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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat will deliver a speech describing the progress Singapore has made in fighting the coronavirus and its effects, as well as the country’s fiscal position and strategies to emerge stronger from the crisis, when Parliament meets on Monday (October 5). Heng said …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Parked cars will soon give way to growing vegetables, as the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) awarded tenders for urban agriculture on nine parking roofs on Wednesday (September 30). The sites, which are the roofs of the Housing Board’s multi-story parking lots, comprise five individual sites and two …

[ad_1] On the rooftop of a Singapore shopping mall, a sprawling patch of eggplants, rosemary, bananas, and papayas contrast with the gray skyscrapers of the city-state’s business district. The 10,000-square-foot (930-square-meter) site is among a growing number of rooftop farms in this space-hungry country, as part of a drive to …

[ad_1] CHICAGO: Results from an initial safety study of Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine candidate in older adults showed that it produced virus-neutralizing antibodies at levels similar to those seen in younger adults, with side effects roughly on par with those of High-dose flu shots, researchers said Tuesday (Sept. 29). The …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Japan, South Korea and Mongolia next week, the State Department said on Tuesday (September 30), on a trip that is expected to be expected. mainly focus on China and North Korea. Pompeo’s trip to Tokyo will be …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (BLOOMBERG) – The Walt Disney Company is slashing 28,000 workers at its U.S. resort business, marking one of the deepest reductions in the workforce of the Covid-19 era. The belt-tightening measure affects the company’s theme parks, cruise ships and retail businesses, Disney said on Tuesday (September 29). …

[ad_1] LISBON: Portuguese leaders have criticized US Ambassador George Glass after he said they must choose between the United States and China or risk the consequences. Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa told reporters on Monday (September 29): “In Portugal it is the representatives elected by the Portuguese and only …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the importance of public communication, as well as the need for institutions such as the media to build trust in their audiences, panelists said during a discussion on World News Day on Monday. (September 28). Public communication is often overlooked as a …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A total of 1,000 professionals will be hired or retrained to support Singapore’s 5G launch, Infocomm’s Media Development Authority (IMDA) said on Tuesday (September 29). Of the 1,000 positions, 300 are new positions, while the rest will be filled by telecommunications professionals who will be trained in the …

[ad_1] The top management of Singapore’s six autonomous universities (AUs) recently received a pay cut in response to the adverse impact that Covid-19 has had on the economy. Institutions have also stepped up financial aid in recent months by encouraging donations and establishing funds for students affected by the crisis. …