[ad_1] SYDNEY: International students arrived in Australia for the first time since the country closed its borders to curb the coronavirus in March, with a charter flight landing in Darwin on Monday (November 30). Australian universities have been leaking cash due to the indefinite closure of the country’s border, which …
Read More »S&P Global in Advanced Talks to Buy IHS Markit for $ 44 Billion: Report
[ad_1] LONDON: S&P Global is in advanced talks to buy London-based IHS Markit for about $ 44 billion in a deal that would combine two major data providers, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. . A person familiar with the matter confirmed to Reuters …
Read More »No kidding: 42 Foodpanda passengers show up in the same order outside a 7-year-old’s home, Asia News
[ad_1] An excruciatingly slow internet connection and a buggy app are nothing short of a recipe for disaster. Ask this seven-year-old from the Philippines who found about 42 Foodpanda deliverers standing outside her door. The narrow street in front of their door was littered with pink uniforms last Wednesday (November …
Read More »S&P Global Closes in on $ 44 Billion Settlement for IHS Markit
[ad_1] S&P Global is closing in on a deal to buy IHS Markit for about $ 44 billion, in an acquisition that would bring together two of the largest data providers and create a powerful challenge for information powerhouses Bloomberg and Refinitiv, according to people informed about the matter. A …
Read More »Man in Malaysia throws his grandson out the window after not raping his stepdaughter, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – In a fit of rage, a man allegedly killed his four-year-old grandson after his attempts to rape his stepson failed in an apartment in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. The gruesome incident on Sunday morning (November 29) began after the 42-year-old Nigerian …
Read More »Dairy Farm investigates after customer finds ‘black dots’ in eggs purchased from Giant
[ad_1] Stomper Angel, a small home cooking business owner, was preparing ingredients for her customers’ braised pork rice orders when she noticed an unusual black spot on one of her eggs. He immediately knew something was wrong and began to go through the other hard-boiled eggs he had prepared. To …
Read More »Americans brace for COVID-19 ‘surge after surge’
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States should prepare for a “spike after spike” in coronavirus cases as millions of travelers return home after the Thanksgiving holiday, top US scientist Anthony warned on Sunday (November 29). Fauci. The United States is the most affected country in the world, with 266,831 deaths from …
Read More »Failing to sue my siblings did not mean ‘carte blanche’ to defame me, says Prime Minister Lee in a defamation lawsuit, Politics News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Failing to sue his brothers for the statements they made regarding his family’s home at 38 Oxley Road did not mean “carte blanche” for anyone else to use what they had said to defame him, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. He was speaking from the witness …
Read More »Two private companies will operate 30 SCDF ambulances as part of the new government contractor model
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two private ambulance operators contracted by the Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) will respond to emergency calls with SCDF uniforms and ambulances from Tuesday (December 1). This follows a new contract between SCDF and the two private ambulance operators: Unistrong Technology and Lentor Ambulance, SCDF said Monday. Ad …
Read More »S’pore Inventor Creates Portable PCR Test Kit That Can Detect Covid-19 In 5 Minutes, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Local medical technology company Cell ID has created a portable polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kit that can confirm if someone has Covid-19 in five minutes. CTO Xander Sim said those administering the test would not need specialized training or a lab to produce results. The nasal …
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