WHO reports record daily increase in global COVID-19 cases, up over 284,000

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[caption id="attachment_7396" align="alignnone" width="964"] A paramedic wearing protective gloves prepares to take a blood sample from a woman, to be tested for the coronavirus disease...

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Former LTA deputy group director charged with taking S$1.24 million in bribes, cheating colleagues

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7326" align="alignnone" width="950"] Henry Foo Yung Thye, former LTA deputy group director, is accused of taking bribes and cheating colleagues. [/caption] SINGAPORE: A former...

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Private property prices edge up 0.3% in Q2: URA

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7322" align="alignnone" width="959"] A view of private residential homes and executive condominiums in Singapore. [/caption] SINGAPORE: Private home prices in Singapore in the second...

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New South Wales in Australia tightens restrictions as coronavirus clusters grow

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

People wear protective face masks in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts...

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HDB resale transactions plunge 41.9% in Q2 amid COVID-19 circuit breaker; prices inch up

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7316" align="alignnone" width="951"] Blocks of HDB flats at Shunfu estate in Marymount. [/caption] SINGAPORE: The number of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats sold...

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FBI interviewing Chinese visa holders suspected of hiding military ties, 3 arrested

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7266" align="alignnone" width="957"] File photo of China and US flags. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has interviewed visa holders in more...

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US prosecutors say Chinese researcher is evading arrest in San Francisco consulate

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7054" align="alignnone" width="948"] The Chinese consulate in San Francisco. [/caption] OAKLAND: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) believes that a Chinese researcher, accused of...

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China state media blasts Houston consulate shutdown as Trump election gambit

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7048" align="alignnone" width="941"] Chinese and US national flags flutter at the entrance of an office in Beijing in January 2020. [/caption] SHANGHAI: The move...

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Consulate closure latest salvo in US-China tussle

July 22, 2020July 23, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7045" align="alignnone" width="943"] Tensions are rising between the US and China as they battle for global supremacy. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The closure of the Chinese...

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S$45 million tourism campaign launched urging locals to explore Singapore

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

SINGAPORE: Residents of Singapore are being encouraged to take a local holiday – dubbed a “Singapoliday” - and rediscover their home country while supporting local...