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Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine cuts virus transmission: study

Oxford study finds those vaccinated with a single dose of the vaccine were 67% less likely to test positive with a PCR test

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S’pore adds 7-day testing regime for newly arrived construction workers

It also applies to those in marine, process sectors

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French firm to start making Moderna Covid-19 vaccine next month: minister

Country draws sharp criticism over slow start to its innoculation drive 

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GSK, CureVac team up on next-gen Covid-19 jab

British pharma will also support manufacture of up to 100 million doses of German firm’s first-generation vaccine

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12 cops arrested over burnt bodies found near US-Mexico border

Police suspected of being responsible for execution, burning of 19 people

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Pakistan health workers to begin receiving Chinese-made vaccine

Beijing has donated about 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine with a further million expected by the end of the month

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Palestine begins Covid-19 vaccination campaign

Drive will continue until 3.2 million citizens immunised, says health minister

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Biden gets Homeland Security chief as he streamlines US immigration

Approval of Alejandro Mayorkas gives agency first permanent leadership in nearly two years

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Civil disobedience calls sprout in Myanmar after coup

Calls for protest go out on social media as activists launch Facebook group

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‘Angel Gabriel’ goes on trial in Finland over Liberia war crimes

Sierra Leonean is accused of murder, aggravated war crimes, and aggravated crimes against humanity

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Trump ‘singularly responsible’ for riot, say lawmakers

In pre-trial brief, impeachment managers say American people must be protected against ex-president

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WHO team on Covid-19 mission visits Wuhan lab

US officials have suggested institute the source of coronavirus

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Bushfire rages near locked-down Perth, destroys 71 houses

Residents told to ignore Covid-19 quarantine, evacuate threatened areas