India's drug regulator on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
Crowds fill streets in China’s pandemic-hit Wuhan to celebrate New Year
Large crowds took to the streets at midnight on Friday in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, celebrating the arrival of 2021 after a year marred by a deadly pandemic that killed thousands there and ... ( read original story ...)
NYSE begins delisting China’s three largest state-run telecoms groups
The New York Stock Exchange has begun delisting China’s three largest state-run telecom groups to comply with a Trump administration executive order barring US investors from holding stakes in ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Sen. Perdue blasts Ossoff over payments by China-backed ‘propaganda’ company: ‘He got caught’
Ga., has accused his opponent in next week's runoff election, Democrat Jon Ossoff, of lying by failing to disclose his business ties to the Chinese Communist Party. ( read original story ...)
Utility-consumer balance at issue in Georgia PSC runoff
Georgia's pair of U.S. Senate runoffs have prompted hundreds of millions of dollars in campaign spending, but the low-profile runoff for the state's Public Service Commission is no small matter either ... ( read original story ...)
Strictly’s Nicola Adams and girlfriend shares snaps from work trip to idyllic Maldives
Strictly's Nicola Adams and Ella Baig were able to escape the cold weather and coronavirus restrictions back home to enjoy a work trip to the Maldives. The couple have been sharing plenty of snaps ... ( read original story ...)
Crown Mongolia Opens New Warehouse Facility
The Crown Worldwide Group has made a strategic investment in the emerging market of Mongolia by pioneering the country’s first state-of-the-art facility in Ulaanbaatar. Crown Mongolia’s new warehouse ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s economic troubles mount as new year begins
The new year hasn't come with any ray of hope for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. His troubles are only mounting. Turkey's foreign trade deficit is the latest of his worries. Turkey's trade ... ( read original story ...)
Flydubai launches outbound cargo in Kuwait
Low cost carrier Flydubai is to launch it’s cargo service to Kuwait, providing outbound cargo services in addition to its existing inbound service. Currently running seven flights a day between Kuwait ... ( read original story ...)
Oman plans $5.7 bln budget deficit in 2021, to be plugged through borrowings
Oman expects to have a 2021 budget deficit of about 2.2 billion rials ($5.7 billion), and plans to borrow from domestic and international markets to help plug the gap, according to a Twitter posting ... ( read original story ...)