Apple asks judge to reject Fortnite maker’s bid to be kept in App Store

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REUTERS: Apple Inc on Friday asked a federal judge in California to deny a request by Fortnite maker Epic Games to be kept in the...

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Singapore’s Wuthelam Group to buy out Nippon Paint for S$15.6 billion

August 21, 2020August 22, 2020

TOKYO: Singapore's Wuthelam Group will take majority control of Nippon Paint Holdings, spending1.19 trillion yen (S$15.6 billion) to raise its stake to just under 60...

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SIA, Changi Airport welcome Government’s decision to ease some COVID-19 travel restrictions

August 21, 2020August 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9717" align="alignnone" width="941"] A Singapore Airlines stewardess returns from a flight at Changi Airport in Singapore on Jun 8, 2020. [/caption] SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines...

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S. Korea battles worst virus outbreak in months, warns of tighter rules

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9652" align="alignnone" width="941"] Members of conservative civic groups take part in an anti-government protest as concerns over a fresh wave of Covid-19 cases grow,...

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Sweden temporarily pulls its diplomats out of North Korea

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9645" align="alignnone" width="917"] Sweden acts as the consular representative of the United States, Australia and Canada, among others, in North Korea. [/caption] STOCKHOLM: Sweden...

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Brazil approves human trials for potential Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9638" align="alignnone" width="949"] Brazil is the second-worst hit country for coronavirus cases and deaths after the United States, leading many companies to seek out...

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WHO warns people under 50 driving virus spread in Asia-Pacific

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9648" align="alignnone" width="973"] WHO data on the current phase of the contagion showed around two-thirds of Japan’s infections were among those aged under 40....

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Australia to manufacture coronavirus vaccine, will give free doses to citizens, says PM Scott Morrison

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia had reached a deal with Swedish-British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to receive the Covid-19 vaccine it is developing with Oxford...

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Kim Jong Un stirs suspense with rare meeting on mystery issue

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Kim is facing difficulties on various fronts, both at home and abroad. Floods have wiped out farmland to deal another blow to the virus-hit economy,...

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Zoom opens new data centre in Singapore

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

[caption id="attachment_9658" align="alignnone" width="867"] Zoom Video Communications, the popular conferencing app facing scrutiny over whether it transmits data to China, has opened a data centre...