(Reuters) -European stocks edged higher on Wednesday, with gains in travel stocks offsetting weak German business sentiment data, while global markets were range-bound ahead of a policy update from the U.S. Federal Reserve later this week.FILE PHOTO: The German share price index (DAX) board is seen at the end of a trading day at the […]
SINGAPORE – When assistant conservator Sophia Lee got hold of a prisoner’s toothbrush from World War II, it was in pieces. She had to do extensive research on the type of plastic it was made from to determine how to put it back together. This example of what goes into conservation work – before an […]
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Hong Kong has no plans to boost the city’s lacklustre vaccination effort through mandates, a top government official said. Six months after the start of the vaccination programme, which features free shots from either BioNTech SE or Sinovac Biotech Ltd., only 42 per cent of Hong Kong’s population is fully vaccinated, […]
SINGAPORE – The BHG department store in Bugis Junction was shut on Wednesday (Aug 25) for cleaning and disinfecting works, after a member of its staff tested positive for Covid-19. The Ministry of Health (MOH) had announced on Tuesday 20 new infections linked to the shopping mall. A spokesman for Bugis Junction said: “We are […]
SINGAPORE – From Wednesday (Aug 25), commuters travelling from Bedok and Bukit Panjang will be able to catch a ride on the first 20 fully-electric three-door single-deck buses to ply the roads here. These buses will be progressively deployed on routes served by Services 38 and 40 run by SBS Transit from Bedok Interchange, as […]
SINGAPORE – Senior United States officials stressed during a panel discussion on Tuesday (Aug 24) that US-China conflict is not inevitable, and the US’ intent is not to ask countries to choose sides. The discussion followed a speech in which US Vice-President Kamala Harris said China continues to “coerce” and “intimidate” over its claims to […]
KABUL (REUTERS) – The Taleban expect foreign evacuations from Kabul to be completed by the end of the month, the Islamist group’s main spokesman said on Tuesday (Aug 24), urging Afghans to stay to help rebuild their country. Zabihullah Mujahid said the movement had not agreed to an extension of an Aug 31 deadline which […]
GENEVA (REUTERS) – China’s envoy told the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday (Aug 24) that the US army and the militaries of its coalition partners should be held accountable for rights violations allegedly committed in Afghanistan. During a session on reports of Taleban abuses, Chinese Ambassador Chen Xu gave no details of the alleged […]
(Reuters) -European stocks ended flat on Tuesday as investors held back from making big bets ahead of an update on U.S. monetary policy, even as data outlined a stronger-than-expected economic recovery in Germany.FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany August 19, 2021. REUTERS/StaffThe pan-European […]
HANOI (REUTERS) – A trip to Vietnam by US Vice-President Kamala Harris was delayed on Tuesday (Aug 24) following an unexplained health incident in Hanoi, the US embassy in Vietnam’s capital said in a statement. Ms Harris, who was in Singapore concluding a three-day trip, was due to fly to Hanoi late on Tuesday, but […]