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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Robinsons said on Friday (October 30) that it will close its last two department stores at The Heeren and Raffles City Shopping Center. We remember the defining moments of Singapore’s oldest local department stores. 1858: A new company, Spicer & Robinson, is founded by the Englishman Philip …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: As the clock ticks towards the US presidential election on November 3, the intensity of the contest between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden is increasing. For investors, the anticipation of the result has caused some wild rides in the markets. Ad Ad A survey …

[ad_1] PARIS: World leaders condemned fatal stabbings on Thursday (October 29) in the French city of Nice that France called an Islamist terrorist attack. The condemnation came from the president of the United States, Donald Trump, the head of the UN, Antonio Guterres, as well as European, Arab and Israeli …

[ad_1] LONDON: Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 500,000 for the first time on Wednesday (October 29), a record rise in one day as Northern Hemisphere countries reported daily spikes. Daily global COVID-19 cases have risen by nearly 25 percent in less than two weeks, as the world witnessed …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The White House coronavirus task force warned that much of the country is facing an “unrelenting” rise in COVID-19 cases, urging tough countermeasures, while at least nine states on Thursday (29 May October) reported record daily increases in new infections. The worst-hit regions in the West and Midwest …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The White House coronavirus task force warned Thursday (October 29) of a widespread and persistent spread of COVID-19 in the western half of the United States, and its members urged aggressive action to stem the increased infections. The hardest hit areas include a series of battle states that …

[ad_1] NICE: A knife-wielding man killed three people in a church in southern France on Thursday (October 29), practically beheading a 60-year-old woman in what President Emmanuel Macron called an “Islamist terrorist attack.” . The 21-year-old Tunisian migrant, who had a copy of the Koran and three knives with him, …

[ad_1] By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singaporean company has developed a breathalyzer test for the new coronavirus that it says will let people know if they are infected in less than a minute. Breathonix, a start-up from the National University of Singapore, says its test achieved more than …

[ad_1] If you own the new iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Pro, congratulations! They’re really cool smartphones, and that revamped design is pretty cool. I’m in favor of a better grip on the flat edges, and they feel good in the hand. That better grip should be able to reduce …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: With COVID-19 cases still increasing globally, the race for a vaccine is on. Pressures build to have one available for use asap. The pandemic has paralyzed the world, so it’s tempting to think that the faster a vaccine is available, the better. Ad Ad But it’s important to …