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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Opposition politician Ravi Philemon has resigned from the Progress Singapore Party (PSP). Mr Philemon confirmed on Thursday night that he had quit the party on Tuesday, but declined to say why. Advertisement Advertisement The managing partner of a media firm was one of 10 people named in a …

[ad_1] BRUSSELS (REUTERS) – Airlines will not have to leave seats empty, but passengers flying in the European Union will be required to wear masks on planes and at airports according to plans to revive the travel industry. The European Commission formulated the non-binding recommendations on Wednesday (May 13) as …

[ad_1] LONDON – Russia has nearly 250,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, the second highest number in the world after the United States. But its total death toll of just over 2,300 remains very low compared to other major European nations and a mere fraction of the death toll in …

[ad_1] More than 33 hours of fiber broadband outage has stunned M1 subscribers across the country, especially at a time when connecting to the Internet is a necessity to work and play during the circuit breaker. The disruption affected thousands of subscribers in various parts of Singapore since 4.30 a.m. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Financial technology companies in Singapore can draw on a $ 6 million fund to help pay for their daily expenses, including the salaries of undergraduate interns. Established to foster innovation as well, the FinTech Solidarity Grant aims to be an opportunity for the industry during the current …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore recorded two new cases of COVID-19 in the community as of noon Thursday (May 14), the lowest daily count since the start of the “circuit breaker.” The daily number of discharged patients also crossed the 1,000 mark for the first time, with 1,164 more COVID-19 patients making …

[ad_1] MOSCOW: A candidate drug to treat the new coronavirus, favipiravir, has produced promising results in the first clinical trials in Russia, according to the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which provided 150 million rubles ($ 2 million) in funding for the project. RDIF Director Kirill Dmitriev said 60 percent of …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China said on Thursday (May 14) that it is opposed to what it called slander from the United States, which has accused Chinese hackers of trying to steal US COVID-19 research. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian added on that any action online to sabotage efforts against the disease …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Coronavirus tests are conducted by 13 laboratories in Singapore, most of which are located in public health institutions such as hospitals, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. He added Wednesday (May 13) that the test results are compared to the patients’ clinical symptoms and that he regularly …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: COVID-19 could be “with us for a long time,” but the coronavirus may be contained if Singapore follows its “dance steps,” leading infectious disease specialist Leo Yee Sin said on May 14. Calling the ongoing “circuit breaker” a “hammer” to slow the spread of the virus, he said …