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[ad_1] GENEVA (AFP) – The coronavirus pandemic appears to be accelerating around the world, with new cases skyrocketing last week to a new seven-day high of nearly two million, even as new deaths declined, statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO). In a new global update, the WHO said late …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Witnesses who restrained a man after he was caught taking photos under his skirt at the Little India MRT station did not behave in a “too aggressive” manner or use “excessive force” to restrain him before he died, said a coroner. Andrew Ho Chee Meng, 46, died on …

[ad_1] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told people on Tuesday (September 22) to work from home whenever possible and ordered bars and restaurants to close early to deal with a second wave of COVID-19 from rapid spread with restrictions lasting probably six months. After government scientists warned that deaths …

[ad_1] MOSCOW: Russia is so confident in its COVID-19 vaccine that it will take some legal responsibility if something goes wrong, rather than requiring buyers to bear all the risk, the head of the state fund financing the project told Reuters. The decision leaves the vaccine’s state-backed developers open to …

[ad_1] LONDON: European stock markets regained some ground on Tuesday, a day after the second rising wave of the coronavirus epidemic caused the region’s worst destruction since June and forced investors to turn to government bonds. Conditions were still choppy with South Korea and China sliding down to Asia for …

[ad_1] GENEVA: The coronavirus pandemic appears to be accelerating around the world, with new cases skyrocketing last week to a new seven-day high of nearly 2 million, even as new deaths declined, WHO statistics showed. In a new global update, the World Health Organization said on Monday night (September 21) …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Five Malaysian men will spend weeks in jail for bringing 53,249 bags of chewing tobacco to Singapore on September 7. Chewing tobacco sachets worth around $ 213,000 were discovered in black polythene bags hidden in the bunks and engine compartments of bowser trucks registered in Malaysia by …

[ad_1] JAKARTA – Major hospitals in the Indonesian capital Jakarta have reported full occupancy, with some having a waiting list of up to 20 confirmed Covid-19 patients seeking treatment, as cases continue to rise in the country. To ease pressure on hospitals in the city of more than 10 million, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two men who participated in a social gathering on Robertson Quay during the Singapore “circuit breaker” period were fined on Tuesday (September 22) for disobeying COVID-19 safety regulations. On May 16, British citizens Daniel Olalekan Olasunkanmi Olagunju and Alfred Jon Veloso Waring were part of a group of …

[ad_1] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell people on Tuesday (September 22) to work from home and impose new restrictions on pubs, bars and restaurants in a bid to tackle the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak that accelerates quickly. In a speech to parliament at 11:30 a.m. …