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[ad_1] NEW YORK: Shares of major U.S.-listed cannabis producers spiked on Thursday (October 8) after Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said marijuana would be decriminalized at the federal level in the United States under the Biden administration. During Wednesday night’s debate with Vice President Mike Pence, Harris said that …

[ad_1] Deal Orange Belgium, a subsidiary of France’s Orange, said on Friday that it had selected Nokia’s radio team to revamp its existing networks and roll out its future 5G network. FILE PHOTO: The Nokia logo is seen on the Nokia Paris-Saclay campus as Nokia employees demonstrate during a strike …

[ad_1] Fri, Oct 09, 2020 – 10:37 am UPDATED Friday, October 09, 2020 – 2:39 pm The manager of SUNTEC Real Estate Investment Trust (Suntec Reit) is seeking to acquire half of the stake in the Nova de Londres development of Canada’s pension fund, based on an agreed property value …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – More people received financial assistance from the government last year, and about 78,600 people benefited from various ComCare schemes, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said on Friday (October 9). According to MSF’s ComCare Annual Report, there was an increase of around 4 percent in …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Cafe and pastry chain Bakerzin will close all five of its stores here after 22 years, according to a report in the financial daily The Business Times on Friday (October 9). It said Bakerzin Holdings had notified a meeting of creditors on Monday for the purpose of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The United States government wants a Singaporean man who worked for Chinese intelligence for four years while in the United States to be jailed for 16 months. Dickson Yeo Jun Wei, 39, pleaded guilty in July to using his political consulting in the United States as a front …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A judge on Friday (October 9) allowed a Chinese couple on trial for withholding information from health officials and obstructing COVID-19 contact tracing to return to China before the next leg of their trial in January. Both parties argued for and against the decision, and the defense asked …

[ad_1] PHUKET: Phuket’s go-go dancers sit playing on their phones in empty bars that line deserted streets as the Thai resort island reels from the ravages of the pandemic with little sign of recovery anytime soon. Pools are empty, chairs are stacked in deserted restaurants, and normally crowded beaches are …

[ad_1] BERLIN • The German Foreign Minister has said that the King of Thailand, Maha Vajiralongkorn, should not be doing politics from the European country, where he spends much of his time. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas responded to a question from a Greens MP in the Bundestag on Wednesday at …

[ad_1] Friday, October 09, 2020 – 8:51 am THE following companies saw new developments that may affect their securities trading on Friday: Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Suntec Reit): Its manager seeks to acquire a 50 per cent stake in London’s Nova development, comprising two Grade A office buildings with …