[ad_1] South China morning post ‘We’re in this together,’ Antony Blinken tells NATO after wave of sanctions against China US Secretary of State Antony Blinken used his first official European pledge on Tuesday to discuss America’s renewed embrace of the transatlantic alliance, a day after Western nations engaged in a …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – More than 80 percent of staff at educational institutions that have been invited to receive the Covid-19 vaccine have made appointments to do so, Education Minister Lawrence Wong said. On March 10, nearly 50,000 letters were sent out in the first batch of invitations, encouraging educators to …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Annoyed that he was asked to wear his mask correctly while boarding an SBS bus, Gan Wee Yeow pulled out a knife and threatened the bus driver, not the first time the 50-year-old has brandished weapons in public. On Wednesday (March 24), Gan pleaded guilty to six …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Forty-six workers lost their hands or fingers in amputation accidents last year, mainly due to unsafe use of machinery. These injuries, which often have a lasting impact on workers’ lives and livelihoods, can be prevented, stressed the Minister of State for Manpower, Zaqy Mohamad, on Thursday (March …
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[ad_1] SEOUL: North Korea fired two projectiles into the sea early Thursday (March 25), the South Korean military said, in what could be its first ballistic missile test during the administration of US President Joe Biden. The nuclear-armed North has a long history of using weapons tests as provocations, in …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singaporean employers will switch to a “more flexible and hybrid way of working” starting next month as the country will take further steps to relax some Covid-19 measures, Education Minister Lawrence Wong said in a press conference on Wednesday (March 24). ). Starting April 5, more employees …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The 21-year-old who skipped a court appearance on Monday (March 22) where he was supposed to plead guilty to sexual assault charges has been arrested. Police said they detained him on Tuesday, the same day their friend, Oh Swee Hong, 21, was detained for allegedly harboring him. …
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[ad_1] CAIRO: The shortest shipping route from Europe to Asia remained blocked on Wednesday (March 24) as 10 tugs struggled to free one of the world’s largest container ships after it ran aground in the Suez Canal. The 400-meter, 224,000-ton Ever Given ran aground Tuesday morning after losing the ability …
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[ad_1] CAIRO (BLOOMBERG) – So far, tugs and excavators have failed to dislodge a huge container ship stuck in the Suez Canal on Wednesday (March 24), increasing the chances of lengthy delays in what is arguably the most important waterway in the world. Work to float the ship was suspended …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: After more than a year with working from home as the default, employees may face change once again, as Singapore announced on Wednesday (March 24) a shift towards a more “flexible and hybrid” way of working. More employees will be allowed to return to the workplace starting April …
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