France allows faith gatherings, but worshippers must wear masks

[caption id="attachment_1639" align="alignnone" width="733"] Men wearing a protective face mask take part in a Friday prayer at the Tahara mosque in Marseille southern France. [/caption]...

UK, Canada, Australia ‘deeply concerned’ at China’s security proposals for Hong Kong

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

[caption id="attachment_1636" align="alignnone" width="699"] Activists march against new security laws, near China's Liaison Office, in Hong Kong, China May 22, 2020. [/caption] LONDON: Britain, Australia...

COVID-19: Pre-school and primary school students to get face shields, hand sanitiser

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

Healthcare News

[caption id="attachment_1645" align="alignnone" width="786"] The face shields and bottles of hand sanitiser will be given out as students return to school. [/caption] SINGAPORE: Pre-school and...

US plans massive COVID-19 vaccine testing effort to meet year-end deadline

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

Healthcare News

[caption id="attachment_1642" align="alignnone" width="801"] FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken...

Alibaba’s sales surge as people shop online during lockdown

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

Business News

[caption id="attachment_1629" align="alignnone" width="747"] FILE PHOTO: A logo of Alibaba Group is seen at an exhibition during the World Intelligence Congress in Tianjin, China May...

Singapore’s COVID-19 cases top 30,000 with 614 new infections reported

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

Healthcare News

Foreign workers inside Avery Lodge dormitory along 2D Jalan Papan SINGAPORE: The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore topped 30,000 on Friday (May 22),...

Cricket: BCCI won’t push for World Cup postponement to open IPL window

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

News Sports

[caption id="attachment_1605" align="alignnone" width="856"] FILE PHOTO: The shadow of a man falls on a backdrop with the logo of the India's cricket board BCCI before...

China to encourage Taiwan’s people to promote ‘reunification’

May 22, 2020

Daily News News world

[caption id="attachment_1555" align="alignleft" width="694"] FILE PHOTO: China's Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a joint news conference at the 8th trilateral leaders' meeting between China, South...

IOC’s Coates says Tokyo Olympics face ‘real problems’ due to COVID-19

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

News Sports

[caption id="attachment_1589" align="alignnone" width="820"] FILE PHOTO: International Olympic Committee member John Coates attends the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 135th Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, January 10,...

Japan central bank in US$279 billion loan boost for small firms

May 21, 2020May 22, 2020

Breaking News Business Daily News News

[caption id="attachment_1573" align="alignnone" width="762"] The Bank of Japan has warned the economy could shrink as much as five percent in the year to March 2021...