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[ad_1] BEIJING: China executed a former chief banker on Friday (January 29) accused of taking bribes worth $ 260 million, other forms of corruption and bigamy, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Lai Xiaomin, a former president of Huarong, one of China’s largest state-controlled asset management firms, was sentenced to death by …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Twenty-five cases of a variant of the COVID-19 virus originally reported by the UK have been detected in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday (January 29). In an email response to the CNA’s inquiries, the Health Ministry said that of the 25 cases of variant …

[ad_1] PARIS: COVID-19 may damage sperm quality and reduce fertility in men, according to a new study based on experimental evidence. The viral disease, which has spread around the world and claimed nearly 2.2 million lives, can lead to increased sperm death, inflammation and so-called oxidative stress, researchers reported Friday …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 34 new COVID-19 infections as of noon on Thursday (January 28), the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. All the boxes were imported and had been put on a stay-at-home notice or had been isolated upon arrival. Ad Ad There were no new infections in the community …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp said on Thursday (Jan 28) that its struggling offshore and marine (O&M) segment will exit the rig construction business as part of a previously outlined strategic review. Keppel and its smaller rival, Sembcorp Marine, were among the world’s largest oil rig builders, but low …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore is now able to produce its own high-quality mask filters, at such a rate that everyone here can have two filters every week, in case the Covid-19 pandemic worsens and global stocks run out again. Therefore, the country will have a sustainable supply on hand should …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: More imported cases of COVID-19 have been detected among people entering Singapore in recent weeks, with the daily number reaching 48 on Sunday (January 24). This coincides with the one-day high in the first wave of imported cases last year, when 48 imported cases were reported on March …

[ad_1] BEIJING (AFP) – China has begun using anal swabs to screen those it considers to be at high risk for Covid-19, state television reported, and social media users and travelers are concerned about the invasive procedure. which, according to doctors, may be more effective in detecting the disease. virus. …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: All but five Senate Republicans voted in favor of an effort to dismiss the historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump on Tuesday (January 26), making clear a conviction of the former president for “incitement to insurrection” after the deadly siege of the Capitol on January 6. It …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon’s annual salary fell $ 10 million, or 36 percent, in 2020, according to regulatory disclosures released Tuesday (January 26), reflecting the role of the bank in Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal. Solomon will receive $ 17.5 million for his work during the year, compared …