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[ad_1] NEW YORK (AFP) – A recently erected billboard in New York’s Times Square shows the number of deaths from the US coronavirus. USA That its creator says that they could have been avoided if the President of the United States, Donald Trump, had acted earlier, and is called the …

[ad_1] MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has extended a radical blockade on Metro Manila and two other urban centers until the end of May, even as the restrictions that have so far led to the massive loss of jobs and a paralyzed economy have been eased elsewhere. “There will be …

[ad_1] A newly erected billboard in New York’s Times Square shows the number of US coronavirus deaths that its creator says could have been avoided if President Donald Trump had acted sooner – and it’s called the “Trump Death Clock.” Created by filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, the “clock” was installed on …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Pump prices have tumbled for the second time in two weeks, taking a liter of petrol to below $ 2 for the first time in several years. Latest updates by fuel price tracker Fuel Kaki – managed by the Consumers Association of Singapore – showed that the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The roofs of a handful of multi-storey car parks in Singapore will be converted for use in vegetable and other food crops starting later this year. The tender for nine of those sites was launched on Tuesday (May 12) by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA). They include …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – UK-based payment financial technology firm Revolut has appointed Mr. James Shanahan, formerly Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Insurtech Singapore Life, as its Chief Executive Officer of Singapore to lead the growth of your business in Asia. The firm also hired former Credit Suisse managing …

[ad_1] LONDON: Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the season, the Italian team announced on Tuesday (May 12). “This is a decision made jointly by us and Sebastian, one that both sides consider to be best,” team principal Mattia Binotto said in …

[ad_1] WELLINGTON: The New Zealand Electoral Commission released security measures on Tuesday (May 12) designed to allow national elections to proceed as planned in September despite the COVID-19 threat. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the election date of September 19 in January, before the global scale of the contagion was …

[ad_1] LONDON: The French House survived two world wars and world recessions. Charles de Gaulle is said to have frequented it and Dylan Thomas once left his manuscript for “Under Milk Wood” at the bar. But the 129-year-old Soho pub in central London is threatened by the coronavirus outbreak, and …

[ad_1] BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Hyatt Hotels Corp said late Monday (May 11) that it would fire 1,300 people worldwide as it tries to cope with the coronavirus crisis, which has practically halted world travel by keeping people inside. Hyatt said he had also cut the salaries of senior management, board …