[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Eight new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Saturday (December 12), bringing Singapore’s total to 58,313. All were imported cases that had been placed on a stay-at-home notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said. More details will be …
Read More »Most likely no deal on Brexit trade, says British Prime Minister Johnson
[ad_1] LONDON: Britain is likely to complete its trip outside the European Union in three weeks without a trade deal, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the head of the European Commission Ursula von der said on Friday (December 11). They read. Britain left the EU in January but remains …
Read More »It was fun while the Liverpool plug lasted
[ad_1] Liverpool are preparing for a trip to London on Saturday where they will face Fulham in the Premier League. It seems that Caoimhin Kelleher’s time between the sticks for Liverpool will come to an end as they welcome the first player, Alisson Becker, back to the starting eleven. The …
Read More »Solskjaer reserves high praise for Paul Pogba despite claims of January departure
[ad_1] Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has spoken of Paul Pogba’s approach and appetite to do well for Manchester United, despite his agent blatantly seeking to lead his client into a move in January. A storm has been brewing at United since Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola claimed the midfielder’s career with the …
Read More »Switzerland denies China deal poses threat to dissidents
[ad_1] GENEVA: Switzerland vigorously rejected allegations this week that a deal allowing Chinese officials to enter Switzerland and question Chinese nationals, which only recently came to light, puts dissidents at risk. Switzerland entered into a so-called readmission agreement with China in 2015. The agreement expired on Monday (December 7). Ad …
Read More »Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai appears in court to face national security charges
[ad_1] HONG KONG: Hong Kong media mogul and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai appeared in court on Saturday morning (December 12) to face a charge under national security law that could put him in jail for for life. He is accused of colluding with foreign countries, calling on overseas governments to …
Read More »Trump Signs Bill That Prevents Government Shutdown; the fight against the coronavirus continues
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, facing a midnight deadline on Friday (Dec. 11), signed a one-week extension of expiring federal funds to avoid a government shutdown and allow more time for separate talks on relief. COVID-19 and an overhead bill. . The Republican-led Senate passed the bill Friday afternoon after …
Read More »Iran executes opposition figure Ruhollah Zam
[ad_1] TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday (December 12) executed Ruhollah Zam, a former opposition figure who had lived in exile in France and was involved in anti-government protests, state television said. The station said “counterrevolutionary” Zam was hanged the morning after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld his death sentence due to “the …
Read More »Dutch Adoption Scandal Triggers Indonesian Root Search, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] JAKARTA – Until a few months ago, Ms. Widya Astuti Boerma knew her biological mother only from glimpses of memory. Some were enjoyable: a moment of both at the Sultan’s palace in Yogyakarta, for example. But others were jarring, including one indelibly etched of the family’s house on fire. …
Read More »Peru suspends clinical trials of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
[ad_1] LIMA: Peru temporarily suspended clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine made by Chinese pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm after detecting neurological problems in one of its test volunteers. The National Institute of Health said on Friday (December 11) that it had decided to interrupt the trial after a volunteer had difficulty …
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