[ad_1] LONDON (AFP) – Paris and Zurich joined Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive cities this year, while Singapore and Osaka slipped from their joint leadership position after the coronavirus pandemic weakened the US dollar, showed a poll released Wednesday (Nov 18). . The biggest driver was Tehran, which …
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[ad_1] Wed, Nov 18, 2020 – 8:56 am THE following companies saw new developments that may affect their securities trading on Wednesday: ST Engineering: It said Wednesday morning that it expects full-year revenue for 2020 to be near the midpoint of its previous guidance of a 5 to 15 percent …
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[ad_1] WALTHAM, Massachusetts: On November 15, 15 countries, members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and five regional partners, signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), possibly the largest free trade agreement in history . RCEP and the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which concluded in 2018 …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The United States Secretary of the Navy has asked the Navy to establish a new fleet closer to the intersection of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. “We can’t just trust the Seventh Fleet in Japan,” Kenneth Braithwaite said Tuesday (November 17) at the annual Naval Submarine League …
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[ad_1] BEIJING: Sinovac Biotech’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, triggered a rapid immune response, but the level of antibodies produced was lower than in people who had recovered from the disease, preliminary results of the trial showed Wednesday ( November 18th). While the early to mid-stage trials were not designed to …
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[ad_1] NEW YORK: The United States Senate blocked President Donald Trump’s controversial nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve board on Tuesday (November 17), but left a path open for her possible confirmation in the coming weeks . Shelton, 66, a former economic adviser to Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, …
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[ad_1] South China morning post Retired Canadian Police Officer Refuses to Testify at Meng Wanzhou Extradition Hearing A retired Canadian police officer refuses to testify at Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou’s extradition hearing in Vancouver amid claims by Meng’s attorneys that Canadian authorities participated in an undercover data collection exercise. …
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[ad_1] BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Thai police fired water cannons and tear gas at protesters marching in Parliament on Tuesday (November 17), and at least 18 people were injured in the most violent clash since a protest movement emerged. led by youth in July. The protesters converged on Parliament to pressure …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore needs more tech talent and a recently announced job pass hopes to help the country attract “highly skilled” people in this field, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said late Tuesday (November 17). Delivering a keynote address at the 2020 Singapore Technology Forum, Lee said the Tech.Pass, launched …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) seized drugs worth around $ 410,000 in a series of drug raids on Monday (November 16) and Tuesday, during which five Singaporeans were arrested. The drugs include more than 1 kg of methamphetamine, also known as Ice, which CNB says is enough …
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