North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a ride home on Air Force One after a summit in Hanoi two years ago, according to a new BBC documentary. Kim and Trump first engaged in a war of words and mutual threats, before an extraordinary diplomatic bromance that featured […]
TOKYO: Japan has requested that airlines avoid using Boeing 777 planes with Pratt & Whitney 4000 engines for take-offs, landings and overflights in its territory until further notice, the Japan Aeronautical Information Service Center said. The notice to airmen, issued on Sunday (Feb 21) evening, came after a United Airlines […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s government pledged a publicity campaign for its rollout of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday (Feb 21) – but not in Facebook advertisements, as a feud continues over the social media giant blocking news content from its platform in the country. Facebook’s abrupt decision on Thursday to stop Australians from […]