[ad_1] Jordan Henderson was named a finalist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020. The Liverpool captain finished second to seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton after a public vote, with jockey Hollie Doyle in third place. An incredible achievement to be recognized at this year’s #SPOTY …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Asia-Pacific stocks were lower on Monday morning, and investors await the release of China’s benchmark interest rate. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.49%, while the Topix index lost 0.42%. South Korea’s Kospi was 0.63% lower. Shares of Australia fell, and the S & P / ASX …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY: Dozens of domestic flights due to depart from Sydney were canceled on Monday (December 21) and authorities issued more city-wide health alerts as Australia struggled to contain a new COVID-19 outbreak in its largest city four days before Christmas. More than 50 places, including cafes, gyms, casinos and …
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[ad_1] Liverpool’s remarkable achievements in 2020 were recognized with two awards during the BBC’s Sports Personality program. The Reds were crowned Premier League champions at the end of June and won the top flight by a remarkable 18-point margin, failing to win just six of 38 games. Jurgen Klopp was …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: For those who have lost one or both eyes, the work of the sole ocularist at the National University Hospital (NUH) gives them hope and confidence, allowing patients to avoid the stares of others. Armed with a steady hand and attention to detail, Ms. Suriya Abu Waled manufactures …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: When the Donald Trump administration withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in 2017, reinforcing the new “America first” policy, observers sat down. Under former President Barack Obama, the United States had sought to achieve deeper regional integration in Asia and the Pacific through increased investment, …
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[ad_1] LONDON: To mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the UK co-sponsored a Global Summit on Climate Ambition together with the United Nations and France, with the support of Chile and Italy last Saturday (December 12). Demonstrating the will, determination and ambition to come together to save our …
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[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (BLOOMBERG) – Apple is temporarily closing all of its retail stores in California, as well as those in the London metropolitan area affected by a new lockdown, and other markets that have seen an increase in Covid-19 cases. The Cupertino, California-based company said on its website on …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – All 19 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Sunday (December 20) were imported. There were no new community cases and none of the workers’ bedrooms. Sunday’s cases bring Singapore’s total to 58,422. All new cases were among those already listed on stay-at-home advisories or isolated upon arrival in …
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[ad_1] WILMINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden introduced his climate and energy team on Saturday (December 19), a historic group that will seek to advance an ambitious climate agenda that reverses many policies of the Trump administration. Michael Regan would become the first black man to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) …
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