[ad_1] TOKYO: The government of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga approved a ninth consecutive increase in military spending on Monday (December 21), funding the development of an advanced stealth fighter and a longer-range anti-ship missile to counter China’s growing military might. . The Defense Ministry will fetch a record 5.34 …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Stops International Flights Over Coronavirus Variant, Middle East News And Featured News
[ad_1] RIYADH (AFP) – Saudi Arabia halted international flights on Sunday (December 20) and suspended entry through its land and sea ports for at least a week, after a new, rapidly spreading strain of coronavirus emerged in Gran Brittany. The kingdom is “temporarily suspending all international flights, except in exceptional …
Read More »Malaysia Faces Revenue Crisis As Spending Rises On Coronavirus Issues, Southeast Asia News And News
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) – Malaysia will enter 2021 with its biggest spending plan yet to stimulate its virus-hit economy, but concerns center on how to pay the bill after a sovereign rating downgrade earlier this month. . The government expects revenues to rise 4.2 percent next year, counting on …
Read More »Brawl at Clarke Quay leaves couple stabbed and manhunt ongoing, Singapore news
[ad_1] As it closed around 10.20pm on Saturday, The Tipsy Cow owner, Mr. Raj Rai, heard a commotion in his outdoor area and saw two groups in total over 10 people fighting each other. Mr. Rai, 47, and a staff member stepped in to end the fight and push the …
Read More »United States looking ‘very carefully’ at new variant of COVID-19
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US authorities are “very carefully” scrutinizing the variant of the virus spreading in the UK, senior health officials said on Sunday (December 20), while noting that the UK travel ban would not it was currently on the cards. The news came as a US panel of experts recommended …
Read More »Tesla’s Elon Musk asks about converting “large transactions” to bitcoin
[ad_1] Deal Elon Musk asked on Sunday about the possibility of converting “large transactions” from Tesla Inc’s balance sheet into bitcoin, according to a Twitter exchange between Musk and a well-known proponent of the digital currency. FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk speaks on stage during a delivery event …
Read More »Couple stabbed in fight at Clarke Quay, five men arrested
[ad_1] As it closed around 10.20pm on Saturday, The Tipsy Cow owner, Mr. Raj Rai, heard a commotion in his outdoor area and saw two groups in total over 10 people fighting each other. Mr. Rai, 47, and a staff member stepped in to end the fight and push the …
Read More »US Congress Seals Agreement on COVID-19 Relief and Government Funding
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Top Capitol negotiators sealed a deal Sunday (December 20) on a nearly $ 1 trillion COVID-19 financial aid package, finally delivering aid to long-overdue businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them. The deal, announced by Senate leaders, would establish temporary …
Read More »Countries ban flights to UK as new strain of coronavirus spreads
[ad_1] LONDON: More countries have banned travel from the UK and the World Health Organization (WHO) called for stronger containment measures, as the British government warned that a highly infectious new strain of the virus was “out of control”. While the WHO urged its European members to strengthen measures against …
Read More »European Medicines Regulator To Review Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
[ad_1] AMSTERDAM: The European drug regulator will evaluate the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by US company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Monday (December 21), with the green light to put Europe on track to start inoculations in a week. European Union countries, including Germany, Austria, and Italy, have …
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