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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A leaderboard evaluating retirement income systems has put Singapore back in first place in Asia and seventh overall. The ranking comes amid concerns that the pandemic will affect future pensions, with reduced contributions, lower investment returns and higher public debt, the Mercer CFA Institute’s Global Pension Index …

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump pursued top government scientist Anthony Fauci in a call with campaign staff on Monday, suggesting that the highly respected and popular doctor was an “idiot.” Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force, has increasingly become a focus of frustration for the …

[ad_1] New Zealand’s next parliament will be the most inclusive of all time, in terms of people of color, members of the LGBT community, and large numbers of women. The Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, received an overwhelming mandate in the elections on Saturday (October 17). Labor …

[ad_1] Aircraft operated by Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and its Cathay Dragon unit are on the runway at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong on June 9. Photographer: Roy Liu / Bloomberg Photographer: Roy Liu / Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. will cut 6,000 jobs and close its Cathay …

[ad_1] CALIFORNIA: Intel has agreed to sell its NAND memory chip business to SK Hynix for $ 9 billion in a cash deal that would propel the South Korean chipmaker to second place in the world rankings. The deal will allow SK Hynix to overtake Japan’s Kioxia in the NAND …

[ad_1] A prominent New York attorney, author, and television personality was reportedly caught masturbating during a Zoom conference call. Vice News first reported that Jeffrey Toobin unwittingly exposed himself during a Zoom meeting with staff from New Yorker radio and WNYC last week. The video call was to prepare for …

[ad_1] BEIJING (AFP) – President Donald Trump has frustrated and enraged China during a tumultuous first term, but Beijing may welcome his re-election as he scans the horizon for the decline of its rival superpower. Relations are as cold as at any time since formal ties were established four decades …

[ad_1] Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. obtained approval from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for its initial public offering, overcoming a key hurdle as the Chinese fintech giant rushes to complete the sale ahead of the US election. Ant received a letter from the exchange to proceed with the Hong …

[ad_1] SINNAR, India: India is on track to lead the world in coronavirus cases, but from the buzzing factories of Maharashtra to the crowded markets of Kolkata, people are back at work and eager to forget the pandemic for festival season . After a strict lockdown in March that left …

[ad_1] TAIPEI: Taiwan will not be intimidated by China’s “hooligan” officials and will continue to celebrate its national day around the world, the government said on Tuesday (October 20), after Taiwan said Chinese diplomats had tried to charge into a diplomatic event in Fiji. . Taiwan’s charges, including that a …