[ad_1] BEIJING (REUTERS) – China rebuked New Zealand on Monday (May 11) for its support for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the country should “stop making wrong statements” about the subject to avoid damaging bilateral relations. Taiwan, with strong support from the United States, has stepped …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: It was nothing more than a sore throat and cough, symptoms that in normal times would not be a cause for concern. But these are far from ordinary times and the Singapore doctor knew he had to isolate himself. After all, he was part of a team treating …
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[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Wuhan reported its first batch of coronavirus infections since a blockade in the city, the epicenter of the outbreak in China, was closed a month ago, fueling concerns of a broader resurgence. The five new confirmed cases, all from the same residential complex, come amid efforts …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday (May 10) said he would welcome Michael Flynn’s return to the Trump administration after the US Justice Department’s controversial move last week to drop criminal charges against the president’s former national security adviser. In an interview with online news site Axios, …
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[ad_1] Singapore The man is the fourth case of COVID-19 since early April who died of heart problems and whose cause of death is unrelated to the coronavirus. His death was not added to Singapore’s official COVID-19 death toll. Google Street View of Sengkang General Hospital. May 12, 2020 12:20 …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The former Chancery Court site at 36 Dunearn Road has been designated as an alternative accommodation to house healthy foreign workers in essential services. In a statement to the CNA, the Singapore Land Authority said the site can hold up to 1,200 workers. Some foreign workers moved in …
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[ad_1] KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) has clarified that a video showing otters munching on koi fish in a pond was not taken on its premises. A video that surfaced last week shows otters from the Zouk family paying a visit to KKH. In the one-minute video, a security …
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[ad_1] By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean officials rushed to contain a new coronavirus outbreak on Monday, searching for thousands of people who may have been infected in a group of cases linked to nightclubs and bars in the capital Seoul. South Korea has been …
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[ad_1] By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Barack Obama described President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as “chaotic” in a conference call with former members of his administration, a source said Saturday. Obama has stayed out of the fray even when Trump blamed him and his …
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[ad_1] Thirty-two companies have returned their Employment Support Plan (JSS) payments and will reject future payments under the scheme, while others have pledged to donate the money to charity. They include multinational companies, financial institutions and local companies from different sectors, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, adding that …
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