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[ad_1] NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG) – A series of brutal rapes committed against India’s lowest caste women are making national headlines in the South Asian nation of 1.3 billion, fueling street protests and outrage from social media that has put Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration in the spotlight. A 19-year-old woman …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Foreign chambers of business in Singapore are concerned that the recent rise in anti-foreign sentiment and scrutiny over the role of foreign labor could negatively affect future investments by the global business community. Representatives of 16 foreign chambers, including the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), Malaysia Airlines’ holding company, said in a letter to lessors that the group is unlikely to be able to make payments due after November unless it receives more funds from the state Khazanah fund. . The letter, reviewed by Reuters, follows a …

[ad_1] Taiwan said it launched fighter jets on Thursday night to protect itself from a Chinese fighter jet that had entered its air defense identification zone (ADIZ) near a group of islets administered by Taipei. The PLA Air Force Y-8 surveillance aircraft entered the southwestern sector of the area near …

[ad_1] LONDON: Investors, already nervous ahead of the November US elections, now have something else to worry about: the president’s health. Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis triggered a sell-off in stocks and oil and an increase in demand for traditional safe-haven assets like gold and bonds on Friday (October 2). Ad …

[ad_1] Deal A wave of risk aversion swept through the markets on Friday after US President Donald Trump said he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19 and will isolate themselves, weeks before the election. FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk to the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore will continue to provide a business-friendly environment for international companies and workers to operate, while ensuring a fair and equitable playing field for Singaporeans, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said in a Facebook post on Friday (Oct 2). . Mr. Chan made the remarks after …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – More than a million people have died after contracting the coronavirus and more than 33 million have been infected. They include prominent figures in politics, sports, royalty and entertainment. POLITICIANS AND BUSINESSMEN US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19, …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: News of US President Donald Trump’s infection with COVID-19 sparked instant reactions of shock, sympathy, undisguised joy, as well as outrage and curiosity around the world. Trump’s announcement, on Twitter, on Friday (October 2) that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and the …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will serve “without interruption” while recovering from COVID-19, the doctor told President Sean Conley on Friday (October 2). Conley’s statement came after Trump tweeted that he and first lady Melania tested positive for the coronavirus. Ad Ad “The president and the first lady are …