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Virus-infected monkeys develop immunity upon recovery, studies show
Researchers infected monkeys with Covid-19 in 2 studies. (Rawpixel pic)
CHICAGO: Two studies in monkeys published on Wednesday offer some of the first scientific evidence that…
Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc baby powder in US, Canada
Johnson & Johnson is ending production of its iconic talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder. (AP pic)
NEW YORK: Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talc baby powder in the…
Thailand cuts policy rate to record low
BANGKOK: Thailand on Wednesday cut its policy rate, for third time this year, to a fresh record low to halt economic fallout caused by Covid-19.
The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary…
Uefa chief hopes Champions League will finish by ‘end of August’
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin believes coronavirus pandemic will not last forever. (AP pic)
LISBON: Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin is aiming to finish this year’s…
Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections
A health worker conducts a swab test at train station in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta on May 5. (AP pic)
JAKARTA: Indonesia reported on Wednesday 693 new coronavirus…
1MDB director had business ties with Jho Low’s family, court hears
Former 1MDB CEO Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi.
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court in Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial heard today that one of the investment fund’s directors at the time was a…
Kit Siang blames Sheraton move for second wave of Covid-19 infections
DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang.
PETALING JAYA: DAP’s Lim Kit Siang today blamed the so-called Sheraton move which saw the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government in February for…
Dr M’s return as PPBM chairman uncertain despite winning uncontested
Dr Mahathir Mohamad could face action over a series of actions seen as going against party discipline.
PETALING JAYA: A political analyst foresees PPBM moving to prevent Dr…
State Dept watchdog fired by Trump was probing Saudi arms deal
President Donald Trump removed Steve Linick from his job as State Department’s inspector general last Friday. (AP pic)
WASHINGTON: The State Department watchdog abruptly fired by…
Afghan doctors protest over unpaid salaries amid virus outbreak
Afghan, foreign security personnel and medics stand outside a Kabul hospital after gunmen attacked it on May 12. (AP pic)
HERAT: More than 200 doctors and medical staff took part…