SINGAPORE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Saturday that the Russian invasion of his country would harm the international order and cause severe economic losses for several countries. Speaking through a video link to ministers and offic…
Continue ReadingSINGAPORE, Singapore reported 2,969 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,335,625.Of the new cases, 325 cases were detected through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, and 2,644 through antigen rapid test (ART), according t…
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Published by Relaxnews Japan will trial small group tours with travellers from the US, Australia, Thailand and Singapore from this month, the government said on Tuesday, as it experiments with easing strict Covid border rules. The country’s borders have been closed to almost all arrivals since the spring of 2020 in response to the coronavirus […]
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Published by Reuters By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – If Shanghai Communist Party chief Li Qiang has been politically bruised by the city’s struggle to tame a COVID-19 outbreak that has infuriated residents and caused severe economic damage, there is little sign of it. A close ally of President Xi Jinping for decades, Li […]
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Published by Relaxnews Qantas has revealed plans for the world’s longest-duration commercial flight by the end of 2025, ferrying passengers between Sydney and London on Airbus A350s in just over 19 hours. Only a handful of airlines fly non-stop over such vast distances, which present a host of challenges including the capability of planes, commercial […]
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Published by Reuters UK By Tom Westbrook and Alun John SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Most Asian share markets advanced on Wednesday, following overnight gains on Wall Street, but trading was choppy as investors grappled with high U.S. yields and China’s cautious economic policy response to pandemic lockdowns. In a sign of the strange mood, the […]
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Published by Global Voices Two packs of Lianhua Qingwen distributed by Hong Kong government. Photo by Oiwan Lam. While Shanghai residents are struggling with food shortages, they have an abundant supply of “Lianhua Qingwen,” a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) composed of extracts of a dozen herbs which has been widely used to treat COVID-19 in […]
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Published by Daily Financial Times Seafood lovers in Colombo are in for a special treat as the city’s newest seafood restaurant – Totally Hooked – opened its doors to the public recently. Conveniently-located at 173, W.A. Silva Mawatha, Colombo 06, Totally Hooked was ceremonially declared open amidst a gathering of guests. Totally Hooked is a […]
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