[ad_1] GENEVA: The global death toll from COVID-19 could double to 2 million before a successful vaccine is widely used and could be even higher without concerted action to curb the pandemic, a World Health Organization official said on Friday (September 25). “Unless we do it all, (2 million deaths) …
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[ad_1] MUMBAI: In the middle of Dharavi, one of the largest slums in Asia, there is a popular Chinese dish of fried noodles that has been given a unique Indian twist. Sohrab’s Chow Mein is this curious half-Indian, half-Chinese hybrid dish of yellow noodles sautéed in a wok with cabbage, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Biking or even walking from East Coast Park to Changi Beach Park could soon be a more comfortable and enriching experience, with plans in place for a 15km-long green corridor connecting both parks. The new central green corridor will run along New Upper Changi Road and Loyang …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A dream vacation in Europe that a family had planned for six months turned out to be a nightmare they are thankful for surviving. Three days after the Ng-Chans returned on March 21, having canceled two stops due to the looming pandemic, three family members fell ill …
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[ad_1] TUTZING, Germany: Thai activists put up a symbolic plaque declaring that Thailand belongs to the people on Friday (September 25) in front of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s villa in Germany as protests calling for reforms to his monarchy grow at home. In the pouring rain, Act4Dem protest organizer Junya Limprasert …
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[ad_1] MANILA – He knew from the moment his doctor told him that he would have to be intubated that death would be a whisper away. “I told him that if he did that, he would already have one foot in the grave,” recalls Judd de León, a recruiting specialist …
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[ad_1] New Singapore Athletics (SA) President Lien Choong Luen has promised to return the faith shown in him and his team, who were voted into power by an emphatic margin at the fraternity’s annual general meeting last night. Private Transportation App General Manager Gojek defeated attorney Edmond Pereira 14-3 in …
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[ad_1] Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was unimpressed with allegations that they risk standing still if they end the transfer window after having made just one signature. United bought Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek in a deal worth up to £ 40 million, but the club has not …
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[ad_1] World The nations of the world must do everything possible to understand the origins of COVID-19, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday (September 26), comments that could worsen tensions with China. Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia, speaks virtually during the 75th annual UN General Assembly 26 …
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[ad_1] JAKARTA – Indonesian gravedigger Adang Saputra is heartbroken every time he hears the all-too-familiar prayers for the dead and the cries of anguished family members as the coffin of a Covid-19 victim is laid on the ground. The 40-year-old hides his grief as he piles up wet red soil …
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