[ad_1] CAMBRIDGE, Mass .: Moderna said Monday (Nov. 16) that its experimental vaccine was 94.5 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, making it the second largest U.S. company. in a week to report results so far. exceed expectations. Along with the Pfizer …
Read More »Global stocks heading for record recovery, vaccine hopes
[ad_1] LONDON / SYDNEY: Global stocks hit a new high on Monday, as signs of economic recovery in Asia, strong recent corporate earnings and hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine bolstered investor sentiment. The MSCI World Stock Index rose 0.5 percent to 608.79 points, just shy of the all-time high briefly …
Read More »SIA Group passenger transport fell 98.1% in October amid ‘tepid’ demand for air travel
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) saw a 98.1 percent year-on-year decline in passenger transport in October, despite moves to open Singapore’s borders to more locations. “Demand for air travel remained tepid as border controls and travel restrictions were maintained in most countries to curb the spread of COVID-19,” the …
Read More »Man pleads guilty to crimes including recording a video clip of a fellow NSF showering at camp
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A young man serving his national service with the Singapore Armed Forces used his mobile phone to record another man showering in a military camp. The 21-year-old Singaporean pleaded guilty on Monday (November 16) to one count of stalking, possessing obscene films, and using a mobile phone …
Read More »Gag order removed on identity of man who killed daughter
[ad_1] JohnBoy John Teo, a Singaporean, allegedly killed Ashley Clare Teo in Block 163B Rivervale Crescent sometime between 7.40pm and 11.05pm Sunday. (PHOTOS: Facebook / Teo BoyJohn) SINGAPORE – On Monday (November 16) the High Court allowed the identity of a man to be publicly revealed who was jailed for …
Read More »Woman plucks and picks up branches of a pomegranate plant outside Serangoon Road store
[ad_1] A woman was caught on camera damaging a pomegranate plant and stealing its branches outside a residential unit along Serangoon Road. Stomper Harry shared CCTV footage and photos of the incident that occurred outside her mother’s store last Wednesday (Nov 11), at 8.33pm In the video, the woman, who …
Read More »Oil and blood dripping: Sembawang resident asked to drop raw pork on common hall railing, Singapore News
[ad_1] A month after a HDB resident raised a scandal about his neighbor’s attempt to obtain homemade cured pork in Jurong West, another resident has done it again. This time, it happened in Sembawang. A piece of raw pork sat on the common hall railing outside a man’s apartment for …
Read More »Supreme Court overturns ‘incorrect’ gag order in case of father who killed two-year-old daughter, Courts & Crime News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A gag order wrongly imposed in June by a magistrate in the case of a man who killed his two-year-old daughter, a year after their identities were published in the media, was overturned by the High Court on Monday. (Nov. 16). The prosecution, asking for the error …
Read More »Korean Air to take over Asiana Airlines for $ 1.6 billion
[ad_1] Seoul: South Korean flag carrier Korean Air said on Monday (Nov 16) that it will buy its smaller and troubled rival Asiana Airlines in a $ 1.6 billion deal as it seeks to consolidate with the global aviation sector. devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The deal combining South Korea’s …
Read More »New access road connecting Punggol and TPE to open on November 28
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: A new access road connecting Halus Link near Punggol and Tampines Expressway (Central Expressway / Seletar Expressway) will open on November 28. This will help ease traffic along Punggol East, the Land Transportation Authority (LTA) said on Monday (Nov 16). Ad Ad The opening of the access road …
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