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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rejects COVID-19 shot, calls masks taboo

11:08 pm November 27, 2020

Sao Paulo: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he won’t take any working COVID-19 vaccine himself and calls the use of masks to limit the spread of the disease “the last taboo to fall.” Bolsonaro’s comments, broadcast on his social media channels Thursday night, alarmed health experts who said they could undermine efforts to achieve vaccination levels essential […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

China questions coronavirus origin to Wuhan ahead of WHO probe

10:35 pm November 27, 2020

Beijing: Battling global adversity over the coronavirus and bracing for a WHO inquiry over its origin, China on Friday claimed that just because COVID-19 cases were first reported in Wuhan does not mean the contagion originated from the central Chinese city. Various outlets of the state-run Chinese media have been carrying reports in recent days stating that a number […]

EU plans new rules giving Europeans more control of data

11:59 pm November 25, 2020

London: The European Union is laying out new standards for data giving Europeans more control over their personal information as it seeks to counter the power of US and Chinese tech companies. The EU’s executive Commission on Wednesday proposed new rules on the handling of data that would aim to give people, businesses and government bodies the confidence to share their […]

Xi orders Chinese military to strengthen training under real combat conditions

11:03 pm November 25, 2020

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday ordered the armed forces to strengthen training under real combat conditions and raise their capability of winning wars as the ruling Communist Party laid out plans to make the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on par with the US military by 2027. After stressing recently that the PLA must apply cutting-edge […]

Govt blocks 43 more Chinese mobile apps, including AliExpress, Alipay Cashier, CamCard

8:07 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: India on Tuesday blocked 43 more Chinese mobile apps, including Alibaba Group Holding’s e-commerce app AliExpress, in a fresh wave of web sanctions amid its border standoff with China. The banned applications, which include a few dating apps, were a threat to the “sovereignty and integrity of India”, an official statement said. The Ministry of Electronics […]