America’s billionaire wealth jumps by more than half a trillion during COVID-19 pandemic: Report

[caption id="attachment_2199" align="alignnone" width="685"] FILE PHOTO: A woman counts U.S. dollar bills at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 28, 2018. Picture taken August...

Singapore should still celebrate NDP amid COVID-19, not allow ‘despair’ to prevail: Ng Eng Hen

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2183" align="alignnone" width="779"] The state flag flypast as seen from Merlion Park. [/caption] SINGAPORE: Singapore should celebrate this year’s National Day Parade (NDP) even...

‘You changed the world George,’ rights leader tells Floyd memorial

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2161" align="alignnone" width="824"] George Floyd's casket is wheeled to a hearse after a memorial service at North Central University on June 4, 2020 in...

UN chief backs global access to ‘people’s vaccine’ for COVID-19

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2175" align="alignnone" width="881"] The Gavi alliance wants to provide vaccines at a much-reduced cost to about 300 million children over the next five years....

White House says China’s Tiananmen Square ‘slaughter’ not forgotten

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2172" align="alignnone" width="735"] File photo of the White House on Mar 15, 2020. [/caption] WASHINGTON: The White House said on Thursday (Jun 4) that...

Luxury carmaker Bentley to cut about 1,000 jobs in UK

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2205" align="alignnone" width="772"] FILE PHOTO: A logo of Bentley is seen outside a Bentley car dealer. [/caption] LONDON: Luxury car manufacturer Bentley is cutting...

US to revise Chinese passenger airline ban after Beijing move

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2202" align="alignnone" width="701"] A China Eastern Airlines aircraft is seen at Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China June...

Commentary: The US dollar remains crucial to Hong Kong’s prosperity

June 4, 2020June 5, 2020

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Hong Kong's currency, pegged to the US dollar, provides considerable financial buffer, says an observer. CORK, Ireland: Increasing economic tensions between the US and China...

‘They are the heroes now’: COVID-19 doctors join racism protests

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2180" align="alignnone" width="838"] Nurses and healthcare workers attend a 'Black Lives Matter' rally in front of Bellevue Hospital on June 4, 2020, in New...

New York’s Cuomo, concerned about COVID-19 spread, asks protesters to get tested

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_2168" align="alignnone" width="792"] People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest, amid nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George...