TAPEI, Taiwan and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corporation (MVC) (TPEx: 6547.TWO), a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development and production of vaccines and biologics, and Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: DVAX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel vaccines, today announced that MVC has obtained a […]
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Government publishes full list of local alert levels by area
The government has released the full list of the local coronavirus alert levels by area after Boris Johnson announced the new three-tiered system in Parliament. © Provided by The Independent Under the new system, different areas of England will be split up into medium, high and very high alert levels, […]
Malaysia’s Anwar Set to Meet King in Bid to Form New Government
(Bloomberg) — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will meet the king on Tuesday in a bid to prove he’s got the numbers to form a new government, even as the current ruling bloc says the move will fail. Anwar last month announced he commanded a “formidable majority” of the nation’s […]
Federal Government looking into reports Chinese energy providers told to stop importing Australian coal
The Federal Government is looking into reports that Chinese state-owned energy providers and steel mills have been told to stop importing Australian coal. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham said he had seen the reports, and that the Government had reached out to China for more information. “We don’t have evidence to […]
Bond Market’s Reflation Bets Face Risk of a Divided Government
(Bloomberg) — Even the bond bears are starting to wave warning flags about the degree to which markets are leaning toward a clear win by Democrat Joe Biden in next month’s presidential election, with his party also taking control of Congress. Load Error Not long ago, investors were bracing for […]
Government wants to protect details of RCMP raid on Montreal company linked to China
Former McGill University professor Ishiang Shih. The Canadian government has gone to the Federal Court in an attempt to protect “sensitive” information about the raid of a Quebec company that was searched by the RCMP as part of an investigation into the alleged diversion of technology with military uses to […]
UPDATE 2-Irish High Court rules government COVID-19 travel advice is legal
(Adds Ryanair comment) DUBLIN, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Ireland’s High Court ruled on Friday that the government’s advice against non-essential travel to most countries due to the risk of COVID-19 infection was legal, dismissing a case brought by low-cost airline Ryanair . Ireland has some of the strictest COVID-19 travel […]
Federal Government Acknowledges U.S. Betrayed Terms Of Treaty With 2 Oregon Tribes : NPR
The federal government is acknowledging that it defrauded two Oregon tribes. 155 years ago, the U.S. betrayed an agreement that protected the rights of tribal members in the Northwest. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The federal government is acknowledging that it defrauded two Oregon tribes. More than 150 years ago, the U.S. […]
Bank of Thailand Launches World’s First Government Savings Bond on IBM Blockchain Technology
BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — SIBOS — IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced that Bank of Thailand (BOT), the central bank, has successfully launched the world’s first blockchain-based platform for government savings bonds issuing a total of $1.6B USD within two weeks. Leveraging blockchain technology on the highly […]
UK hit by new virus test failing, finds 16,000 extra cases
LONDON (AP) — The British government has launched an investigation into how nearly 16,000 new coronavirus infections went unreported as a result of a technical glitch, a failing that could have given fresh impetus to an outbreak that critics say could easily get out of control. © Provided by Associated […]
Women stepping up for byelection nomination a ‘promising’ sign
While there is some disappointment in that it was a man who won the Progressive Conservative nomination in P.E.I.’s District 10, the Coalition for Women in Government still sees positive signs in the process. Two of the three candidates for the PC nomination, Sonja Hooper and Susie Dillon, were women. […]
TIA Announces New VP of Government Affairs, Melissa Newman
Newman Brings Over Twenty Years of Telecommunications Experience The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced that Melissa Newman was hired to serve as the Vice President of Government Affairs. Newman brings extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, most […]
More Federal Lawsuits Filed To Block $250 Million In Private Monies From Directing Government Election Management
AMHERST, Va., Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Voters in four states announced today the filing of federal lawsuits as part of a growing campaign to block cities and counties from the alleged misuse of $250 million donated by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, issued in “grants” from the Center for Technology […]
Government briefing to allay universities’ fears over foreign veto laws adds to uncertainty
Australian universities could get the green light to strike deals with international counterparts under the Morrison government’s new foreign veto laws, only to have the agreements ripped up years down the track because “foreign policy considerations are not static”. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg/Alamy As concerns […]
U.K. Government to Top Up Wages for Six Months As COVID Measures Continue
British Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the government will pay up to two-thirds of people’s wages as long as employees are working—and being paid for—one-third of their hours. Sunak has said that the British economy is going through a “more permanent adjustment” and what happens now “must be different […]
Federal government executes former U.S. soldier who said witchcraft drove him to kill nurse
The U.S. government on Tuesday executed a former soldier who said an obsession with witchcraft led him to kill a Georgia nurse he believed had put a spell on him. William Emmett LeCroy, 50, was pronounced dead at 9:06 p.m. ET after receiving a lethal injection at the same U.S. […]
PKKP keeps gorge destruction secret from elderly daughter of Juukan over fears for health
“No one has told her that the rockshelters and Gorge have been lost, as they all fear it will result in her passing. “Everyone hopes she will never find out. “PKKP people feel immense grief, guilt and a sense of failure for not being able to exercise their responsibility to […]
Malaysia opposition leader Anwar claims ‘formidable’ majority to form new government
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday he has secured a ‘formidable’ majority from lawmakers to oust Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and form a new government, heralding a fresh bout of political drama in the Southeast Asian country. The power struggle comes […]
Australian shares end higher as government signals ease in lending standards
© Reuters/DAVID GRAY Pedestrians are reflected in a window in front of a board displaying stock prices at the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney By Deepali Saxena Load Error (Reuters) – Australian shares ended the week on a positive note, boosted by heavyweight banks, as investors cheered the government’s signals […]
House approves spending bill, sends it to Senate
CLOSE The U.S. has reached 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus. Now experts are looking ahead, and the forecast for the fall and winter isn’t good. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The House approved a government spending bill Tuesday in hopes of averting a government shutdown that would rock the country in eight days […]