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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: American voters went to the polls on Tuesday (Nov. 3) totally divided on how they view President Donald Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in the places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed huge support. An Associated Press analysis revealed that in 376 counties …

[ad_1] Noah was also joined by Don Cheadle, who smiled from the Detroit set of Steven Soderbergh’s HBO movie Max No sudden movement. He spoke to Noah about being a “single issue Democratic voter” and changing his support for Biden after his number one candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, dropped out …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – In a year in which travel restrictions crippled travel and hospitality globally, the Republic’s bars had a mixed performance on the list of the world’s 50 best bars, with two bars in the top 10, but two falling outside the top 50. Atlas in Parkview Square, best …

[ad_1] SEOUL: The Supreme People’s Congress of North Korea on Wednesday (November 4) introduced smoking bans in some public places to provide citizens with “hygienic living environments,” state media KCNA reported Thursday. The tobacco ban law aims to protect the lives and health of North Koreans by tightening legal and …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday (November 5) tried to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the US elections, even as vote counting continued in key states on the battlefield, claiming that results were being fabricated without substantiating his affirmations. “If you count the legal votes, I win …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Vietnam is among the few countries that have been successful in fighting the first wave of COVID-19. Since then, the country has experienced a small second wave of infections, but this too has been well controlled: As of October 23, there have been a total of 1,148 cases …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: June to September this year was more humid than normal. This is partly due to the intense moisture-laden winds that blow from the tropical Indian Ocean and the Java Sea towards Southeast Asia. According to the Singapore Meteorological Service (MSS) report, June was the wettest and September the …

[ad_1] SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Singapore led a rally in Asian stock markets on Thursday (November 5) as investors applauded the results of the US elections that pointed to a government less prone to imposing strict financial regulations. Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.9 percent to a nine-month high and South Korea was …

[ad_1] Singapore Southeast Asia could feel acutely the fallout from regulatory brakes hit in Ant Group’s $ 34 billion initial public offering (IPO), a development that is expected to slow down the fintech giant’s global expansion efforts. The group’s portfolio companies in the region include Indonesia’s Dana e-wallet, Bukalapak e-commerce …