[ad_1] John Burke, chief of the Sandwich, Massachusetts, Fire Department, with a device designed to detect airborne coronavirus particles. (Thermo Fisher Scientific via The New York Times) A decade ago, when firefighter John Burke earned his master’s degree in health care emergency management, he wrote his thesis on pandemic planning. …
Read More »North Korea tested new ‘tactical guided missile’: Pyongyang
[ad_1] Seoul: North Korea launched a “newly developed new-type tactical guided missile” on Thursday (March 25), state news agency KCNA reported on Friday, as the United States condemned the launches and warned of a threat to peace and international security. The launches, which were the country’s first ballistic missile tests …
Read More »China will not overtake the United States as a world leader under his tenure, says Biden
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – US President Joe Biden said Thursday (March 25) that he would prevent China from moving over to the United States to become the most powerful country in the world, and vowed to invest heavily to ensure that the United States prevails. in the rivalry between the …
Read More »Leaders from Singapore and Indonesia will meet in person during a retreat later this year
[ad_1] JAKARTA: The leaders of Singapore and Indonesia will meet in person during a retreat to be held later this year, the foreign ministers of both countries said on Thursday (March 25). At a joint press conference, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan said: “I think in our previous discussion, we had looked, …
Read More »The price of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC USD) slides in signal of stagnation of retail interest
[ad_1] Photographer: Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg Photographer: Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg Bitcoin fell amid a broader pullback in assets that had previously ridden a wave of stimulus-infused optimism among retail traders. The largest cryptocurrency fell 2% to roughly $ 52,950, a two-week low, at 7:02 a.m. in New York. The …
Read More »T1’s Kuku says ‘health problem’
[ad_1] South China morning post ‘We’re in this together,’ Antony Blinken tells NATO after wave of sanctions against China US Secretary of State Antony Blinken used his first official European pledge on Tuesday to discuss America’s renewed embrace of the transatlantic alliance, a day after Western nations engaged in a …
Read More »Singapore tests distance dongles to track mix in meetings while looking ahead to host WEF
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A business meeting in Singapore is using motion dongles to ensure participants keep their distance, as the country prepares to start hosting large events safely in the run-up to the World Economic Forum Special Annual Meeting ( WEF) in August. The pocket dongle, which uses Bluetooth technology, tracks …
Read More »Malaysia and Singapore use blockchain technology for COVID-19 vaccination certificates
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: COVID-19 Vaccination Digital Certificates in Malaysia and Singapore are secured by blockchain technology and come with a traceability feature that indicates the exact lot of the vaccine vial used for inoculation. Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this in a Facebook post on Tuesday …
Read More »Foreign workers may not return to Singapore in the same numbers as before, economists say
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Skilled foreign workers could take longer to return to Singapore, and possibly fewer, compared to past recoveries from recessions, economists said following the release of the 2020 Labor Market Report last week. The report, released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), said that while Singapore experienced the steepest …
Read More »Canadian Michael Kovrig, facing espionage charges in China, in a closed-door trial
[ad_1] BEIJING: The trial of Michael Kovrig, who has been detained in China for more than two years on espionage charges, is taking place in Beijing in a closed courtroom, days after the United States raised concerns about his case. in tense bilateral talks with China in Alaska. China arrested …
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