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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported on Thursday (November 26) its first community case of COVID-19 in more than two weeks, ending a 15-day period with no new locally transmitted infections. The community case was among the five new infections as of noon, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said in its preliminary …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Economic Development Board (EDB) managed to secure fixed asset investment commitments worth S $ 13 billion in the first four months of 2020. That was one of the highest in recent years, reflecting business confidence in Singapore’s “high levels of connectivity, openness …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The life expectancy of Singaporeans is among the highest in the world at 81.4 and 85.7 for men and women respectively in 2019, according to the latest public sector report released on Thursday (Nov 26). Singapore’s Public Sector Outcome Review, which is released every two years, also touched …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Even as Singapore struggles with the consequences of Covid-19, the government has managed to increase income and reduce wealth inequality, while ensuring that necessities such as housing and health care remain affordable. Singapore also continues to be business-friendly and competitive internationally. These are among the key public …

[ad_1] LONDON: Following the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Association (RCEP) on November 15, trade has once again become a key issue for Asian geopolitics and geoeconomics. The RCEP was a clear indication that Asian states would go ahead and even undertake the heavy lifting of drafting regional trade …

[ad_1] BUENOS AIRES: Few players dominated as much the spectacular as Diego Maradona. From impressive free kicks to sinuous dribbles, the Argentine, who died at the age of 60, scored some of the most famous and exciting goals in soccer history. Here AFP Sport chooses five of the best of …

[ad_1] HONG KONG: Investors are still trying to weigh the consequences of the recent decision to withdraw Ant Group’s successful IPO. China’s largest fintech group had planned to raise $ 37 billion in the world’s largest IPO before Beijing’s intervention this month. Ad Ad Now, China watchers are analyzing what …

[ad_1] LONDON: The great Brazilian Pelé directed global tributes to Diego Maradona, whose death was announced on Wednesday (November 25), saying that one day they would “play soccer together in heaven.” Renowned for inspiring Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986, Maradona was most loved at the club level for …

[ad_1] BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona scored more than 300 goals, many touches of genius, but the two most famous came four minutes apart on June 22, 1986 in Mexico: one was voted Goal of the Century, the other is even more famous. Maradona and Argentina came to that World Cup …

[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 …