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As the race continues to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, a University of Nebraska researcher is working on a needle-free option that attacks the virus where it attacks us. Shi-HuaXiang, is an associate professor at the Nebraska Center for Virology. He and a team researchers are trying to develop a nasal spray vaccine. "You just spray your nose and mouth then you are immunized and you get protection from the deadly virus," Xiang said. Yes, a needle-less, less painful and less anxiety-filled vaccine that Xiang believes could provide better protection and at a smaller price tag. "Very easy to produce in large quantity. So that should be very cost effective," Xiang said. His research is in its...

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Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 is more than 90% effective, a representative of the health ministry said on Monday, citing data collated from vaccinations of the public rather than from an ongoing trial. The comments followed a statement earlier on Monday by vaccine developers Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, who said their experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective. "We are responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of the Sputnik V vaccine among citizens who have received it as part of the mass vaccination programme," Oksana Drapkina, director of a research institute under the health ministry, said in a statement. "Based on our observations, it is also more than...

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Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has spoken to the State Counselor of Myanmar Aung San SuuKyi by telephone, to discuss tightening of relations between Thailand and Myanmar. Prime Minister’s Office Spokesperson AnuchaBurapachaisri, announced the outcome of the conversation between the PM and the State Counselor. The entire conversation lasted 20 minutes, during which the Myanmar official thanked Thailand for its assistance in handling COVID-19, acknowledging the benefit of medicine provided by the Kingdom as well as coordination of the movement of migrant workers. She especially noted Thailand’s extension of stay for those Myanmar workers unable to...

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  The leadership of Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha could be under threat, and not just from the tens of thousands of activists calling for his resignation. On December 2, the Constitutional Court will rule in a case that accuses the PM of abusing his power by occupying a military-owned residence, despite the fact that he retired from the army 6 years ago. The Speaker of the Thai House of Representatives, ChuanLeekpai, brought the case earlier this year, following a request from the leader of the Pheu Thai opposition party, SompongAmornwiwat. Sompong accuses the PM of an abuse of power and a violation of supreme law, by occupying a property inside the First Infantry Battalion of Royal...

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A Melbourne laboratory will begin producing 30 million doses of a promising coronavirus vaccine today. Global biotech company CSL is making the vaccine ahead of time so it can be released immediately, if trials prove successful. The Oxford University-developed AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen as a leading global candidate against the virus. It's hoped the vaccine could be ready by the first half of next year if it passes all regulatory requirements. The results of stage three clinical trials are expected before the end of December. From today, the vaccine will begin processing which will take 50 days, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. "We're making it ahead of time so that should...

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None of the 56,000 people who were inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine and travelled abroad have contracted the coronavirus, Sinopharm's chairman said on Friday. Sinopharm Chairman Liu Jingzhen, said at a conference on Friday that some 100,000 people have been vaccinated with the company's vaccine and have shown none adverse reactions so far. Among those who were inoculated and travelled aboard, none have been infected with the virus, said Liu. Some of those other received the emergency-use vaccine are employees of China National Petroleum Corporation, China Petrochemical Corporation and Technology giant Huawei. Liu said that there are 99 people in Huawei's Mexico office, and 81 were...

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A waste-to-energy plant called CopenHill in Denmark’s capital features a series of unlikely attractions – in addition to an artificial ski slope and hiking trails on its roof, it also has a climing wall on its façade. Emily Eastman reportsDanish architecture firm BIG’s CopenHill power plant, dubbed the “cleanest waste-to-energy power plant in the world”, opened its rooftop ski slope to the public in October. It has been described by the factory’s managing director, Jacob Simonsen, as an example of “hedonistic sustainability”. The green, “neveplast”, synthetic turf may not look like snow but it is actually slippery enough...

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If you are a single man looking to date a Singaporean woman, your odds of finding a match would be a lot higher if you were tall and rich. In a survey of singles across five countries and territories in Asia, Singaporean women were the least likely to date a guy who is shorter than them and earn less, matchmaking agency Lunch Actually found. The agency, which unveiled its survey results in a virtual media briefing on Thursday (Nov 5), also found a stark mismatch in expectations between male and female Singaporeans over who should initiate conversations or dates. While 61 per cent of Singaporean women felt that men should make the first move, only 20 per cent of male respondents believed...

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Anyone want to buy an airplane? In the midst of tackling bankruptcy, Thai Airways is auctioning off 34 old passenger aircrafts. The aircrafts are around 12 to nearly 30 years old and are sold on an “as-is, where is” condition. The airline has been strapped for cash. As part of a debt rehabilitation plan, nearly 5,000 employees – a fourth of Thai Airways staff – applied voluntary resignation. (Basically, they’ve been politely asked to quit.) With a slowdown in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, the company has been getting creative to make ends meet. At their Bangkok headquarters, Thai Airways started selling their in-flight meals on the ground with...

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A fugitive simian is back behind bars after leading officials on a five-day chase across Yangon. An official from the Yangon Zoo yesterday told Coconuts Yangon that the monkey, whose devil-may-care attitude and anti-authoritarian streak have made him an online folk hero, was finally caught after many near misses. “He was captured yesterday afternoon,” said the zoo worker who would not divulge his name. “He wasn’t from our zoo. Someone might have adopted him and set him free. We have to keep him for now until his owner comes for him.” In recent days, monkey sightings were reported in several townships. On Friday, he was cruising around 94th Street and the...

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