[ad_1] BOSTON, Massachusetts: On January 1 of this year, the Korean Workers’ Party released a report on its goals for the year, emphasizing simultaneous economic construction and nuclear development. But with the coronavirus pandemic, a struggling economy and natural disasters, the country has faced a triple blow. Ad Ad Unexpected …
Read More »The Chang’e-5 ascendant mates with an orbiting module in lunar orbit
[ad_1] China’s Chang’e-5 ascendant successfully reunited and docked with the orbiter-returner combination in lunar orbit at 5:42 BJT on Sunday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced. This is the first time that a Chinese spacecraft has met and docked in lunar orbit. The samples collected on the moon weigh …
Read More »Britain gears up for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine launch this week
[ad_1] LONDON: Britain is preparing to become the first country to roll out the Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, initially making the injection available in hospitals before distributing stocks to doctors’ clinics, said the government on Sunday (December 6). The first doses will be given on Tuesday, and …
Read More »Trump says ‘we are winning this election’ at first post-election rally
[ad_1] VALDOSTA, Georgia – Donald Trump released another litany of unsubstantiated claims that he had the US presidential election stolen from him at his first post-election rally on Saturday (December 5), telling the crowd that he would still end up winning. “We are winning this election,” Trump said at the …
Read More »Go, Go: Demand for Christmas Trees in Singapore Outpaces Supply, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – For some families celebrating Christmas, having a real tree under which to put gifts is at the top of their wish list. But those who long for festive foliage to spruce up their homes this year may be disappointed. With Covid-19 slowing down leisure travel and causing …
Read More »Japanese capsule with asteroid samples lands in Australia
[ad_1] TOKYO: The Japanese space agency said its helicopter search team has detected a capsule, carrying asteroid samples that could explain the origin of life, that landed in a remote area in South Australia as planned on Sunday ( 6th of December). Hayabusa2 had successfully launched the small capsule on …
Read More »Migrant Workers Trapped Abroad Amid Border Restrictions; contractors struggle with the job crisis
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Bangladeshi doctor Rayhan, who worked in Singapore for seven years, has been trapped in his village in the Bhola district since March. He saw his family again after leaving his previous job and was due to return to Singapore on March 21 to start working with a …
Read More »Trump will appear in Georgia in a bid for control of the US Senate.
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump leaves Washington on Saturday for his first political appearance since his election loss to Joe Biden, campaigning in Georgia, where two second-round races will decide the fate of the U.S. Senate. The president takes the stage at 7 p.m. in the southern city …
Read More »Closed After Nearly 60 Years: 91-year-old Nam Seng Noodle House Owner Closes Far East Square Outpost Due To Covid-19, Lifestyle News
[ad_1] Every morning, Leong Yuet Meng would wake up at 4 a.m. to go trading ingredients to make his rampant noodles and other dishes sold at Nam Seng Noodle House. Despite being 91 years old and having a team of assistants in her position, she would be very practical, she …
Read More »Bangladeshi Worker Who Beat Covid-19 After 5-Month Battle In S’pore Longs To Return Home, South Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] NEW DELHI – A Bangladeshi worker in Singapore who has recovered dramatically after a five-month battle with Covid-19 hopes to return home early next year to see his eight-month-old son. Mr. Raju Sarker, who was case 42, has yet to arrest Safun, who was born in March when his …
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