[ad_1] SINGAPORE: More rains are expected over Singapore during the first two weeks of December, the Singapore Meteorological Service (MSS) said in a press release on Tuesday (December 1). Moderate to heavy short-duration stormy rains are forecast over parts of Singapore in the afternoon most days, MSS said, adding that …
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[ad_1] HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Hong Kong has established a hotline for residents to report parties aboard private yachts and chartered party boats, as the financial center tightens social distancing rules to contain a wave of virus cases. With nightclubs and karaoke lounges closing as a result of a new …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 10 new COVID-19 cases as of noon on Tuesday (December 1), including two locally transmitted infections. One of the local infections was in the community and involved a 66-year-old woman who works as a cleaner in the transit area of Terminal 3 of the Changi airport, …
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[ad_1] Dominic lowThe times of the straitNovember 27, 2020 A day of Hari Raya Puasa celebration for an off-duty police officer and his family was marred after they had a dispute with a man who hurled a racial slur at him. Walter Goh Chong Han, 43, was jailed for seven …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The American biotech company Moderna has asked Singapore authorities to approve the use of its Covid-19 vaccine here. If all goes well, the first batch of vaccines could arrive as soon as this month. Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel told The Straits Times on Tuesday night (December 1) …
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[ad_1] Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer recalled some advice from Sir Alex Ferguson as he reflected on Edinson Cavani’s double for the win at Southampton. Cavani came off the bench to score twice in Sunday’s 3-2 win. Solskjaer said: “Sometimes when we scored goals, it had to be the …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Moist weather is expected with temperatures dropping to around 22 degrees C within a few days of the first half of December, the meteorologist said on Tuesday (December 1). The Singapore Meteorological Service (MSS) said rain is forecast on most days in the next two weeks due …
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[ad_1] The RCEP will progressively reduce tariffs and aims to counter protectionism, increase investment, and allow greater freedom of movement of goods. RCEP would also represent the first FTA between China, Japan and South Korea, the largest, second and fourth largest economies in Asia. Previous RCEP negotiations included India, but …
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[ad_1] STOCKHOLM: A mother in Sweden was arrested on suspicion of locking her son inside her apartment for 28 years, leaving him malnourished and almost toothless, police and media said on Tuesday (December 1). “The mother is suspected of illegal deprivation of liberty and causing bodily harm,” Ola Osterling, spokesman …
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[ad_1] PARIS (AFP) – As many scientists scramble to find vaccines to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, other researchers are digging into the past, trying to unravel one of the virus’s biggest mysteries: exactly where it came from. The World Health Organization (WHO) has assembled an international team …
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