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[ad_1] WARSAW: Navy divers began a five-day operation on Monday (October 12) to defuse the largest WWII unexploded bomb ever found in Poland, forcing more than 750 people to evacuate their homes. . Nicknamed the “earthquake” bomb, the Tallboy bomb was used by Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and weighs …

[ad_1] BEIJING (AFP, REUTERS) – More than three million swabs were taken in a matter of days in Qingdao, the Chinese port city where a minor coronavirus outbreak prompted a widespread health response. Queues for testing stretched until Monday night (October 12) in the eastern city, which detected six cases …

[ad_1] When Covid-19 first hit the shores of Singapore in January, many expected that, like the SARS outbreak in 2003, this pandemic would pass in a few months. But we are now less than three months away from 2021, and while the virus outbreak in Singapore is largely under control, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s first institute dedicated to research and development of talents in green finance was launched on Tuesday (October 13) by Imperial College Business School and Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University (SMU) . The institute is supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and …

[ad_1] LISBON: Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese soccer federation announced on Tuesday (October 13). Ronaldo “is asymptomatic” and “will not play Sweden” in Wednesday’s Nations League game, the federation said on its website. Ad Ad The 35-year-old Ronaldo, who has won the Ballon …

[ad_1] LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo tested positive for COVID-19, the Portuguese Football Federation said in a statement on its website on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Juventus forward will miss Wednesday’s UEFA Nations League game against Sweden, but he is “fine, has no symptoms and is isolated,” the association …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Doctors at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) have successfully treated a COVID-19 patient who developed a blood clot in the aorta and was at risk of losing his toes or leg. Subsequently, the medical team became the first in the world to publish research on the subject. The …

[ad_1] LIMA: Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while he was trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak. Jesse Takayama’s entry to the ruins came about thanks to a special request …

[ad_1] TAIPEI – Apple and its key suppliers are ramping up production and working through the holidays to ensure that the long-awaited iPhone 5G lineup hits shelves shortly after its release on October 13. The two biggest iPhone assemblers, Foxconn and Pegatron, have been running at full production speed during …

[ad_1] China rushed to test an entire city of nine million on Tuesday just days after a minor coronavirus outbreak, as the WHO warned that letting the pathogen run free to achieve herd immunity was “scientifically and ethically problematic.” The virus is still spreading rapidly around the world, with more …