[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Despite calls for a bipartisan effort towards next year’s budget, Malaysia’s opposition parties have indicated that there will be no general support for the government of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Last Friday (October 23), after a special cabinet meeting, Muhyiddin had gone to Pahang to meet with …
Read More »7 New Covid-19 Cases in Singapore, All Imported, Featured Singapore News and Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Seven new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of Wednesday noon (October 28), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,987. The new cases were all imported and placed on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said on Wednesday. There were no new cases in the …
Read More »Singapore Reports 7 New COVID-19 Cases, All Imported
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported seven new cases of COVID-19 infection as of noon on Wednesday (October 28), all of which were imported. The seven imported cases were placed on stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary daily update. Ad Ad No local …
Read More »Second night of fighting in Philadelphia after police killed black man
[ad_1] NEW YORK: Hundreds of people demonstrated in Philadelphia late on Tuesday (October 27), and looting and violence erupted in a second night of rioting after the latest police shooting of a black man in the United States. The police department warned on Twitter that “a large crowd” of around …
Read More »COVID-19 slowdown will be longer than past recessions, labor market slow recovery: MORE
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The current economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is “deeper and probably longer” than past recessions, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Wednesday (October 28). Parts of the economy, especially those related to travel, may not return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of next …
Read More »Nearly half a million Americans contracted COVID-19 last week as infections rise
[ad_1] CHICAGO: Nearly half a million people in the United States have contracted the new coronavirus in the past seven days, according to a Reuters tally, as cases and hospitalizations set new records in hot spots in the Midwest. More than 5,600 people died from the virus across the country …
Read More »Almost half a million Americans contracted Covid-19 last week as infections mounted, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] CHICAGO (REUTERS) – Nearly half a million people in the United States have contracted the new coronavirus in the past seven days, according to a Reuters tally, as cases and hospitalizations set new records in Midwest hot spots. More than 5,600 people died from the virus across the country …
Read More »The United States Senate confirms that the Supreme Court elected Barrett in a quasi-partisan vote, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The Republican-controlled United States Senate awarded President Donald Trump a major pre-election political victory on Monday (October 26) by confirming his Supreme Court candidate, Mrs. Amy Coney. Barrett, in a ceremony that took place just eight days before the presidency. choice. The primetime event made for …
Read More »Comment: removing travel restrictions is not as scary as it sounds
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: With the exception of China, where the first cases of COVID-19 were identified in late 2019, all countries closed their borders to international travel before introducing national restrictions. This made sense during the initial phase of the pandemic, when countries tried to isolate themselves from a rapidly spreading …
Read More »Sanofi and SK flu vaccines stop in Singapore as post-vaccination deaths in South Korea rise to 59
[ad_1] Deaths after flu vaccination continue to rise in South Korea. But as local health authorities work to calm concerned citizens by disproving a connection between the two, one Asian country has taken the precautionary measure of suspending two injections given to people who later died. Singapore has temporarily withdrawn …
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