Science

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – It’s still sweater weather in Singapore, and the humid and windy weather on New Years Day shows no signs of easing. The lowest temperature recorded on Saturday (January 2), at 1 pm, was 21.5 degrees C at the Admiralty. This was lower than the Singapore Meteorological Service …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Valen Ng is having the time of his life in his own backyard. It’s more of a 2m by 1m balcony, but it’s where the 12-year-old can spend hours every day, chopping up dry leaves and leftover broccoli, carefully placing seeds in dimpled layers of soil, pruning his …

[ad_1] Thursday, December 31, 2020 – 11:33 am UPDATED Thu, Dec 31, 2020 – 12:28 pm ALMOST two years after its developer was slapped with a no-sale license, the Normanton Park private residential project can now go on the market. However, there are several conditions attached to the sale of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – As the threat of contracting the coronavirus loomed on public transportation and in densely populated office spaces, employees around the world said goodbye to their workplaces and huddled at home to work. The lights in the office towers went out and the business districts fell silent. Office …

[ad_1] WILMINGTON, Del. / WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The first known U.S. case of a highly infectious variant of coronavirus was detected in Colorado on Tuesday (Dec. 29), and President-elect Joe Biden said it could take years for most Americans are vaccinated for the virus at current distribution rates. Biden’s prediction …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia is prepared to secure coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer and AstraZeneca, the Minister of Health said on Tuesday (December 29), while awaiting authorization to begin its inoculation program with a third drug, by Sinovac of China. Budi Gunadi Sadikin said a 50 million dose deal with AstraZeneca would …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia is prepared to secure coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer and AstraZeneca, the Minister of Health said on Tuesday (December 29), while awaiting authorization to begin its inoculation program with a third drug, by Sinovac of China. Budi Gunadi Sadikin said a 50 million dose deal with AstraZeneca would …

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: In mid-November, South Dakota emergency room nurse Jodi Doering tweeted her experience caring for dying patients. Many, he said, were denying the existence of COVID-19 until their last breath. She said: Ad Ad His last words when he died are “this can’t be happening, it’s not real.” And …

[ad_1] SHANGHAI: Investigators detained a man accused of being linked to the fatal poisoning of Lin Qi, CEO of Chinese game developer Yoozoo, the company known for its strategy game Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming. A 39-year-old man identified by local media as Xu Yao is the prime suspect …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Given that the COVID-19 vaccines in Singapore are voluntary, efforts may be needed to encourage people who are reluctant to take the jab to do so, said the medical experts the CNA spoke with. Clear information on available vaccines, including their benefits and any downsides, could help persuade …