About 3,800 companies closed down in April; expect uptick in coming months: Chee Hong Tat

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[caption id="attachment_2196" align="alignnone" width="891"] A car drives along an otherwise empty road in the financial district of Singapore on Apr 24, 2020. [/caption] SINGAPORE: About...

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America’s billionaire wealth jumps by more than half a trillion during COVID-19 pandemic: Report

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2199" align="alignnone" width="685"] FILE PHOTO: A woman counts U.S. dollar bills at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 28, 2018. Picture taken August...

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Singapore should still celebrate NDP amid COVID-19, not allow ‘despair’ to prevail: Ng Eng Hen

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2183" align="alignnone" width="779"] The state flag flypast as seen from Merlion Park. [/caption] SINGAPORE: Singapore should celebrate this year’s National Day Parade (NDP) even...

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‘You changed the world George,’ rights leader tells Floyd memorial

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2161" align="alignnone" width="824"] George Floyd's casket is wheeled to a hearse after a memorial service at North Central University on June 4, 2020 in...

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UN chief backs global access to ‘people’s vaccine’ for COVID-19

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2175" align="alignnone" width="881"] The Gavi alliance wants to provide vaccines at a much-reduced cost to about 300 million children over the next five years....

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White House says China’s Tiananmen Square ‘slaughter’ not forgotten

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2172" align="alignnone" width="735"] File photo of the White House on Mar 15, 2020. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The White House said on Thursday (Jun 4) that...

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Luxury carmaker Bentley to cut about 1,000 jobs in UK

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2205" align="alignnone" width="772"] FILE PHOTO: A logo of Bentley is seen outside a Bentley car dealer. [/caption] LONDON: Luxury car manufacturer Bentley is cutting...

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US to revise Chinese passenger airline ban after Beijing move

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2202" align="alignnone" width="701"] A China Eastern Airlines aircraft is seen at Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China June...

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Commentary: The US dollar remains crucial to Hong Kong’s prosperity

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020

Hong Kong's currency, pegged to the US dollar, provides considerable financial buffer, says an observer. CORK, Ireland: Increasing economic tensions between the US and China...

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‘They are the heroes now’: COVID-19 doctors join racism protests

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

[caption id="attachment_2180" align="alignnone" width="838"] Nurses and healthcare workers attend a 'Black Lives Matter' rally in front of Bellevue Hospital on June 4, 2020, in New...