South Korea to allow fans back into baseball, football games

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[caption id="attachment_7373" align="alignnone" width="950"] FILE PHOTO: 2020 K League 1 - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC v Suwon Samsung Bluewings [/caption] SEOUL: The South Korean government...

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Healthcare News

WHO scientist sees regulators cooperating to speed COVID-19 vaccine approval

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7417" align="alignnone" width="953"] World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan attends a news conference in Geneva. [/caption] GENEVA: Regulators that normally work within...

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Business News

Alibaba Cloud helps Chinese students, foreign schools scale ‘Great Firewall’

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

China has one of the world's most restrictive mechanisms for online censorship, blocking certain Western websites and apps. HONG KONG: China's Alibaba is...

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Business News

British Airways-owner IAG boosted by US$955 million deal with American Express

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7340" align="alignnone" width="946"] FILE PHOTO: An office building with American Express logo is seen amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in...

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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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Business News

20 years on, Japan government’s digital ambitions still stuck in piles of paper

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7358" align="alignnone" width="951"] A large screen on a building shows live broadcasting of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's news conference on Japan's response to...

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Business News

EU calls on US to lift tariffs in plane dispute

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7337" align="alignnone" width="967"] Government help to develop the Airbus A350 was the origin of an epic legal battle between the US and EU over...

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Business News

Singapore’s manufacturing output continues decline with 6.7% fall in June

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7331" align="alignnone" width="969"] Workers at a manufacturing facility in Singapore. [/caption] SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output continued its decline in June, with demand down in...

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Business News

‘Not much hope’: Macau casinos see deepening losses as coronavirus slams China travel

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7363" align="alignnone" width="975"] FILE PHOTO: People wearing masks walk in front of Casino Lisboa before its temporary closing following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak...

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Business News

Moderna loses challenge to Arbutus patent on vaccine technology

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7352" align="alignnone" width="969"] FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Inc, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts,...