Korea’s Yoon in a deep, dark ratings hole

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On the eve of his victory in South Korea’s presidential election, President Yoon Suk-yeol promised to unite a divided country. That was always unlikely to happen. Yoon is a political outsider with no established support base within his People Power Party. He won the closest victory in South Korea’s democratic history following substance-free campaigns from both candidates. Yoon has never held […]

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More than 18,000 doses of Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine administered in Singapore, 5 reports of severe reactions

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SINGAPORE: More than 18,000 doses of Novavax’s Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine have been administered as of Aug 31, with five cases of severe side effects reported. In its 13th vaccine safety report on Monday (Sep 19), the Health Sciences Authority said there were 28 reports of adverse reactions, of which 82Continue Reading

Charles III: The eunuch monarch ascends

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London is being mobbed today, September 19, 2022, by heads of state ranging from the president of the United States to the emperor and empress of Japan; from prime ministers of the Anglosphere Commonwealth to the president of South Korea. The occasion? The funeral of the head of an archaic institution. Clearly, the British royal […]

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