[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The M2 World Championship of the esports tournament will proceed as scheduled on January 18, although three participants from Brazil tested positive for COVID-19, event organizer MOONTON said on Friday (January 15). One participant was confirmed as an imported COVID-19 case in the Health Ministry update on Wednesday, …
Read More »More potholes appear on Singapore’s roads due to wet weather
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Ms. Zuraida Abdul Rahman Gulam and her family were on their way home from a late dinner on Sunday night (January 10) when they literally hit a pothole in the road. While driving in the left-most lane on the Pan Island Expressway toward Tuas, Ms. Zuraida’s husband ran …
Read More »30 new cases of Covid-19 in Singapore, 29 imported and one in the community, Health News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 30 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of noon on Friday (January 15), bringing Singapore’s total to 59,059. These included 29 imported cases that had been placed on a stay-at-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There was also …
Read More »US Supreme Court Allows Execution of Men Convicted of COVID-19
[ad_1] TERRE HAUTE, Indiana: The United States Supreme Court on Thursday night (January 14) rejected a lower court ruling that the last two scheduled federal executions of President Donald Trump’s administration be delayed to allow the men convicts recover from COVID-19. The court’s conservative majority ruling meant that Corey Johnson, …
Read More »Smartphone giant Xiaomi reels as US raises China’s blacklist
[ad_1] HONG KONG: Xiaomi shares collapsed on Friday (Jan 15) after the US blacklisted the smartphone giant and a host of other Chinese firms as the Trump administration aims to cement its trade war legacy against Beijing. The avalanche of last-minute blacklists is the four-year coda of aggressive trade and …
Read More »Biden reveals plan to pump $ 1.9 trillion into pandemic-stricken economy
[ad_1] WILMINGTON, Delaware: President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday outlined a proposed $ 1.9 trillion stimulus package, saying bold investment was needed to jumpstart the economy and accelerate the distribution of vaccines to control the coronavirus. Biden campaigned last year on a promise to take the pandemic more seriously than President …
Read More »Strong earthquake in Sulawesi in Indonesia leaves at least 7 dead and hundreds injured
[ad_1] JAKARTA: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi killed at least seven people and injured hundreds on Friday (January 15), the country’s disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said, as residents in panic fled to safer areas after many buildings were damaged. The epicenter of the earthquake was located …
Read More »Trump administration takes final blow against China and its companies
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The Trump administration in its final days took another blow against China and its largest firms on Thursday (January 14), imposing sanctions on officials and companies for alleged misdeeds in the South China Sea and imposing an investment ban on nine more signatures. The measures will further increase …
Read More »Manchester United may win the Premier League, Scholes believes, but they must first overcome a major hurdle in Liverpool
[ad_1] Paul Scholes knows all about winning Premier League titles. He won 11 with Manchester United, including the club’s 20th and last league championship in 2013. Eight years later, he believes they can finally win again this season if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team overcomes the psychological hurdle of beating Liverpool …
Read More »Indonesia May Allow Private Sector To Buy And Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines
[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia may allow companies to purchase their own COVID-19 vaccines, the country’s health minister said on Thursday (Jan 14), when an influential business chamber called for members to be able to vaccinate staff or sell vaccines to the public. The Southeast Asian country launched a mass immunization campaign …
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