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Business
COVID-19: a lingering gigantic challenge – Part 3/3: The poorest countries and issues
By Dr. Hassan Humeida Port of Kiel, Germany: With the beginning of the activation of the protective vaccine against the coronavirus, other concerns began in the rest of the world, especially in the poor countries. While people in developed countries follow the principle “Do not leave anyone behind you and…
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Society
In Bahrain, COVID-19 fails to dampen passion for celebrations
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Despite its fierce and relentless assault across the globe, COVID-19 has not succeeded to dampen the Valentine spirit in Bahrain and other countries, Ahmed, 26, said. The young teacher had been standing for a long time in front of the tempting chocolate boxes, in various…
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Politics
COVID-19: a lingering gigantic challenge – Part 2/3: Germany and a glimmer of hope
By Dr. Hassan Humeida Port of Kiel, Germany: Germany is one of the great world powers that continue to suffer from the coronavirus and its consequences. The rich and powerful country is among the major industrialized countries in the globe, one of the world’s highest-ranked exporter of high quality…
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Politics
AJA discusses World Journalists Conference 2021 plans
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: The Asia Journalists Association (AJA) held its 17th virtual meeting, bringing together member journalists from several countries, as far as Korea in the East and Germany in the West. Within their joyful atmosphere, the participants exchanged best wishes on the Lunar New Year and Seok-Jae shared…
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Singapore shows its mettle by bringing Davos to its shores
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: In 2018, Singapore was picked out of a list that included South Korea’s Jeju Island to host the Kim-Trump summit. The venue where US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un sought to break the ice on their nuclear…
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Society
Noisy neighbors a growing headache for South Koreans who stay home amid pandemic
SEOUL: Annoying neighbors are a universal issue. But in South Korea, where 80 percent of all homes are apartments or villas, where several families live in individual flats in a shared building, having a noisy neighbor can be more painful than you think. For Kim Ha-jung, things began when…
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Society
COVID-19: a lingering gigantic challenge – Part 1/3
By Dr. Hassan Humeida Port of Kiel, Germany BERLIN: A new year has come, and the coronavirus is still spreading strongly all over the world. A virus that does not differentiate between civilized and primitive nations. Every country has it, whether rich or poor. The virus that spread across the globe…
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Business
Healthy success: Vietnam is world’s second most successful country in handling CVOVID-19 pandemic
HANOI: Vietnam is Asia’s most successful country in handling the coronavirus pandemic and the world’s second best, a performance index published by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute indicates. The COVID Performance Index – Deconstructing Pandemic Responses showed that countries in Asia-Pacific proved the most successful in dealing with the pandemic, while…
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Society
South Korea to include unmarried couples in family definition
SEOUL: The South Korean government is seeking to change the legal definition of family to embrace increasingly diverse family models, including unmarried couples cohabiting, the family affairs ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on Monday announced its basic policy plan for 2021-2025 to recognize unconventional types…
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Society
Malaysia’s COVID vaccination programme expected to be completed end of 2021 or early 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Health Ministry plans to complete the COVID-19 vaccination programme in the country by the end of 2021 or early next year. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the vaccination programme would involve three phases with the first phase expected to start in March involving half a…
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