[ad_1] Mon, May 11, 2020 – 8:54 a.m. The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading in their securities on Monday: IHH Healthcare: Executive Director of Health Heavyweight Kelvin Loh said in an interview with The Business Times that the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on business will …
Read More »China reports 17 more cases of COVID-19 amid new infections in Wuhan
[ad_1] BEIJING: China reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 on the mainland on Sunday (May 10), rising from a day earlier and marking the biggest daily increase since April 28, highlighting the difficulty in ending the disease. Although the new case count is still well below the peak of the …
Read More »India to ‘gradually’ restart railway operations in reducing closure
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: One of the world’s largest train networks will “gradually” restart operations starting Tuesday as India eases its coronavirus blockade, as the number of cases exceeds 60,000 with more than 2,000 deaths. Around 30 train trips, 15 pairs of return trips, will be made from the capital New …
Read More »Shutting Chinese out of US universities could hurt America more than China, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Her friends found the bed unmade, an expensive Gucci handbag lying next to it. There was food in the fridge. Pictures of her boyfriend were clipped above her small worktable in the tiny studio, lined with fairy lights on a cute display. It was as if the …
Read More »Men find high levels of enzymes key to Covid-19 infection, study finds | World
[ad_1] A key enzyme found in higher levels in men may help explain why men are more vulnerable to Covid-19 infection. – Reuters photo LONDON, May 11 – Men’s blood has higher levels than women’s of a key enzyme used by the new coronavirus to infect cells, the results of …
Read More »What we don’t know about the origins of the coronavirus could kill us, East Asia News and Top Stories
[ad_1] MELBOURNE (BLOOMBERG) – The best minds in virology are trying to unravel a mystery: How did a lethal coronavirus leap from the jungle of rural China to the main centers of human population? And what chain of genetic mutations produced a pathogen so perfectly suited for stealth and mass …
Read More »British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the coronavirus blockade will not end, but some measures will be eased, Europa News & Top Stories
[ad_1] LONDON (REUTERS) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday that the coronavirus blockade has yet to end, urging people to “stay alert” to the risks as he outlined plans to begin slowly easing measures that have shut down much of the economy for almost seven weeks While his …
Read More »Men find high levels of key enzymes for Covid-19 infection, study finds, Europe News & Top Stories
[ad_1] LONDON (REUTERS) – Men’s blood has higher levels of a key enzyme used by the new coronavirus to infect cells than women’s, the results of a large European study showed Monday (May 11), a finding that may help explain why men are more vulnerable to Covid-19 infection. Angiotensin-converting enzyme …
Read More »Singapore companies trying to retain foreign staff, but this group is likely to be the first to leave, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] Companies are trying to hold on to their foreign workforce despite the cost pressures of the circuit breaker, but if the momentum comes to an end, this group could be the first to leave, employers and human resources experts say. Such workers are a mainstay of the economy, with …
Read More »Violent Reactions To Wearing Face Masks Arouse Concern, Latest Singapore News
[ad_1] One woman claimed to be above the law as “sovereign” and allegedly beat a person, another is accused of assaulting a police officer, and a man faces attempted murder in a stabbing incident. They are among several recent violent cases related to the current need to wear a face …
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