NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – A leading Indian industry body urged authorities to take the “strongest national steps” and to curtail economic activity to save lives on Sunday (May 2) as the country battles surging coronavirus cases that have overwhelmed the healthcare system. The rate of new infections dipped marginally but deaths kept climbing. Authorities reported […]
SINGAPORE – Even though Jack (not his real name), a 53-year-old operations manager, initiated the divorce, detailing examples of his ex-wife’s unreasonable behaviour to illustrate why his marriage had broken down was painful for him. Jack said: “Having to be either the plaintiff or defendant makes it very confrontational. I had to cite incidents of her […]
NEW DELHI (AFP) – More emergency medical aid from foreign donors to alleviate a dire oxygen shortage arrived in India on Sunday (May 2), as Covid-19 deaths in the South Asian nation rose to a new record. India is setting almost-daily records for new infections and deaths as the virus crisis engulfs overstretched hospitals in […]
SINGAPORE – There were 39 new coronavirus cases confirmed on Sunday (May 2), taking Singapore’s total to 61,218. Of these, 14 are from the community and there are none from the workers’ dorms. Eleven of the patients from the community have been linked to the nurse at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and were detected from […]
SINGAPORE – When two-year-old Jared Lim snatches his older brother’s toys, Jasper knows that he should not grab them back. The five-year-old has been taught to respect his brother’s feelings and manage the situation in a few ways. He can either entice Jared with other toys or say: “When you are done, can you please […]
SINGAPORE – When two-year-old Jared Lim snatches his older brother’s toys, Jasper knows that he should not grab them back. The five-year-old has been taught to respect his brother’s feelings and manage the situation in a few ways. He can either entice Jared with other toys or say: “When you are done, can you please […]
SINGAPORE – Local actress Yvonne Lim, 44, cannot wait for the Singapore-Taiwan air travel bubble to start. That will be a step closer to relocating her family to her homeland. She has been living in Taiwan since her marriage in 2014 to Taiwanese businessman Alex Tien, 41, a member of the now-defunct boy band B.A.D. […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s Shandong aircraft carrier task group recently conducted an exercise in the South China Sea, the country’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said on Sunday (May 2). China has repeatedly complained about United States Navy ships getting close to islands it occupies in the South China Sea, where Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia’s fourth-largest city faces prospects of its second snap-lockdown in two weeks, officials said on Sunday (May 2), after a hotel quarantine security guard in Perth and two of his housemates tested positive for Covid-19. Western Australia (WA) Premier Mark McGowan said late on Saturday he had yet to decide whether the […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia’s fourth-largest city faces prospects of its second snap-lockdown in two weeks, officials said on Sunday (May 2), after a hotel quarantine security guard in Perth and two of his housemates tested positive for Covid-19. Western Australia (WA) Premier Mark McGowan said late on Saturday he had yet to decide whether the […]