FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen on a shipping dock, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the Port of Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. wholesale inventories increased more than initially estimated in October, suggesting inventory investment could contribute to economic growth in the fourth […]
OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Bank of Canada on Wednesday left its key interest rate unchanged at 0.25%, as expected, and said it would maintain its current policy of quantitative easing, balancing the ongoing COVID-19 risks against vaccine optimism.FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 23, 2017. […]
Hi all, In today’s bulletin: Royal Caribbean cruise passengers are waiting to disembark after the vessel returns to Singapore; Japan plans to build ships for Aegis missile defence system; a controversy over the Covid-19 dead in Sri Lanka; Google, Facebook win key concession in the new Australian regulation requiring they pay for news content; Kim Jong […]
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – India’s health ministry rejected reports on Wednesday (Dec 9) that the country’s drugs regulator had declined emergency authorisation for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine candidate and one developed locally by Bharat Biotech. Broadcasters NDTV and CNBC-TV18 reported that India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) had sought more data from the drugmakers […]
SINGAPORE – A man caught on video verbally abusing a store supervisor with vulgarities and racist remarks was fined $4,000 on Wednesday (Dec 9). Mohamed Ali Ramly, 53, pleaded guilty to one count each of harassment and wounding the supervisor’s racial feelings, as well as a charge for failing to wear a mask over his […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Libraries in Japan are hoping a machine that sterilises books using ultraviolet light is giving visitors reassurance to take-out publications during the coronavirus pandemic. Libraries across the country are installing the machine, which takes 30 seconds to sterilise a book using UV light and flutter its pages to clear out dust. The […]
SINGAPORE – There were six new coronavirus cases confirmed as at Wednesday noon (Dec 9), taking Singapore’s total to 58,291. All six were imported cases who had been placed on stay-home notice on arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). There were no cases from workers’ dormitories and none in the community. On Wednesday, an […]
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean man has been detained under the Internal Security Act for taking part in the Yemen civil war and working for a foreign power as a paid agent while in the Middle Eastern country, said the Internal Security Department (ISD). In a statement on Wednesday (Dec 9), the ISD said Sheik Heikel […]
SINGAPORE – Asia’s first chest pain specialist clinic at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital has clinched an excellence award for improving patient experience at the Asian Hospital Management Awards this year. A pilot since April last year, the new rapid access chest pain clinic allows those experiencing intermittent discomfort in their chest to get it […]
SINGAPORE – A man was on Wednesday (Dec 9) convicted of molesting a female subordinate in 2016 when he was a senior public servant in an education-related government body. The 67-year-old Singaporean had earlier claimed trial to six counts of molestation involving the victim and another woman. On Wednesday, District Judge John Ng found him […]