More than 150 nations join global vaccine plan but US, China absent

[caption id="attachment_10893" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland February 28,...

US to challenge judge’s order that blocked US WeChat app store ban

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10890" align="alignnone" width="700"] US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in San Francisco issued a preliminary injunction that blocked the department’s order to block WeChat downloads....

About 6,700 opportunities offered in food sector since April amid COVID-19 pandemic: MOM

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10878" align="alignnone" width="991"] Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing and Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo during a visit to food flavouring manufacturer...

Halep claims Rome title after Pliskova retires with injury

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

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Top seed Simona Halep claimed the Italian Open in Rome on Monday after second seed Karolina Pliskova retired from the final with injury when she...

Tennis world Number 1 Barty aces Australian golf tournament

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10863" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Barty would ordinarily be in Europe preparing to defend her French Open crown, but instead picked up her golf clubs, winning...

German F1 Grand Prix to allow up to 20,000 fans

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10854" align="alignnone" width="800"] FILE PHOTO: Roger Lewentz, interior minister of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate is escorted by police as he walks over Germany's...

Near normal Christmas depends on controlling Covid now, UK health minister says

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10826" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Britain’s Secretary of State of Health Matt Hancock said he hoped that Covid-19 could be contained before Christmas. [/caption] LONDON: Britain...

‘I meant no disrespect’: China team cuts ex-NBA guard Lawson over lewd posts

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10860" align="alignnone" width="1280"] [/caption] BEIJING: Former NBA point guard Ty Lawson said he meant "no disrespect" after lewd social media posts about Chinese women...

Football: Revitalised Leicester ready to ‘attack’, says Rodgers

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10851" align="alignnone" width="638"] Brendan Rodgers has 100 Premier League wins as a manager. [/caption] LONDON: Brendan Rodgers said Leicester were "ready to "attack the...

Philippines confirms 3,475 more novel coronavirus cases, 15 deaths

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10829" align="alignnone" width="1000"] In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases had increased to 290,190, still the most in Southeast Asia. [/caption] MANILA:...