[ad_1] NEW YORK: New York City’s public school district, the largest in the United States, will halt in-person instruction beginning Thursday (Nov. 19), announced Mayor Bill de Blasio, citing rising infection rates for coronavirus there and throughout the country. The mayor’s decision, revealed Wednesday on Twitter, came as the U.S. …
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[ad_1] South China morning post Leading Minds Appeal to Joe Biden to Reset US Tech Policy on China A high-powered US task force recommended to the incoming US administration that it restart US technology policy to better counter China’s challenge. The report comes amid discussions on how to correct flawed …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Combat sports that involve extensive body grip, such as wrestling and jujitsu, are now allowed under the gradual resumption of activities in Singapore, subject to a limit of five people per group at all times. Sport Singapore (SportSG) updated its notice on resuming sport and physical exercise and …
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[ad_1] GUMATAPURA, India: This week, dozens of exuberant villagers scooped up handfuls of cow dung to mold and throw at each other like snowballs for the Gorehabba festival, a local conclusion to India’s most important festival, Diwali. Similar to Spain’s La Tomatina, an eccentric celebration of the local fruit’s tomato …
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[ad_1] PETALING JAYA (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin admitted on Wednesday (November 18) that Sabah’s state elections in September were the cause of the latest wave of Covid-19 infections in the country. He was arguing why he wanted to postpone the December 5 …
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[ad_1] South China morning post Leading Minds Appeal to Joe Biden to Reset US Tech Policy on China A high-powered US task force recommended to the incoming US administration that it restart US technology policy to better counter China’s challenge. The report comes amid discussions on how to correct flawed …
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[ad_1] PHOENIX: Arizona’s top election official, Katie Hobbs, said on Wednesday (November 18) that she faced increasing threats of violence over the outcome of the November 3 presidential election and blamed President Donald Trump for spreading misinformation to undermine the confidence in the results. Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump in …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump plans to represent the United States at a virtual Asia-Pacific summit this week in which his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, also plans to participate, a US official told Reuters. Trump’s participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum hosted virtually by Malaysia on Friday …
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[ad_1] Singapore Southeast Asia’s largest lender, DBS, could make further inroads into the tough Indian market if the proposed acquisition of liquidity-strained Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) goes through, although it will have to face the costs of reversing a crisis. Asset struggling for years to come, analysts said. While the …
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[ad_1] CLAREMONT, California: Concerns have been raised in recent weeks that the incoming Joe Biden administration will come under pressure to take a tough stance against China given the bipartisan national consensus that China has become an adversary of states. United. This competitive dynamic between the two countries is rooted …
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