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[ad_1] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined calls for a boycott of French products on Monday, escalating the confrontation between France and Muslim countries over Islam and freedom of expression. Erdogan has led the charge against President Emmanuel Macron for his strong defense of the right to make fun of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: In the seven months since the pandemic was declared, there has been a radical shift in goalposts to control it. Initial optimism that COVID-19 would be neutralized by the summer temperatures turned into global lockdowns and now a new normal for wearing masks, social distancing and telecommuting for …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The United Malaysia National Organization (UMNO) will maintain its support for the government of Muhyiddin Yassin, it said early Tuesday (October 27) after a supreme council meeting Monday night. UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the council agreed that the party would not cooperate with the opposition …

[ad_1] MILAN / CHICAGO: The United States, Russia, France and many other countries are setting records for coronavirus infections as a wave of cases spreads across parts of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing some countries to impose new restrictions. The gloom hit global financial markets on Monday (October 26), as mounting …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The moment Ms. Xianna Lock heard about the Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble, she went directly to the Singapore Airlines website to book flights back to Singapore for Christmas and Chinese New Years. The 36-year-old Singaporean and her husband have been based in Hong Kong for three years. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Continuous innovation and development of new technologies will play a crucial role in reducing emissions as the world looks to a low-carbon future, industry experts said at the Singapore Energy Summit on Monday (26 October). In a panel discussion titled “Innovation: Low Carbon Innovations”, the director of energy …

[ad_1] Pharmaceutical companies around the world are racing to develop COVID-19 vaccines. Reuters reported that, as of August, there were more than 200 vaccine candidates in development globally, including more than 20 in human trials. In Indonesia, a potential vaccine developed by China-based biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech entered phase three …

[ad_1] PARIS: France recorded a record 52,010 new confirmed coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, following a record 45,422 on Saturday (October 25), the Health Ministry said in a statement on Sunday, as a second wave of cases increases in Europe. New cases brought the total to 1,138,507, with …

[ad_1] Spain declared a national state of emergency on Sunday to cope with a second wave of coronavirus, as the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a third consecutive day of record new infections around the world. France set a daily record of more than 50,000 Covid-19 cases, while Chinese officials …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – As the Covid-19 pandemic devastated the world and forced borders to close, 14 journalism students who in normal times would have traveled abroad for a reporting module set their sights on migrant workers in their country. They visited dormitories that were once quarantine sites, spoke with workers …