[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Pfizer is “very close” to applying for emergency use approval for its COVID-19 vaccine after collecting safety data to send to US regulators, the company’s chief executive said on Tuesday (November 17), according to a report. The pharmaceutical giant announced last week the preliminary results of a late-stage …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – South East Asia’s largest bank, DBS, will introduce a formal work-sharing scheme to support employees in need of more flexible work arrangements, among other initiatives aimed at transforming the way its staff work in a post-pandemic world. Two employees will share the responsibilities of a full-time position …
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[ad_1] Wed, Nov 18, 2020-9: 47 am SINGAPORE shares began trading in slightly positive territory Wednesday morning, even as US stocks fell from their recent overnight highs amid a soft retail sales report and as a vaccine-led rally faded. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) was up 2.21 points, or …
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[ad_1] SYDNEY – The state of South Australia announced on Wednesday (November 18) a six-day “circuit breaker” lockout starting at midnight as authorities scrambled to contain a sudden COVID-19 cluster in the city of Adelaide. Stay-at-home orders were issued for residents across the state, after a cluster of 22 cases …
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[ad_1] SEVILLE, Spain: Brilliant Spain crushed unlucky Germany 6-0 at home on Tuesday (November 17) to enter the UEFA Nations League four-four final in style as forward Ferran Torres scored the first hat-trick ‘ of his career. Germany was unable to stop Luis Enrique’s relentless side, as the visitors suffered …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: For repeatedly abusing her foreign domestic worker over the course of several months, a woman was sentenced to 10 months and two weeks in jail on Wednesday (November 18). On one occasion, 31-year-old Nuur Audadi Yusoff hit her 24-year-old aide so badly that the victim’s face bled, prompting …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – ST Engineering, listed on Mainboard, will be reorganized into two main groups starting in the new year: commercial and defense and public safety, which replace the structure of the aerospace, electronics, land and marine systems sector. The change in structure was announced in a …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Results of the Primary School Completion Exam (PSLE) will be released on November 25. Secondary 1 (S1) option forms for selecting secondary schools must be collected in person and will not be available online, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Wednesday (Nov 18). Due to the …
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[ad_1] ZHANGJIAJIE, Hunan: Towering more than 300 meters above the cliff that inspired the landscape of the blockbuster film “Avatar,” the world’s tallest open-air elevator takes brave tourists to breathtaking views. The three double-deck elevators in central China’s Zhangjiajie Forest Park climb the cliff in just 88 seconds, a quick …
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[ad_1] The proposed merger of the ailing Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) into the wholly owned Indian unit of DBS may weigh on the Singapore lender’s profitability in the short to medium term. It also raises some questions about DBS’s dividend trajectory, considering the imminent migration of credit risk related to …
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