It’s well known that China has the world’s largest navy and coastguard—the result of a tenfold increase in military spending since 1995—which it uses to advance its pugnacious revisionism. But there are…
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Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection has underscored the importance of maintaining vigilance against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in light of the potential threat posed by…
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Sri Lanka Airline Boss Says ‘Don’t be a CEO During Covid’
by Myint Nyanby Myint NyanSri Lanka’s national carrier has been struggling against even more headwinds than many of its rivals. Airlines around the world have been buffeted by the impact of countries closing their…
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Covid Wave Looms as India’s Population-Level Immunity Wanes: WHO South-East Asia Chief
Decreasing levels of immunity in our population may trigger new Covid waves and to tackle this, India needs a strong disease surveillance along with high vaccine coverage, WHO Regional Director,…
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Malaysia announces restrictions amid China’s COVID-19 surge; all visitors to undergo temperature checks
KUALA LUMPUR: Amid a concern over the rise of COVID-19 cases in China, all visitors entering Malaysia will have to undergo temperature screening checks for fever. Those who are found…
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An Omicron subvariant named XBB, believed to be highly contagious and capable of evading immune responses, has been found in HCMC. The HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases on Wednesday confirmed…
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State promotes stablisation of goods prices during Lunar New Year 2023
by Kan Khineby Kan KhineAccording to the ministry, in the 11 months of 2022, the world’s economic and political situation changed rapidly and complicatedly. Prices of strategic raw materials, including petrol, rose to high…
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Sri Lankans skip meals as food prices soar
The principal of the Ganthalawa school in the rural village of Kanthale, Sri Lanka, received an unusual request from a female student—she wanted to change her class because her classmate…