ExxonMobil to cut 7% of Singapore workforce, cites ‘unprecedented conditions’

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[caption id="attachment_13087" align="alignnone" width="1280"] ExxonMobil's Singapore Refinery. [/caption] SINGAPORE: ExxonMobil said on Tuesday (Mar 2) it will cut about 7 per cent of its workforce...

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UK requests UN Security Council meeting on Myanmar

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13068" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Tear gas and fire extinguisher gas float around protesters as they take shelter behind shields while clashing with riot police officers...

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US House panel reissues subpoena for Trump’s tax records

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13080" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2021. [/caption] WASHINGTON:...

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Texas governor lifts state’s mask mandate, business restrictions

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13077" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Healthcare workers walk through the Texas Medical Center during a shift change as cases of Covid-19 spike in Houston, Texas July...

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China aims to vaccinate 40pc of population by end-July, says senior adviser

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

People fill forms before receiving a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination site, during a government-organised visit, following the coronavirus disease...

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New York governor Cuomo under pressure to quit as third woman alleges harassment

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

New York governor Andrew Cuomo has faced growing criticism, including from within his own Democratic Party, for suggesting the two ex-aides had ‘misinterpreted’ him. ...

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Chinese state fund invests in gene firm BGI

February 21, 2021February 22, 2021

The Chinese government has made an investment in BGI Genomics Co, a listed Chinese company that has supplied millions of COVID-19 tests globally as the...

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Myanmar junta warns protesters could die, but thousands still rally

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13045" align="alignnone" width="1000"] People gather during a candlelight vigil to protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar February 21, 2021. [/caption] YANGON: The...

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Trump ‘offered Kim Jong-un a ride home on Air Force One’

February 21, 2021February 22, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13048" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Donald Trump offered North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a ride home on Air Force One after a summit in Hanoi two...

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Japan requests airlines avoid Boeing 777 with certain engines as US aviation authority issues new directive

February 21, 2021February 22, 2021

[caption id="attachment_13053" align="alignnone" width="930"] A Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER lands at San Francisco International Airport on Feb 14, 2015. [/caption] TOKYO: Japan has requested that...