[ad_1] CANBERRA: Abe’s abrupt resignation on Friday as Japan’s prime minister came as a surprise to many, but not entirely unexpected given his health problems and the precedent he set in 2007 with an equally sudden resignation for health reasons. Other considerations behind your decision are also important. Most obvious …
Read More »27 months in jail for woman who cheated on a friend for $ 130,000
[ad_1] In need of cash, an avid gambler convinced her friend to withdraw all of her Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings of more than $ 53,000 in 1999 and hand over at least $ 500 of her salary every month from 2000 to 2013 . Dishwasher Tan Hwee Ngo, now …
Read More »Hong Kong Starts Mass Voluntary Coronavirus Testing As Distrust of China Rises, East Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] HONG KONG (AFP) – Hong Kong will begin mass testing for coronavirus on Tuesday (September 1), a healthcare scheme that has been swept up in the political debate that divides the city, where many remain deeply distrustful of the leaders. locals like China. The voluntary testing is part of …
Read More »Actions to follow: Keppel, Yangzijiang, First Reit, OUE Lippo Healthcare, Halcyon Agri, Stocks
[ad_1] Tue, September 01, 2020 – 9:08 AM THE following companies saw new developments that may affect their securities trading on Tuesday: Keppel Corp: Keppel Corp said on Monday that its real estate arm, Keppel Land, has entered into a joint venture with leading Indian developer Emerald Haven Realty, a …
Read More »Nex Cinema Conduit Incident: Woman Severely Injured After Hit To Head, Latest Singapore News
[ad_1] During an intense fight scene in the movie Tenet that was being screened in a Shaw Theaters room in the Nex Mall, the audience could hear a strange crumbling noise coming from above. Some of them thought it was part of the sound effects, but for two viewers, the …
Read More »Emergency clearance of COVID-19 vaccines needs a lot of care: WHO
[ad_1] GENEVA: The emergency authorization of COVID-19 vaccines requires “a lot of seriousness and thought,” the World Health Organization said on Monday (Aug 31) after the United States announced that it was considering fast-track candidate drugs. Although all countries have the right to approve drugs without completing full trials, “it …
Read More »Biden accuses ‘toxic’ Trump of stoking unrest in America
[ad_1] PITTSBURGH: Joe Biden on Monday (Aug. 31) accused President Donald Trump of stoking violence after a week of deadly unrest that catapulted law and order to the top of the political agenda just two months before the US election. The stakes for Biden’s speech in Pittsburgh, in the changing …
Read More »Australian journalist arrested in China
[ad_1] SYDNEY: Chinese authorities detained an Australian national working as a high-profile television host in China, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in a statement on Monday (Aug 31). Tensions between Beijing and Canberra have risen since the Australian government called for an international investigation into the origins of the …
Read More »The EU offers $ 476 million to the WHO-led COVID-19 vaccination initiative
[ad_1] BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Monday (August 31) that it would contribute to an initiative led by the World Health Organization to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, while the WHO said that Germany had joined the pact and that the agency has yet to he was negotiating with the political …
Read More »Two Injured After Ventilation Duct Collapsed In Nex Movie Theater, Latest Singapore News
[ad_1] A ventilation duct fell from the ceiling of a movie theater in the Nex mall yesterday during a movie, injuring two people. A spokesperson for Shaw Theaters said the conduit in Hall 6 was cleared at 4.45pm. Movie theater staff tended to injured customers until paramedics arrived, he said. …
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