[ad_1] NEW YORK The election of President-elect Joe Biden to be his ambassador to the United Nations in New York will have to address Washington’s waning leadership of the world body in the face of a more assertive China, diplomats and analysts said on Monday (November 23) . Biden nominated …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – More piracy cases have been reported in the Singapore Strait in 2020 than in all of last year. Two more incidents last week brought this year’s total to 33, surpassing the 31 reported in 2019. On Monday (November 23) the Information Sharing Center of the Regional Cooperation …
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[ad_1] A woman who sued the national water agency PUB after falling into a 1.8m-deep sewer five years ago added her diagnosis of schizophrenia in February this year to the list of injuries she allegedly suffered as a result of the accident. Mrs. Chan Hui Peng, 47, believes her husband …
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[ad_1] BEIJING (AFP) – Hundreds of flights at one of China’s busiest airports were canceled on Tuesday (November 24) as Shanghai raced to control a local coronavirus outbreak. Health officials have examined thousands of employees at Pudong International Airport since a small cluster of Covid-19 cases in the city was …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Bernama): A Malaysian was among 16 foreigners who were repatriated from Singapore as part of a heightened security posture following a series of terrorist attacks in France and elsewhere. The Malaysian was found to be radicalized and harbored the intention to travel to Syria or Palestine to engage …
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[ad_1] FRANKFURT / LONDON (REUTERS) – A stroke of good luck from a dosing error will pave the way for AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford to submit their Covid-19 vaccine for regulatory approval. The British pharmacist said on Monday (November 23) that the vaccine could be around 90 percent …
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[ad_1] TOKYO: The Japanese government is preparing to halt its domestic travel campaign in two cities following sharp increases in COVID-19 cases, the minister handling the government’s response to the coronavirus said on Tuesday (November 24). Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said he hoped a final decision could be made on …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The latest batch of COVID-19 in a migrant worker dormitory has closed, which means There are no active conglomerates in Singapore since the pandemic began. The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced the closure of the cluster in the Cassia @ Penjuru dormitory on Tuesday (Nov 24), after 28 …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A 26-year-old Bangladeshi man was arrested under the Internal Security Act earlier this month for his involvement in terrorism-related activities. Ahmed Faysal was arrested on November 2 and preliminary investigations by the Department of Homeland Security found that he had been radicalized and intended to carry out …
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[ad_1] Tue, November 24, 2020 – 5:50 am Singapore Singapore’s economy is leaning to recover sharply next year, on the low base of the ongoing recession. But even with Covid-19 vaccines on the horizon, politicians and lawmakers here have nullified hopes for a miracle cure, as global uncertainty related to …
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