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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A new heritage trail has been launched in Hougang, showing its transformation from a rural area to a modern heartland estate. There will be 20 from the National Heritage Board (NHB)th heritage and part of ongoing efforts to “document and promote the district’s histories and social memories of …

[ad_1] BERLIN: Germany will impose a month-long emergency shutdown that includes the closure of restaurants, gyms and theaters to reverse a surge in coronavirus cases that risks overwhelming hospitals, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday (October 28). “We need to take action now,” he said, adding that the recent skyrocketing …

[ad_1] BERLIN (REUTERS) – Germany will impose a month-long emergency shutdown that includes closing restaurants, gyms and theaters to reverse a surge in coronavirus cases that threatens overwhelming hospitals, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday (28 June October). “We need to take action now,” he said, adding that the recent …

[ad_1] CHICAGO: Nearly half a million people have contracted COVID-19 in the United States over the past seven days, according to a Reuters tally, as new cases and hospitalizations set records in the Midwest. Coronavirus hot spots include Illinois, which reported 31,000 new infections in the past week, and two …

[ad_1] BERLIN: French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered their countries to close again on Wednesday (October 28), as a massive second wave of coronavirus infections threatened to overwhelm Europe before winter . Global stock markets plunged in response to news that Europe’s largest economies were imposing …

[ad_1] LONDON: COVID-19 cases in England are now doubling every nine days, official figures showed on Thursday (October 29), with the sharp rise in the death toll mounting pressure on the government to take national action. . Another 310 deaths were reported Wednesday, the second day in a row for …

[ad_1] BERIN / PARIS (REUTERS) – French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered their countries to lockdown again on Wednesday (October 29), as a massive second wave of coronavirus infections threatened to overwhelm Europe before the winter. Global stock markets plunged in response to news that Europe’s …

[ad_1] WILMINGTON: Democrat Joe Biden insisted on Wednesday (Oct. 28) that he will address the coronavirus from day 1 if elected president, but warned that there is no magical “change” to end the pandemic, as Donald Trump campaigned across the United States apparently unfazed by the dangers of COVID-19. Less …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Starting next Wednesday (November 4), travelers from nine more countries heading to Singapore will be able to deliver their stay-at-home notices to their own place of residence when they arrive here. These countries are Estonia, Fiji, Finland, Japan, Norway, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Turkey, the …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR • The third wave of coronavirus outbreaks in Malaysia has taken its toll on frontline workers, with up to 10,000 police officers in quarantine and medical personnel and health workers among the worst hit. More than 200 policemen have tested positive for Covid-19 and are in treatment. …