Among the headlines for Friday, 1st January 2020,  Malaysia and Singapore have confirmed that the deal to build a high-speed rail (HSR) link has been terminated as the bilateral agreement between the two countries had lapsed on Dec 31, 2020.

Also, The World Health Organization yesterday granted emergency validation to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, paving the way for countries worldwide to quickly approve its import and distribution.



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