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[ad_1] KABUL: At least 22 people were killed when attackers stormed one of Afghanistan’s major universities on Monday (Nov. 2), detonated a suicide bomb and sprayed classrooms with bullets in a blatant, hours-long assault claimed by the Islamic State group. The attack on Kabul University, which came as violence escalated …

[ad_1] LONDON: A wave of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions has sparked resistance across Europe, and the right-wing British politician who helped force an EU referendum capitalized on popular anger over a new lockdown by reformulating his Brexit Party under a new flag. Britain, which has the highest official death toll …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A total of $ 13.8 million has been spent developing and acquiring the SafeEntry digital ledger system and the TraceTogether app and tokens, through September. The cost of these digital contact tracing tools includes $ 2.4 million to develop the TraceTogether application, $ 5.2 million to develop …

[ad_1] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday (Nov. 2) defended a second COVID shutdown in England from critics who said it was unnecessary and others who said it was too late, arguing that now was the time to prevent a “medical and moral disaster”. . After rejecting calls …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: In the course of his work, Dr. Lim Wee Shiong has seen not only sick patients, but also stressed out caregivers. “The caregiver will take them (their loved one) to the emergency room (emergency department) and say, ‘Mom is not very well. … The complaints are very vague …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas apologized on Sunday for giving an interview to the Kremlin-backed Russian television station RT, saying he did not know the outlet was a foreign agent. registered in the United States. Atlas, a neuroradiologist and member of the White House coronavirus …

[ad_1] QUEBEC CITY, Canada – Two people were killed and five injured after being stabbed by a man dressed in medieval clothing and wielding a sword, Quebec police said on Sunday, noting that the attack appeared to be motivated by personal motives and not linked to any terrorist group. . …

[ad_1] – Advertising – Singapore: The country’s unemployment rate rose to 3.6 percent in September, but at a slower pace compared to previous months, as it rebounded after the Covid-19-induced drop. According to a statement from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) with estimates for the third quarter, the overall unemployment …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: Tuesday’s presidential election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden could have dramatic effects on various stocks and sectors, and investors have spent months trying to identify potential winners and losers. A group of stocks that benefited from Biden’s Democratic policies have surpassed those …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The daily Covid-19 figure on Monday (Nov 2) plunged to a new low last seen on Feb 25, when there was also a single patient. The imported case this time was a 34-year-old work pass holder traveling from the Philippines, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said Monday …