[ad_1] OCALA, Florida: On Friday (October 16) President Donald Trump sought to push his position in the battlefield state of Florida by reaching out to older people, while his rival Joe Biden criticized Trump’s response to the pandemic of coronavirus on a Michigan state tour. The two men are targeting …
Read More »Trudeau: Canada will not be intimidated by China on human rights
[ad_1] OTTAWA: Canada will continue to defend human rights in China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised on Friday (October 16), after a senior Chinese diplomat warned Ottawa that he would not welcome pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong. China’s Ambassador to Ottawa, Cong Peiwu, warned Canada on Thursday against granting asylum …
Read More »COVID-19 at a ‘tipping point’ in Europe, hitting groups at risk
[ad_1] MILAN: Doctors warn that Europe is at a tipping point as the coronavirus reappears across the continent, including among vulnerable people, and governments try to impose restrictions without blocking entire economies. With newly confirmed cases hitting records, the Czech Republic has closed schools and is building a field hospital, …
Read More »Posing as Ghosts, Public Shame: How Effective Are Indonesia’s Innovative Approaches Against COVID-19?
[ad_1] JAKARTA: In Central Java, officials have disguised themselves as ghosts and stood at the entrance to a village to discourage people from leaving home. In Jakarta, those who violated COVID-19 protocols were asked to lie down in a coffin to reflect on their mistakes. Ad Ad Indonesia has one …
Read More »FairPrice Apologizes After Bat Was Spotted Eating Bananas Outside Jurong East Store, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE -NTUC FairPrice apologized on Friday (October 16) afternoon after a video of a bat feeding on a banana comb at the supermarket chain’s 24-hour store in Jurong East circulated online. In a Facebook post on Friday afternoon, FairPrice said it was aware of the viral video of the …
Read More »Active Covid-19 Cases Fall Below 100 For The First Time In Singapore Since March 12, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – For the first time since March 12, there are fewer than 100 active cases of coronavirus in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday night (October 16). He added that 30 patients remain in the hospital, none in intensive care, while 59 are recovering in …
Read More »New SG $ 13.5 million grant to key sports companies such as academies and facility operators to defray operating costs
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Key sports companies are eligible for a new grant of S $ 13.5 million to defray operating costs under the latest relief measures for the sports sector affected by COVID-19. The Sports Resilience Package operating grant will help up to 150 of these companies, including private clubs and …
Read More »NUS Researchers to Harness Artificial Intelligence for Covid-19 Treatment Using Locally Available Medicines, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A group of researchers in Singapore will leverage its artificial intelligence (AI) platform to evaluate 12 locally available drugs for a combination of drugs that can be used to treat Covid-19. The interactive digital platform, known as IDentif.AI, takes advantage of artificial intelligence to calculate the most …
Read More »Minimum wage can work: Jamus Lim
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Opposition leader Pritam Singh and fellow Workers’ Party (WP) fellow Associate Professor Jamus Lim engaged in strong exchanges with the Minister of State (SMS) for Health, Dr. Koh Poh Koon, in between of a parliamentary debate on the merits of a minimum wage versus the government’s preferred …
Read More »8 of the 9 new COVID cases were imported into Singapore; closed construction group
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed nine new COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of Friday (October 16), bringing the country’s total cases to 57,891. All but two of the nine new cases are asymptomatic and were proactively detected, the Health Ministry said. Of these, one is a …
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