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KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine sees no deviation from U.S. policy in a remark by President Joe Biden that Russia could bear a lower cost for an "incursion" rather than for an "invasion" of Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian adviser said on Thursday. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office, said Ukraine welcomed the fact that Biden had signalled that … [Read more...] about Ukraine sees no deviation from U.S. policy in Biden ‘incursion’ remark

(pic) . The Health director-general said of the 896 cases, 42 involved severe side effects while the rest experienced minimum side effects. "If we are to look at the reported numbers, 0.4 for every 1,000 doses given, booster doses was 0.1 for every 1,000 doses given while severe side effects was at 0.05 for every 1,000 doses given," he told a press conference in Parliament … [Read more...] about 896 AEFI reports linked to booster shots received, 42 serious, says Health DG

(pic) of Malaysia has been re-elected by the United Nations General Assembly as the executive director of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) for a term of two years, the Xinhua news agency reports. Her initial four-year term ended on Wednesday (Jan 19). Her new term started on Thursday (Jan 20) and ends on Jan 19, 2024. The General Assembly on Thursday acted … [Read more...] about Maimunah Mohd Sharif re-elected head of UN Human Settlements Programme

KUALA LUMPUR: Anti-hopping laws are expected to be tabled in Parliament next month, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (pic) . "It was decided that a Bill on anti-hopping laws, which is being finalised, will be tabled in the coming Parliament meeting which begins on Feb 28," the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department said in a statement on Thursday (Jan 20). … [Read more...] about Wan Junaidi: Bill on anti-hopping laws expedited and expected to be tabled next month

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Police searched the residence of former Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Wednesday as part of a probe into alleged corruption in a deal struck by his government that handed management of three state hospitals to the little-known Vitals Global Healthcare group in 2016. Muscat confirmed the police search in a Facebook post, saying officers had … [Read more...] about Malta police search house of former Prime Minister Muscat