[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An early morning car chase from the Central Expressway (CTE) to Canberra Street led to the arrest of a 31-year-old driver on Saturday (September 12). Her male passenger remains at large after fleeing the car on foot when he stepped onto a sidewalk and crashed into a …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – BooksActually Independent Bookstore is closing its Yong Siak Street store and moving completely online. The store, which turns 15 this year, closed its physical store this year during the breaker period and has not reopened since. At midnight on Sunday (September 13), owner Kenny Leck announced that …
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[ad_1] LONDON: AstraZeneca resumed British clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after obtaining the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday (September 12). Late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, developed with researchers at the University of Oxford, were suspended this …
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[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is expected to highlight its smartwatch, iPad, and subscription services on Tuesday (September 15) as it strives to reignite growth with a must-have holiday line. A highly anticipated 5G iPhone that is considered vital to the company’s fortunes is likely to star in a separate event …
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[ad_1] MANILA: The Philippines deported on Sunday (September 13) a United States Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Southeast Asian country in 2014, after President Rodrigo Duterte granted him an outright pardon. Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton left Manila International Airport at 9.14 am local time aboard a …
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[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson appealed to lawmakers in his Conservative Party on Friday to back a trade bill that his government admitted would violate international law and said it was necessary to protect Britain. Johnson’s decision to proceed with his domestic markets bill has plunged trade …
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[ad_1] A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has called for Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek to explain the company’s contacts with “security and propaganda authorities” in China’s Xinjiang region during the production of the live-action version of “Mulan.” After it emerged that scenes for the $ 200 million film …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The lifting of weekend entry restrictions at Geylang Serai Market went into effect on Saturday (September 12), but stall owners say the move has not affected the influx of the public as capacity limits are still in effect. “It doesn’t make any difference. Safe distancing ambassadors are …
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[ad_1] KOTA KINABALU – Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s 11-hour speech has failed to unravel the overlapping claims for seats among his allies in Sabah’s state elections, raising questions about the unity within his Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. On Saturday (September 12), which was the day of the nomination for the …
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[ad_1] NEW YORK (AFP) – Japan’s Naomi Osaka came out of a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open on Saturday (September 12) and clinch her third Grand Slam title. Fourth-seeded Osaka outscored her non-seeded opponent 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in 1 hour and 53 …
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