[ad_1] SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korean authorities refused to suspend the seasonal flu vaccination program on Thursday (Oct. 22), despite growing calls to do so after the deaths of at least 13 people who were vaccinated in the last days. Health authorities said they have found no direct links between …
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[ad_1] SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro overruled his own health minister on Wednesday (October 21), rejecting the announced purchase of 46 million doses of CoronaVac, a possible vaccine against COVID-19 that is being tested in the state of Sao Paulo. Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello announced the purchase on Tuesday …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday (October 21) that the State Department was designating the US operations of six more China-based media companies as foreign missions, a move that, according to he said, it was aimed at rolling back communist propaganda. Pompeo also told a …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A woman who sparked a fight at Huawei’s Jurong East Mall (JEM) during its over-subscribed National Day promotion last year was jailed for two weeks and fined $ 1,000 on Thursday (October 22). Ng Puay Chin, 54, was one of several hundred people who had lined up …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans in the United States Senate vowed to go ahead with a vote Thursday (Oct. 22) on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, despite the Committee’s Democrats Judicial pledged to boycott a procedure they called “a sham.” Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The waste management and recycling sector is one step closer to having a progressive wage model (PWM) after a proposal was recently sent to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to request the formation of a tripartite committee about the topic. The deputy general secretary of the National …
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[ad_1] Irene from the popular K-pop group Red Velvet apologized after lashing out at her stylist – here’s the whole drama explained. If you logged into Twitter this afternoon (October 22), you may have seen everyone talking about singer Irene and been a bit confused. The Red Velvet leader had …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Visitors are invited to experience the use of G (e) lamps at the Malay Heritage Center (MHC) this December and immerse themselves in the rich Malay cultural atmosphere of the Kampong Gelam Heritage Site. MHC opens its venue for the Kampong G (e) lamping @ MHC program …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Kloud Karaoke Lounge has been unable to reopen for about half a year since the two-month circuit breaker that began in April due to government concerns that nightlife venues such as clubs and karaoke venues are high-risk areas for Covid. -19 propagate. And it could remain that …
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[ad_1] By Jan Wolfe and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court deadlock this week in a key election case illustrates the power that President Donald Trump’s nominee Amy Coney Barrett could wield and reveals why Republicans are rushing to install her as a judge, officials said. Democrats on …
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