Jerome Powell, this story’s for you. The Federal Reserve chair, always on the look-out for signs of inflation, might want to drop by Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where a $200 plate of french fries stretches the definition of haute cuisine. The restaurant Serendipity 3 already claims world records for the most expensive burger ($295) and…
The Netherlands and China posted world best times to win gold in the men’s and women’s quad sculls races as Olympic rowing roared back into action at Tokyo’s Sea Forest Waterway on Wednesday. China clinched the women’s quad sculls in 6:05.13, more than six seconds ahead of silver medallists Poland and bronze winners Australia. On…
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Vietnamese firms AIC and Vabiotech have signed a deal with Japan’s Shionogi & Co to produce COVID-19 vaccines based on recombinant DNA protein technology, a health ministry official told local media outlet VnExpress on Tuesday. After successfully containing the virus for much of the pandemic, Vietnam has been facing record daily surges of infections since…
Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz became her country’s first ever Olympic gold medallist on Monday, winning the women’s 55 kg category for weightlifting at Tokyo 2020. In her fourth Olympics, the 30-year-old lifted a combined weight of 224 kg, an Olympic record. “I am 30 years old and I thought it would be like going down, my…
Thailand reported a record number of coronavirus cases on Monday, while Malaysia has notched up more than 1 million infections, as the virulent Delta variant carves a deadly path through Southeast Asia – now a global epicentre for the virus. Thailand had 15,376 new coronavirus cases, a daily record for a second consecutive day in…
Vietnam may get more COVID-19 vaccine donations from the United States as it struggles to control outbreaks of the fast-spreading Delta variant, the country’s ambassador to the United States said on Sunday. Vietnam took delivery of a shipment of 3 million Moderna doses from the United States on Sunday, which brought the amount given by…
Nur Iqa had always had an affinity towards animals. It all began with her first pet, a cat that her family adopted when she was just four years old. Never could she imagine how such a small ball of fur could have an immense impact in her life; it gave her joy and fulfillment, it…
Japanese judoka Uta Abe triumphed in the women’s 52kg category in Tokyo on Sunday, hours before her brother Hifumi took gold in the men’s 66kg final, making history as the first siblings to win gold medals on the same day. The feat came a day after triple world champion judoka Naohisa Takato secured Japan’s first…
The governing body of football in the sultanate has been renamed to the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD). The move from its previous title “National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam” (NFABD) reflects on the association’s vision to deliver fresh and more robust developments, making the sport more sustainable in Brunei. The rebranding was also…
Chinese young gun Yang Qian claimed the first gold of the Tokyo Olympics with a victory in women’s 10m air rifle here on Saturday. Russian markswoman Anastasiia Galashina took the silver and Nina Christen of Switzerland bagged the bronze. Yang, who was ranked sixth in the qualification, scored 251.8 points in the final, beating Galashina’s…
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