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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Real estate agent Alan Toh is not someone who frequently trades the stock market. But after world markets fell 30 percent in March as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, he couldn’t resist diving into the market for bargains. Ad Ad “During the March correction, I was concerned …

[ad_1] FRESNO, California: US officials warned on Friday (September 11) of possible “massive” deaths as more than 20,000 firefighters across the country battled deadly wildfires across the West Coast. A prediction of cooler weather offered some hope for respite in the next few days, but the true scale of the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Apple’s presence in Singapore is a 40-year, shape-shifting journey celebrating architecture, retail design and the user experience in its stores. As early as 1981, Apple was one of the first global companies in Singapore to manufacture printed circuit boards for Apple II computers around the world. Its …

[ad_1] BEIJING: Beijing will impose “reciprocal restrictions” on all US diplomats on Chinese soil in response to restrictions on its embassy staff in the United States, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday (September 11). Relations between the world’s two major economies have deteriorated in recent months, with both sides …

[ad_1] PARIS: French Prime Minister Jean Castex warned on Friday (September 11) that the country was experiencing a “clear worsening” of the coronavirus pandemic, but aimed to avoid a new national lockdown that would hit the economy. In a long-awaited statement after a meeting of ministers and health experts, Castex …

[ad_1] Singapore’s business-friendly reputation continues to attract foreign investment, especially from the technology sector, despite the gloomy global economic climate. Among the companies that are increasing their holdings in Singapore is the German logistics company DB Schenker, which in May began operating a high-tech warehouse in the free trade zone …

[ad_1] TEMPE, Arizona: Another fall, more fires, more refugees and cremated homes. For California, flames have become the colors of fall. The burning fire is the immediate provocation of havoc, as its storms of embers are engulfing the landscapes. But in the hands of humans, combustion is also the deepest …

[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have told mainstream media not to cover Walt Disney Co’s release of “Mulan,” in an order issued after overseas controversy broke out over the film’s ties to the Xinjiang region, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Disney, which opens in local theaters …

[ad_1] HONG KONG – The U.S. government sold one of its largest properties in Hong Kong for 2.57 billion Hong Kong dollars ($ 331.6 million) to developer Hang Lung Properties, led by pro-Beijing billionaire Ronnie Chan, a advocate of collaboration between the US and China, amid deteriorating relations between the …

[ad_1] GENEVA (REUTERS) – AstraZeneca’s pause of an experimental vaccine for coronavirus after a participant’s illness is a “wake-up call” but should not discourage researchers, the chief scientist said Thursday (September 10). of the World Health Organization (WHO). . “This is a wake-up call to recognize that there are ups …