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- VN-made vaccine effective against UK coronavirus variant, initial results show
- HCMC court hits former minister with 10 years over expressway fraud
- Masks block 99.9% of large Covid-linked droplets: study
- Thailand clarifies Covid-19 vaccine deal between Siam Bioscience, AstraZeneca
- Bangkok imposes partial lockdown
- Trial opens over HCMC road fraud
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Covid hits cancer care for children worldwide
The pandemic has had a “substantial” impact on childhood cancer care worldwide, with a marked rise in the number of patients abandoning treatment altogether, new research showed on March 4.
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UN expert: NK using pandemic to curtail rights
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 | 09:13Rights abuses and hunger have worsened in North Korea amid drastic measures to avert a Covid-19 outbreak, a UN rights expert said, pointing to reports that people were dying of starvation.
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EU warns UK over N Ireland food checks
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 | 09:12A new cross-Channel row erupted on March 3 as Britain threatened to break the terms of the Brexit withdrawal treaty by unilaterally delaying checks on food going to Northern Ireland.
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Concern for women amid Taliban aid crackdown
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 | 09:11Afghan women are being cut off from crucial aid because of a growing Taliban crackdown in areas controlled by the insurgents, more than a dozen relief workers have said.
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Thai court denies bail for singer over alleged arson, royal defamation charges
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 | 08:59Thailand’s Criminal Court on March 3 denied bail for Bottom Blues singer Chaiamorn “Ammy” Kaewwiboonpan after he was arrested at Ratchathani Hospital in Ayutthaya province on March 2 for alleged arson and violation of the Criminal C
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Digital strategies to the fore in VN as e-commerce role grows: experts
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 | 08:58Vietnamese companies are expected to implement digital strategies to continue to reach customers, experts said while alluding to trends in the e-commerce market this year.
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Myanmar security forces fire at protesters as UN says 38 dead
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 | 08:58Myanmar security forces on March 3 fired on protesters, as a UN envoy said 38 died in the Southeast Asian country’s “bloodiest” day since the military coup last month.
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‘Enough jabs’ for all US adults by May
Wed, 3 Mar 2021 | 10:13US President Joe Biden said on March 3 that the US would have enough vaccine for its entire adult population by the end of May, as he announced a deal for pharma giant Merck to produce the shot developed by rival Johnson & Johnson (J&J).
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Navalny aide urges sanctions on Russian oligarchs
Wed, 3 Mar 2021 | 09:30A top aide of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called for sanctions on top Russian oligarchs in an interview with AFP, as the US followed the EU in imposing sanctions on some officials.
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US top diplomat Blinken talks with Guaido about ‘pressure’ on Maduro
Wed, 3 Mar 2021 | 09:30US top diplomat Antony Blinken on March 2 spoke with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, whom Washington recognises as interim president, and proposed working with allies to increase “multilateral pressure” against leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
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UN security council set to meet on Ethiopia’s Tigray area
Wed, 3 Mar 2021 | 09:29The UN Security Council will meet on March 4 to discuss the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, diplomats said on March 2.
