[ad_1] The small Pacific nation of Palau has urged the US military to build bases on its territory, which is in a region where Washington is rejecting growing Chinese influence. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper visited the island nation last week and accused Beijing of “ongoing destabilizing activities” in the …
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[ad_1] TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s coast guard rescued a second survivor on Friday in waters where a ship carrying thousands of New Zealand cows is believed to have sunk during a storm, authorities said. Hours earlier, an unconscious crew member was also recovered but later died. The survivor, Jay-nel Rosals, …
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[ad_1] US President Donald Trump referred to US Marines buried in a World War I graveyard in France as “losers” and “fools” for being killed in action, according to a report published Thursday in the magazine. Atlantic. The report, written by the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, said that Trump had …
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[ad_1] Police are investigating an incident in which a man removed his mask to allegedly yell and hurl vulgarities at a worker at a vegetable stand in Block 17 Bedok South Road on August 28. Stomper re He alerted Stomp to the incident and shared a video sent to him …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Small-scale live performances will take place at select venues beginning September 11, the National Arts Council (NAC) said in an advisory issued Thursday (September 3) evening. Trials have been scheduled at venues run by NAC, Esplanade, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Chinese Cultural Center, and …
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[ad_1] TOKYO: Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is now the most preferred candidate among the public to become the next prime minister, and his popularity surged after entering the race for his party’s leadership, a poll showed from Asahi Shimbun on Friday (September 4). The poll highlights the growing …
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[ad_1] Jean IauThe times of the straitSeptember 2, 2020 The State Courts apologized to a truck driver after an administrative error forced him to remain in jail for two more days for a fine that he had paid and that was not recorded. Mr. Teo Seng Tiong, 59, was sentenced …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A former domestic worker has been acquitted by the High Court of stealing items worth more than $ 34,000 from the Chairman of the Changi Airport Group (CAG), Liew Mun Leong, and his family. Miss Parti Liyani, who worked for the family from 2007 to 2016, had …
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[ad_1] MOSCOW (REUTERS) – Russian “Sputnik-V” Covid-19 vaccine produced an antibody response in all participants in early-stage trials, according to results published Friday (September 4) by The Lancet medical journal that they were hailed by Moscow as a reply to its critics. Results from the two trials, conducted in June-July …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Four Orchard Road shopping malls were added on Friday (September 4) to the Ministry of Health (MINSA) list of public places visited by community cases of COVID-19 during their infectious period. Centrepoint, Lucky Plaza, Ngee Ann City, and Wisma Atria are among those reportedly visited by confirmed cases. …
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