[ad_1] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday (Jan 3) that stricter lockdown restrictions would likely be on the way as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, but schools are safe and children they should continue to attend where allowed. COVID-19 cases in Britain are at record levels and …
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[ad_1] MADRID: Blame COVID-19 travel restrictions or Brexit, but whatever the cause, some British citizens who tried to return home to Spain this weekend were unable to board flights. The airlines are rejecting documents that before Brexit had been valid proof of the status of the British as residents of …
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[ad_1] Photographer: Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images Photographer: Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images Chinese oil majors may be next on the US list after the New York Stock Exchange said last week that it would eliminate the three largest telecommunications companies in the Asian …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Robinsons will close its last store in Raffles City before January 10, ending 162 years of history. Settlement KordaMentha told The Straits Times that while the last trading day will be no later than next Sunday, the last actual day may come earlier, depending on the remaining …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Heavy rains continued to hit parts of Malaysia on Sunday (January 3), prompting thousands of people to be evacuated in the southern state of Johor and parts of the East Coast Highway in Pahang temporarily closed to the traffic. Johor State Health and Environment Committee Chairman …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Former Reform Party (PR) chairman Andy Zhu, along with seven other former PR members, including former treasurer Noraini Yunus, formed a new political party. The Singapore United Party (SUP), which now has 11 members, registered as a society on December 24, according to a notice in the …
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[ad_1] Manchester United will reject Atalanta’s attempts to keep teenage winger Amad Diallo at the Serie A club until the end of the season, sources told ESPN, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set to add him to his squad this month. Diallo was signed by United from Atalanta on the last …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India granted Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN emergency approval on Sunday (January 3), but faced questions after taking the plunge without releasing efficacy data for the homegrown coronavirus vaccine. The news, announced by India’s Drug Controller General (DCGI), who did not answer questions, was hailed by Prime Minister Narendra …
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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 1,704 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday (Jan 3), with Selangor accounting for the majority of the latest infections. Malaysia is currently battling its third wave of COVID-19 during its Recovery Motion Control Order (RMCO) period and has recorded daily four-digit increases for about two weeks. …
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[ad_1] TOKYO: Badminton number one Kento Momota tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday (Jan.3), prompting the withdrawal of all Japan players from this month’s Thailand Open, the Japan Badminton Association said. “Momota has tested positive for the coronavirus and the association has decided not to send any players, including Momota, …
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