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Splash of colour: UK beach huts brighten pandemic gloom
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Covid-19: More community than workplace clusters reported in Malaysia, says Dr Noor Hisham
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Athletes parade in empty stadium as Tokyo Games open in shadow of pandemic
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Speaker: Majority of MPs have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine ahead of short Parliament reopening on Monday
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SDMC: Number of daily Covid-19 cases in Sarawak down to 461 today
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EMCO in several localities in Sabah, Sarawak and KL from Sunday, says DPM
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Vaccinated people make up 75pc of recent Covid-19 cases in Singapore, but few fall ill
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Fireworks get Tokyo’s no-frills opening ceremony underway
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Vaccinations slowing spread of Covid-19 cases in Spain, says minister
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New Covid variant ‘probable’ this year, says top French expert
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SOP violation: In Penang, 25 Bangladeshi men fined RM5,000 each for gathering on Aidiladha
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Singapore reports 130 new Covid-19 cases, including 78 linked to Jurong Fishery Port cluster; six traced to KTV clubs
SINGAPORE, July 23 — Singapore today recorded 130 new locally transmitted cases of Covid-19, 78 of which have been traced to the growing cluster at the Jurong Fishery Port and...
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Philippines orders children back indoors amid fears of Covid-19 surge
MANILA, July 23 — The Philippines sent millions of children back into lockdown today as hospitals prepared for a surge in coronavirus cases fuelled by the highly contagious...
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Covid-19 rules breaches: Singapore revokes food licences of three nightspots, orders 18 F&B outlets to close
SINGAPORE, July 23 — Despite the emergence of a Covid-19 cluster among KTV lounges, three former nightlife establishments which converted to food-and-beverage (F&B)...
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Subang Jaya district police’s food bank benefits 176 people since its July 16 launch
KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The Subang Jaya Police Food Bank at USJ8 has assisted 176 people since its launch on July 16. Subang Jaya district police chief Assistant Commissioner...
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CM says Sabah promised first shipment of single-dose CanSino vaccine to Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU, July 23 — Sabah will be given priority to receive the single dose CanSino Covid-19 vaccine when Malaysia gets its three million supply next month, said Chief...
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Taiwan to ease Covid-19 restrictions as cases drop
TAIPEI, July 23 — Taiwan will ease its Covid-19 restrictions next week though some will remain in place, the government said on Friday, with rapidly falling case numbers giving...
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Pemulih: How will it help Malaysians personally? A quick look at cash aid, help with food and living costs and more
KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 ― The RM150 billion Pemulih economic package announced by the prime minister on June 28 is the fourth aid package this year, with multiple initiatives...
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Permai, Pemerkasa, Pemerkasa+ and Pemulih: A look at the four stimulus packages and how they work in tandem to aid a hotel operator
KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 ― As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect the lives of all Malaysians, the government has introduced several financial aid packages to help stem the...
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Penang reaches daily Covid-19 vaccination rate of over 30,000 doses
GEORGE TOWN, July 23 — Penang has reached the Covid-19 vaccination rate of over 30,000 doses per day as of yesterday, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. The Penang...
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Khairy: Public can take videos, photos of themselves getting vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — Members of the public are allowed to document themselves getting vaccinated via video or photographs, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy...
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Australian states squabble as NSW seeks vaccine priority amid Covid ‘emergency’
SYDNEY, July 23 — Australia’s largest state of New South Wales on Friday urged the federal government to divert vaccine doses to Sydney, the epicentre of a flaring Covid-19...
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China reports more local Covid-19 cases in eastern province of Jiangsu
BEIJING, July 23 — China’s eastern province of Jiangsu found 12 new domestically-transmitted Covid-19 patients on Thursday, taking to 23 its total since July 20, in its first...
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MB says Perak to enter Phase Three of NRP only when 40pc of residents fully vaccinated
IPOH, July 23 — Perak will not move to Phase Three of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) until 40 per cent of its population are fully vaccinated, said Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani...
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Philippines bar travel from Malaysia, Thailand to curb Delta spread
MANILA, July 23 — The Philippines will ban travellers coming from Malaysia and Thailand, as well as tighten restrictions in the Manila area, in a bid to prevent the spread of...
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India’s pandemic-hit lunchbox men battle food delivery start-ups
MUMBAI, July 23 — After the pandemic shut offices and put Mumbai’s renowned lunchbox deliverymen out of work, the 130-year-old “dabbawala” network has tied up with a...
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Troubled Tokyo Olympics set to open under Covid cloud
TOKYO, July 23 — The most troubled Olympics in modern history finally get under way in Tokyo on Friday, struggling to emerge from the clutches of Covid-19 after a one-year...
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Australia’s Victoria state reports slight easing in Covid-19 cases
SYDNEY, July 23 — Australia’s Victoria state reported a slight easing in new Covid-19 cases on Friday, while neighbouring New South Wales braces for another rise in infections...
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Study: Spacing Pfizer Covid shots boosts antibody levels after initial drop
LONDON, July 23 — A longer gap between doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine leads to higher overall antibody levels than a shorter gap, a British study found on Friday, but...
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Australia’s drug regulator approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds
SYDNEY, July 23 — Australia’s drug regulator has approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use with 12 to 15-year-olds, Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Friday, as the...
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India raids media companies critical of government
NEW DELHI, July 23 — Indian tax authorities on Thursday raided a prominent newspaper and a TV channel that have been critical of the government’s handling of the coronavirus...
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Biden administration to spend US$1.6b for Covid-19 testing in high-risk settings, says official
WASHINGTON, July 22 — President Joe Biden’s administration will announce today it is directing US$1.6 billion (RM6.7 billion) for Covid-19 testing in high-risk settings, such...