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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways decision to permanently force pilots to contract lower-paying contracts or risk losing their jobs is “draconian” and “myopic,” the chief of the union that represents them. The airline announced plans Wednesday to cut 5,900 jobs to help it weather the COVID-19 pandemic, including …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday (Oct. 22) approved Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19, making it the first and only drug approved. for disease in the United States. Remdesivir, administered intravenously, was one of the drugs used to …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Some 470,000 low-income Singaporean workers who are on the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme will receive $ 810 million in Workfare Special Payment (WSP) in October, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday (October 23). In his ministerial statement on August 17, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: While Singapore businesses have been affected by COVID-19, there is one sector that is thriving: unlicensed money landing. Almost 300 were arrested by the police for loan sharking activities in early September. Ad Ad Just a month ago, 237 people, ages 13 to 77, were detained in a …

[ad_1] NASHVILLE (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump is expected to step out in the final presidential debate on Thursday (October 22) with Democratic rival Joe Biden to try to close a gap in opinion polls before the 12-day elections. Trump needs to score a few hits in the televised …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: When it’s still dark first thing in the morning, you wake up and turn on the solar-powered lights. The motion sensor lights in the common areas come to life as you leave the house, heading towards the dual bike racks where you parked your two-wheeler. As you dispose …

[ad_1] HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Both are vitally important to their national economies, highly regarded by customers and totally dependent on international travel. They are also in deep financial struggle and are losing thousands of jobs due to the coronavirus crisis. Cathay Pacific Airways and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have for …

[ad_1] SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro overruled his own health minister on Wednesday (October 21), rejecting the announced purchase of 46 million doses of CoronaVac, a possible vaccine against COVID-19 that is being tested in the state of Sao Paulo. Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello announced the purchase on Tuesday …

[ad_1] Irene from the popular K-pop group Red Velvet apologized after lashing out at her stylist – here’s the whole drama explained. If you logged into Twitter this afternoon (October 22), you may have seen everyone talking about singer Irene and been a bit confused. The Red Velvet leader had …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A global accreditation framework for Covid-19 “vaccination passports” to allow international travel is something that various health authorities, including Singapore, are looking at. However, this will require much more study, given how new the coronavirus is. Questions that need further discussion include the nature of the vaccine, …