Mpox vaccine for those at high risk in Singapore, virus troublesome but can be managed: Ong Ye Kung
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Vaccinations against mpox are
being given free to healthcare workers who are at highest risk of exposure to
mpox, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Sept 4.
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This is to ensure that the
people who need it most will be given protection
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Immediate contact tracing will
be carried out for close contacts of confirmed clade I cases
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they will be quarantined for 21
days, the incubation period observed in Africa.
Australia's
economy growing at slowest pace since 1990s recession, as households cut back
on spending
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Australia's economy grew by 0.2
per cent in the June quarter, and 1 per cent over the last year, according to
the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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It is the weakest rate of
annual growth Australia ..
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned
this week that the Reserve Bank's 13 interest rate rises were "smashing
the economy".
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Krishna Bhimavarapu, APAC
economist at State Street Global Advisors, said the continuing slowdown in
economic growth was the "clearest indication yet" that monetary
policy was restrictive enough in Australia.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-04/gdp-june-quarter-2024-australia-economic-growth/104305324
Bold remarks by Yoon's aide on US elections reflect Trump concerns
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Kim Tae-hyo, suggested that a potential return of former
U.S. President Donald Trump could weaken the U.S. security umbrella..
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However, some of Kim's remarks
about the U.S. elections and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris "may need
more heavyweight advisers on her foreign policy team," could be seen as
controversial, observers noted.
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"If Trump is reelected,
there is a possibility that the U.S. security umbrella may be weakened, as it
may seek to discuss the costs associated with the deployment of strategic
assets provided to us,"
Read More At :
https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=381863
China
honours WWII Flying Tiger aircrews in push to improve people-to-people ties
with US
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China has paid tribute to
American “Flying Tiger” aircrew members in a ceremony commemorating the end of
World War II.
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For the first time, the names
of more than 2,500 personnel who died fighting the Japanese on behalf of China
have been published.
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Chinese ambassador to the
United States Xie Feng said the Flying Tiger spirit “will forever be a great
treasure”.
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China’s
hypersonic missiles can be made from steel, scientists say
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team of Chinese scientists say
they have found a way to make a hypersonic missile with a steel nose cone
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The partial blueprint shows the
shell of the warhead – located at the very front of the missile
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the nose of a hypersonic weapon can hit
temperatures of up to 3,000 degrees
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The team says their missile is
designed to reach Mach 8 , marks a key
step forward in thermal protection technology.
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China’s consumer confidence nears all-time low, calls for ‘bolder’ measures
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Consumer confidence in China is
approaching a historic low as short-term supportive measures.
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The consumer confidence index
for the world’s second-largest economy hit 86 in July, falling to just above the all-time low of
85.5 during coronavirus pandemic.
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“To truly revive consumer
confidence, we believe Beijing needs to implement bolder and more effective
stimulus measures to address the real problems in the property sector,” said
Nomura economists led by Lu Ting..
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A “sustained weakness” in
consumption could be attributed to falling property and stock prices, plus
“tepid” wage growth and “capital flight amid geopolitical tensions”, they
added.
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In
leadership bid, LDP Secretary-General Motegi says no tax hikes
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Liberal Democratic Party
Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi formally joined the upcoming contest for
the leadership.
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“Promoting policies without any
tax hike doesn’t go against existing policies, but rather it alleviates public
concerns about an increased financial burden,” He said.
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Four other LDP lawmakers have
put their names forward in the race: Ishiba, former economic security minister
Takayuki Kobayashi, digital minister Taro Kono and Chief Cabinet Secretary
Yoshimasa Hayashi.
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More lawmakers are set to
announce their candidacy in the upcoming week, before campaigning officially
kicks off next Thursday.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/04/japan/politics/motegi-announcement/
News bits collected and drafted by:
Deepanjali Singh (BA IR 3rd year) (Region Head)
Gungun Thakur (BA IR 2nd year)
Published by: Varsha Das (BA IR 3rd year)
