[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday (January 20) with a call for unity, vowing to bridge deep divisions and defeat internal extremism two weeks after a mob attack tried to undo his electoral victory. On a cold but sunny day in the …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON, DC: Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in on Wednesday (January 20) as the 46th President of the United States. Biden, 78, was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts shortly before noon (1 a.m. Thursday Singapore time) in front of the Capitol, which was the target of a …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The National Museum of Singapore and several shopping malls were added to the Ministry of Health’s list of public places visited by community cases of COVID-19 during their infectious period on Wednesday (January 20). A total of 17 locations were added to the list, which also includes food …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two beverage stands have been fined S $ 1,000 each and ordered to close for 10 days for serving alcohol after 10:30 pm in defiance of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act. In a joint press release on Wednesday (January 20), the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and the Singapore …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Donald Trump left the White House for the last time as president. He left the building on Wednesday (January 20) morning and crossed the south lawn saying, “It has been a great honor, the honor of a lifetime.” Ad Ad Outgoing United States President Donald Trump and First …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat received his first dose of the Pfizer-BionTech vaccine on Wednesday (January 20). In a Facebook post, the 59-year-old said that before the procedure, he first sat down for a consultation with Dr. Shawn Vasoo, clinical director of the National Center for Infectious …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden plans to start his new administration on Wednesday (January 20) with orders to restore the United States to the Paris climate accord and the World Health Organization, attendees said. Biden will sign 17 orders and actions just hours after taking office as the leader …
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[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korea is in talks to buy 40 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Novavax, its local manufacturer SK bioscience said on Wednesday (January 20). The deal, if an agreement is reached, will increase the supply of COVID-19 vaccines in the country to 146 million doses, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: When told by a security guard to enter Jurong Point from another entrance due to COVID-19 measures, a man broke through the safe distance barricades at the mall and caused an uproar inside. When the guard tried to take him away, the man struggled and hit the guard …
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[ad_1] A 33-year-old man was arrested for burglary and indignation of modesty after a three-hour standoff with authorities in Tampines on Monday (January 18). The drama began at Block 885A Tampines Street 83 around 11 a.m. According to preliminary investigations, the man had allegedly entered his neighbor’s unsecured unit and …
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