[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Seven new coronavirus cases were announced as of Wednesday noon (November 25), all of which were imported. They were posted on stay-at-home notices upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There were no new community cases and none of the workers’ bedrooms for the …
Read More »Jail for Illegal Lender Who Loans to Maids at 5 Times the Legal Interest Rate, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An illegal lender made a total of $ 8,400 in loans to at least 19 Filipino domestic workers and charged an interest rate of 20 percent per month, five times the maximum legal rate. Assistant District Attorney Pavithra Ramkumar said the interest rate was exorbitant, with the …
Read More »Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona dies of a heart attack at age 60
[ad_1] BUENOS AIRES.- Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, considered one of the greatest players in soccer history, died of a heart attack on Wednesday (November 25), his lawyer said. Maradona, 60, had recently battled health problems and underwent emergency surgery for a subdural hematoma several weeks ago. Ad Ad He …
Read More »US surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in one day, with hospitals already full
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, DC: Daily U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 for the first time since May and hospitals across the country are already full, heralding an increase in mortality as the coronavirus pandemic casts a shadow over the holiday season. The death toll reached 2,157 on Tuesday (Nov. 24), one …
Read More »Meghan Markle reveals she suffered a miscarriage
[ad_1] LONDON: Meghan Markle, Britain’s Duchess of Sussex, has revealed she had a miscarriage, a remarkably personal revelation coming from a high-profile British royal. Prince Harry’s wife and former actress wrote about the experience in detail in an opinion piece published in the New York Times on Wednesday (November 25), …
Read More »Taiwanese celebrity Ting Hsiao-chin, wanted criminal after failure to surrender, Entertainment News
[ad_1] Taiwanese singer and television personality Ting Hsiao-chin has become a wanted woman after she failed to turn herself in to serve her two and a half year jail sentence. The 41-year-old man had been charged and sentenced to prison in Taiwan for scamming customers online into buying counterfeit luxury …
Read More »Xi Jinping of China congratulates US President-elect Joe Biden and hopes for all-win ties
[ad_1] BEIJING. Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday (November 25) and expressed hope for “win-win cooperation” amid conflicts over trade, technology and security. China became one of the last major governments to congratulate Biden. There was no explanation for the delay, but some commentators suggest …
Read More »Will Twitter and Facebook crack down on Trump when his presidency ends?
[ad_1] OAKLAND, California: For the past four years, United States President Donald Trump has enjoyed special status as a world leader on Twitter and Facebook, even as he used his position at the top of the social media pyramid to sell. misinformation and insult your critics. While regular users could …
Read More »Hin Leong Founder OK Lim Denies HSBC, Companies & Markets News & Top Stories Counterfeiting Claim
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Oil magnate Lim Oon Kuin, founder of the troubled Singapore oil trader Hin Leong, has denied allegations by the company’s largest creditor that he used forged documents to obtain financing. HSBC Holdings is suing Lim, his sons and a Hin Leong Trading employee to recover US …
Read More »Authorities won’t ‘dictate’ farming methods as Singapore pushes higher productivity: Grace Fu
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Authorities will not “dictate” agricultural methods even as Singapore pushes for increased productivity, Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu said on Wednesday (Nov 25). Ms Fu spoke during a question and answer session at her ministry’s 2020 appreciation event: Singapore Food Story, which was streamed live on the …
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