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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – ASEAN countries and their key partners must deepen economic cooperation and maintain connectivity to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday (November 12). He added that the conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement, which is expected to …

[ad_1] PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island: The governors of Oregon and New Mexico ordered near closures on Friday (Nov. 13) in the most aggressive response to date to the latest wave of record-breaking coronavirus infections in the U.S., even as they show many of their counterparts in other states. little appetite for …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Phoebe Chee has been training as an opera singer since she was 15 years old. Last year, the soprano began an undergraduate course at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. However, midway through, his studies were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. You are now back in Singapore and …

[ad_1] NEW DEHLI: As expected, Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) performed well in the recent general election on November 8. The election result has demonstrated the faith and trust that people have in Aung San Suu Kyi and her NLD party, regardless of international public opinion. …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AFP) – Pope Francis spoke with Joe Biden by phone on Thursday (November 12) to offer “blessings and congratulations” to the president-elect of the United States on his victory, the Democrat’s transition team said in a statement. Former Vice President Biden, 77, is only the second Catholic elected …

[ad_1] By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – This week there has been a flurry of good news from the developers of the COVID-19 vaccine, with Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announcing the first data indicating that their mRNA candidate is more than 90% effective. . A Russian project came out …

[ad_1] Deal Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd reported an 89% rise in quarterly earnings on Thursday, which beats forecasts, driven by the video game and advertising businesses. The world’s largest gaming company by revenue posted a profit of 38.5 billion yuan (US $ 5.8 billion) for …

[ad_1] BRUSSELS: Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has apologized to European Industry Director Thierry Breton for a leaked internal document that proposes ways to counter strict new EU rules for tech companies. Pichai and Breton exchanged views in a video conference late on Thursday (November 12), the third this year, according …

[ad_1] Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah tested positive for the coronavirus, the Egyptian Football Association confirmed, ahead of the African Cup of Nations double qualifying match against Togo. Sources have told ESPN that the former Chelsea and AS Roma player, who is the Premier League’s top scorer this season with eight …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia said on Friday (November 13) that it had requested emergency authorization to start a mass vaccination campaign by the end of the year, as the country’s COVID-19 infections reached a new daily record. In an interview with Reuters, President Joko Widodo, commonly known as Jokowi, said that …