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[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AFP) – A mysterious metal “obelisk” found buried in the remote desert of the western United States has fired the imaginations of UFO watchers, conspiracy theorists and Stanley Kubrick fans around the world. The bright, triangular pillar, protruding approximately 3.6 meters from the red rocks of southern …

[ad_1] TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s abrupt decision to partially pause a domestic travel campaign amid mounting COVID-19 cases, after insisting it would go ahead, appears to cost him support and may cloud his chances of a term long-term. Suga, who took the top job in September after Shinzo …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore has started importing frozen shrimp from Saudi Arabia, a move that will set the stage for more food imports and exports between the two countries, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Wednesday (November 25). “Before this, I think very few of us would have …

[ad_1] BANGKOK: Tensions are rising around the protests in Thailand, with police shooting six people last week and using tear gas and water cannons on the streets of Bangkok. The Thai capital is preparing for the next big rally on Wednesday (Nov 25), and protesters plan to demonstrate at the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Nanyang Technological University (NTU) faculty and staff have come together to donate more than $ 10 million from their unused annual leave to support the university’s students. In total, 1,821 NTU employees contributed about 20,145 days of leave, the university said on Monday (Nov. 23). Each employee …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Two former nominee MPs (NMPs), social entrepreneur Anthea Ong and Singapore Chinese Orchestra Executive Director Terence Ho, are seeking a second term in Parliament. Other new candidates who have applied include Mr. Johann Annuar, CEO of the nonprofit Engineering Good, community artist Terence Tan, playwright and poet …

[ad_1] GENEVA: More than one in five Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 also contracts a bacterial infection. In the absence of effective antibiotics, those lucky enough to beat the coronavirus could be killed by these not-so-new pathogens. Ad Ad Unfortunately, the portfolio of new antibiotics is running low. Less than 100 …

[ad_1] All available evidence indicates that the coronavirus, which has sickened more than 56 million people around the world, may have been first identified in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, but did not start there, according to one of the leading scientists. from the country. “Wuhan was where the …

[ad_1] BANGKOK: A mild-mannered teenage girl with owl glasses, a bob haircut, and daisies painted on her nails is not your typical school troublemaker. But in the eyes of Thailand’s ultra-conservative school system, Benjamaporn “Ploy” Nivas has been labeled a rebel for daring to speak out. Ad Ad “Students should …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) and a group of environmental activists have presented their elections for nominated members of parliament (NMP). On Friday (November 20), the union announced Mr. Abdul Samad Abdul Wahab, Vice President of NTUC, as their nomination. Ad Ad READ: Public Invited to Submit …