[ad_1] LONDON: The death toll in the UK from the new coronavirus on Wednesday jumped thousands and reached 26,097 when the government began counting COVID-19 related deaths in hospitals, nursing homes and the wider community from the country. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab warned in the Downing Street daily briefing …
Read More »Coronavirus: Grab dramatically reduces senior managers’ pay by up to 20%, tells drivers that additional financial aid may stop after June 1, Transport News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Grab has cut senior management salaries by up to 20 percent and encouraged its staff members to take unpaid, voluntary vacations. He also warned that he may no longer be able to provide drivers with more financial aid if current circuit breaker measures to combat the Covid-19 …
Read More »US Navy ship USA Sail in Chinese-claimed waters in the South China Sea
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: A guided missile destroyer of the US Navy. USA It sailed through the waters near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, challenging China’s claim to the area, the Navy said Wednesday (April 29). The USS Barry carried out the so-called “freedom of navigation operation” on Tuesday, …
Read More »DBS Q1 profit falls 29% on coronavirus loan loss provisions
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: DBS Group Holdings put aside sizable provisions to cover the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, as it reported a 29 percent drop in first quarter earnings, but retained its quarterly dividend. South East Asia’s largest lender teamed up with HSBC and Standard Chartered in supplying higher credit losses …
Read More »COVID-19 could accelerate ‘maturity of Chinese players’ in the free-to-play market
[ad_1] The free-to-play market is gigantic worldwide, including the hundreds of millions of players within China. Nielsen’s SuperData Research Group found that revenue from free games increased 6 percent to $ 87.1 billion last year (about 80 percent of the total $ 109.4 billion for digital gaming revenue) . Research …
Read More »Coronavirus: Broadcast films will be eligible for Oscars for the first time in 2021, Entertainment News & Top Stories
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – Organizers of the Oscars said Tuesday (April 28) that films released only on streaming or video-on-demand platforms while theaters are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic would be eligible for the Academy next year. The temporary change, which will apply only for next year’s Oscars …
Read More »Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho have the same evaluation of Bruno Fernandes
[ad_1] Publication date: Wednesday April 29, 2020 7:20 The impressive start of Bruno Fernandes’ life at Manchester United was correctly foretold by José Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp, who were waiting for the Portuguese star to get going. Fernandes He joined United in an initial £ 47m move from Sporting Lisbon …
Read More »A long-lost type of dark matter can resolve the biggest disagreement in physics
[ad_1] One of the deepest mysteries in physics, known as the Hubble stress, could be explained by a long-lost form of dark matter. Hubble’s stress, as Live Science has previously reported, refers to a growing contradiction in physics: the universe is expanding, but different measurements produce different results for how …
Read More »Comment: Your mobile phone is covered in germs. Disinfecting could help stop the spread of disease
[ad_1] GOLD COAST, Australia: There are billions of mobile phones in use worldwide. They are present on all continents, countries and cities. We review research on how mobile phones carry infectious pathogens such as bacteria and viruses, and believe that they are likely to be “Trojan horses” that contribute to …
Read More »A British expat pays $ 10,000 a month to rent the Sentosa Cove pool during a circuit breaker, Singapore News
[ad_1] When the pool in his condo was closed as part of the circuit breaker measures, a man found a way to time a few laps. After all, when there is a will, there is a way. Even if that means spending $ 30,000 on renting your own pool. A …
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