[ad_1] Disease X, a new unknown disease that could cause a future epidemic, should be seen as a serious threat to drive preparedness as it will be highly infectious, more lethal than Covid-19 and will mutate easily, local health experts said. For now, it’s more of a hypothetical concept to …
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[ad_1] BEIJING (AFP) – China will give an “adequate and necessary” response to the new restrictions imposed by the State Department on its envoys to the United States, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday (September 3). US top diplomat Mike Pompeo introduced the restrictions on Wednesday, including an obligation for …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – There is certainly room for discussion on how Singapore can move towards a race-blind society and on the role of race-based policies such as the Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP), said the Minister of Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong. But in having such discussions, Singaporeans must not …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Several shopping malls, Nex, VivoCity and Suntec City, were among the new places visited by infectious patients with Covid-19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (September 3). Also recently added to the list of places visited by infectious patients: Bras Basah Complex, Geylang Serai Malay …
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[ad_1] A red-hot stock market may be beginning to crush under the weight of its own inflated valuation. Seemingly out of nowhere, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged nearly 800 points early Thursday afternoon. More alarming is that the Nasdaq Composite, which has led the rally from the lows in …
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[ad_1] LONDON: Seventy-six wealthy nations are now committed to joining a global COVID-19 vaccine allocation plan co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) that aims to help purchase and fairly distribute injections, he said on Wednesday the co-director of the project. (September 2). Seth Berkley, executive director of the GAVI …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An error by a judicial officer led a 59-year-old convict to serve two more days behind bars, state courts said on Wednesday (September 2). In a press release, the state courts said they “deeply regret what happened.” The courts also sent a letter of apology to the …
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[ad_1] MUMBAI: The death of a Tibetan member of an Indian special forces unit in a mine explosion near the site of a border blast involving Chinese troops has offered a rare glimpse into a little-known group of elite warriors of great height. Tenzin Nyima, 53, was killed and another …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The maintenance of air conditioning mechanical ventilation (ACMV) ducts within buildings is not subject to regulatory requirements, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said in a statement on Wednesday (September 2). Responding to inquiries from The Straits Times, a BCA spokesperson added that “building owners are responsible …
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[ad_1] If you want to be among the first to get your hands on an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 or RTX 3090, you might have to be quick to place your order. According to a report from TweakTown, Nvidia’s recently revealed Ampere GPUs could be in short supply until 2021. …
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