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[ad_1] GUMATAPURA, India: This week, dozens of exuberant villagers scooped up handfuls of cow dung to mold and throw at each other like snowballs for the Gorehabba festival, a local conclusion to India’s most important festival, Diwali. Similar to Spain’s La Tomatina, an eccentric celebration of the local fruit’s tomato …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin admitted on Wednesday (November 18) that Sabah’s state elections in September were the cause of the latest wave of Covid-19 infections in the country. He was arguing why he wanted to postpone the December 5 …

[ad_1] South China morning post Leading Minds Appeal to Joe Biden to Reset US Tech Policy on China A high-powered US task force recommended to the incoming US administration that it restart US technology policy to better counter China’s challenge. The report comes amid discussions on how to correct flawed …

[ad_1] CLAREMONT, California: Concerns have been raised in recent weeks that the incoming Joe Biden administration will come under pressure to take a tough stance against China given the bipartisan national consensus that China has become an adversary of states. United. This competitive dynamic between the two countries is rooted …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Companies that have expanded employee benefits to cover mental health services said the measure sends a crucial signal to workers that they are taking the problem seriously, adding that it also makes business sense. Those benefits are among the recommendations issued by a tripartite notice on Tuesday (November …

[ad_1] BEIJING: Chinese health officials said on Wednesday (November 18) that two cold chain storage workers in the port city of Tianjin were infected with COVID-19 as the country shifts its focus to contaminated imports after a series of sprouts related to frozen foods. Workers in hazmat suits were poring …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah accepted an emergency declaration in the Sabah parliamentary constituency of Batu Sapi on Wednesday (November 18), to postpone the by-elections scheduled for next month and prevent a fourth wave of coronavirus. pandemic. A new date will be set for the …

[ad_1] Rescuing any animal is not an easy task, but this man not only took an injured bird under his wing, he gave it the VIP treatment. It all started when the man, who goes by the name Hantu Bin Jembalang, posted to the Nature Society (Singapore) Facebook group on …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON / SEATTLE: After nearly two years of scrutiny, corporate turmoil, and a showdown with global regulators, Boeing won approval on Wednesday (November 18) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly its jet 737 MAX again after two fatal disasters. The FAA detailed the software updates and …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s five new COVID-19 infections as of noon on Wednesday (November 18) were imported cases. No cases of local transmission were reported for the eighth consecutive day. Ad Ad Three of the imported cases are work permit holders, ages 23, 30 and 33, who came from Myanmar. Another …