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Nice week of weather ahead


December 7, 2020

This week’s weather headlines feature sunshine, warmer temperatures, and a chance of rain. Although it’s quite chilly this morning, conditions will warm nicely into the 60s this afternoon. Even warmer weather is expected Tuesday and especially Wednesday, when 70s are expected. The mid-week warmth will eventually wane by the weekend with highs back down into the 50s Saturday and Sunday. …

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HFD firefighters say staffing issues led to delayed response in fatal crash


December 7, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston firefighters from Station 68 took to social media Sunday saying staffing shortages led to a delay in response to a fatal car crash in southwest Houston. In a Facebook post, a message reads, “Fatal motor vehicle incident requiring vehicle extrication at 59 & Beechnut. Though the incident is located in Fire Station 68’s territory, with …

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LG shakes up loss-making phone business


December 7, 2020

SEOUL: LG Electronics said on Monday it had reorganised its mobile phone division to increase outsourcing of its low to mid-end smartphones, which analysts said represented an attempt to cut costs and compete with Chinese rivals. LG’s mobile communications business, which has reported an operating loss for 22 consecutive quarters, has created a new management title for original design manufacture …

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China’s Sinovac secures $515 million funding to boost COVID-19 vaccine production


December 7, 2020

SHANGHAI: China’s Sinovac Biotech has secured $515 million in funding from a local firm to double production capacity of its coronavirus vaccine, the companies said on Monday, as it expects efficacy data of its experimental shot this month. The investment deal also comes as Sinovac expands supply deals and trials of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac with more countries following …

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Indonesia receives first COVID-19 vaccine


December 7, 2020

JAKARTA: Indonesia received its first shipment of coronavirus vaccine from China on Sunday, President Joko Widodo said, as the government prepares a mass inoculation programme. Jokowi, as the president is widely known, said in an online briefing that the Southeast Asian country received 1.2 million doses from China’s Sinovac Biotech, a vaccine Indonesia has been testing since August. He added …

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International squash starts today


December 7, 2020

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Squash Tournaments for men and women is going to start from Monday here at the Mushaf Squash Complex. The five-day event — which being participated by a number of top players — is being organised by Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) in collaboration with Pakistan Air Force. According to a PSF media release, the men’s event has …

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How phones can alert users to Covid exposure


December 7, 2020

NEW YORK: More than 8.1 million people in the US have turned their iPhones and Android devices into pandemic contact-tracing tools, but it hasn’t been of much use when their neighbours, classmates and coworkers aren’t on the same system. Apple and Google co-created exposure notification technology to alert phone users if they spent time near someone who tests positive for …

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Scientists hail arrival of asteroid dust


December 7, 2020

TOKYO: Officials of Japan’s space agency on Sunday hailed the arrival of rare asteroid samples on Earth after they were collected by space probe Hayabusa-2 during an unprecedented mission. In a streak of light across the night sky, a capsule containing the precious specimens taken from a distant asteroid arrived on Earth after being dropped off by the probe. Scientists …

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