Covid-19 vaccine roll-out won't provide herd immunity quickly: Experts, World News,SYDNEY: The roll-out of coronavirus vaccines in many countries will not provide herd immunity from the global pandemic this year, health experts said yesterday (Jan 12), citing limited access for poor countries,
Coronavirus: Basic military training to be suspended for a month; recruits to stay home, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The Singapore Armed Forces will suspend basic military training (BMT) from Tuesday (April 7) to May 4, in line with the Government's \”circuit breaker\” measures to stem the spread
3 SIA jumbo jets towed along public road to be scrapped, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Three Singapore Airlines planes were towed on Monday night (Oct 4) from Changi Airport to the Changi Exhibition Centre, where they will be stripped for parts in a process taking two months. The towing operation, last
EU investigates chocolate-linked salmonella outbreak before Easter, World News,BRUSSELS – Europe's health agency said on Wednesday (April 6) it was investigating dozens of reported and suspected cases of salmonella linked with eating chocolate in at least nine countries. Italian confectionery g
Coronavirus was 'not man-made or genetically modified': US spy agency, World News,WASHINGTON – The top US spy agency said for the first time on Thursday (Apr 30) that the American intelligence community believes the COVID-19 virus that originated in China was not man-made or genetically mo
The stock market correction is here: Time to hunt for bargains?, Money News,So, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 10 per cent over the past four days. As of Friday's close, the DJIA is down 14 per cent from its peak. The S&P 500, an index with 500 companies, is down almost 13 per
Social gathering rules to be tightened starting Saturday: No more hanging out in groups of 8 amid rising Covid-19 cases, Singapore News,Rules on social gatherings will be tightened starting this Saturday (May 8), as Singapore takes stricter measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the wider commun
The safest workouts to do during Covid-19 outbreak (and what to avoid), Lifestyle News,[UPDATED, April 6] In view of the new circuit breaker measures rolled out on April 3, public swimming pools will be closed, as will public sports halls and private gyms and fitness studios. Since measures have bee
WHO says it may be 'last chance' to find Covid origins, World News,GENEVA – The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday (Oct 13) its newly formed advisory group on dangerous pathogens may be \”our last chance\” to determine the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and urged China to provide d
Coronavirus sparks boom for local farmers in import-dependent Hong Kong, China News,HONG KONG – After a coronavirus-fuelled wave of panic-buying briefly left Hong Kong's supermarket shelves bare, residents are turning to local producers for fresh food in a city almost entirely reliant on import
