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[ad_1] MANILA: The Philippines on Monday (September 7) reported its lowest number of new daily COVID-19 cases in nearly eight weeks, but authorities tried to temper optimism and warned of a protracted battle as the pandemic progresses. The Health Ministry confirmed 1,383 new infections, bringing the total cases to 238,727, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A Singapore Management University (SMU) student who invited a 21-year-old college student from another institution to an overnight study session reportedly outraged her modesty on campus on January 8 last year. Lee Yan Ru, now 24, is facing a sexual assault charge amid claims that he raped …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 22 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of noon on Monday (September 7), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,044. This is the lowest daily figure in more than five months since March 16, when there were 17 cases. Monday’s new patients included a community case that is …

[ad_1] HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s plan to screen all residents for coronavirus is hampered by limited uptake as a cautious public turns away from the China-backed health plan. The free voluntary tests are part of an attempt to stamp out a third wave of infections that began in late June …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Monday (September 7), including a community infection, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in its preliminary update. This brings the national total to 57,044. Ad Ad The only community case is a work pass holder, the ministry …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australia expects to receive its first batches of a potential COVID-19 vaccine in January, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday (September 7), as the number of new daily infections at the country’s virus hotspot fell. to a minimum of 10 weeks. . Morrison said his government has …

[ad_1] A man wearing a face mask walks past a mural in Singapore’s Chinatown on April 1, 2020. Facebook Facebook logo Sign in to Facebook to connect with Roslan Rahman AFP | fake images SINGAPORE – Singapore’s economy is expected to contract 7.6% in the third quarter compared to a …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India overtook Brazil on Monday (September 7) to become the second worst affected country in terms of coronavirus cases behind the United States, according to an AFP tally. The South Asian nation has recorded 4.2 million infections since the pandemic began, data from the Health Ministry showed, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) will begin accepting requests for pilot testing of large-scale meetings of up to 250 people from October 1, as part of plans to gradually resume economic activities in the country. Organizers of such Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition (MICE) events must demonstrate their …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Ang Mo Kio City Council said on Monday (September 7) that it is investigating the cause of a pipeline drowning after fecal matter overflowed onto an empty deck last week. A preliminary investigation showed that an “underground pipeline was clogged,” the city council said, causing fecal matter …