NEW YORK (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE) – Seven months after the United States and China signed a preliminary agreement to temper their trade war, Beijing’s purchases of US agricultural goods have yet to reach the deal’s target. As President Donald Trump readies for a tough re-election battle in November, US media reported that the two sides are […]
NEW YORK (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE) – Seven months after the United States and China signed a preliminary agreement to temper their trade war, Beijing’s purchases of US agricultural goods have yet to reach the deal’s target. As President Donald Trump readies for a tough re-election battle in November, US media reported that the two sides are […]
After last month’s discovery of an infection cluster at Bukit Panjang’s transport centre, around 11,000 people working in public bus depots and interchanges will now be screened for Covid-19. These include all bus drivers as well as employees such as administrative staff. The authorities said this was an added precautionary measure after active case finding […]
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – More than 1,000 anti-government demonstrators gathered in Bangkok’s commercial district on Saturday (Aug 8) after protest leaders were held overnight in a police station Human rights lawyer Anon Nampa, 35, and student activist Panupong Jasnok, 23, were arrested on Friday and held overnight in connection with recent protests demanding greater democracy. They […]
NEW DELHI – In March, Mr Gurjeet Singh and his family were in the Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul after a suicide bomber attacked the place of worship, killing 25 people. The 30-year-old shopkeeper’s father was among those killed and his six-year-old daughter suffered a shrapnel injury in one eye. The attack left Mr Singh, […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia’s second-most populous state, Victoria, recorded 466 cases of the new coronavirus on Saturday (Aug 8) and 12 Covid-19 deaths, though authorities expressed hope for a stabilisation in new infections thanks to strict mobility restrictions. Victoria is at the centre of a second wave of infections in Australia, accounting for more than […]
(Reuters) – European shares closed higher on Friday, marking weekly gains as investors focused on a broadly supportive earnings season and improving economic data in Europe rather than rising U.S.-China tensions. The main indexes spent the morning in the red after U.S. President Donald Trump moved to ban U.S. transactions with the Chinese owners of […]
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada added 418,500 jobs in July, though the vast majority were part-time positions, and the unemployment rate fell to 10.9% as the economy continued to reopen from COVID-19 closures, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Analysts in a Reuters poll had predicted a gain of 400,000 jobs and an unemployment rate of 11%, […]
BEIJING (AFP) – A US ban on the WeChat messaging platform could cut lines of communication between friends in China and America, and force people to switch to a replacement, social media users said on Friday (Aug 7). US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping restrictions against Chinese-owned WeChat and TikTok, signing executive orders giving […]
SINGAPORE – It is a heartwarming song to honour the National Healthcare Group’s (NHG) Covid-19 front-line and support staff amid these tough times. Torch of Hope, composed by local music veteran Clement Chow – best known for producing and recording the National Day song, Count On Me, Singapore – also seeks to encourage patients and the […]