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Biden's dilemma in virus aid fight: Go big or go bipartisan
Biden's dilemma in virus aid fight: Go big or go bipartisan
An estimated 56,300 staff in the public healthcare institutions in Singapore will receive an increase in their monthly base salaries from July this year.
West Ham finished 16th last season but have made huge improvements this campaign and are sixth on 45 points from 26 matches, two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea with a game in hand. The London club, who next host 11th-placed Leeds United on Monday, last finished in the top four in 1985-86. "A top-10 position would be excellent for West Ham considering where we were - but we're much higher up now, so I'm looking up," Moyes told the BBC.
Turkey's defence minister on Friday blamed bad weather for a military helicopter crash that killed 10 soldiers and a senior commander in the country's restive southeast.
Thirteen companies and people charged by New Zealand's workplace regulator in relation to a deadly volcanic eruption more than a year ago made their first appearance in court on Friday. Twenty-two people died and dozens were injured when the volcano off the coast of New Zealand's North Island erupted in December 2019. There were 47 people, mostly tourists, on the volcano on White Island, also known by its Maori name of Whakaari, at the time.
As of 4 March, more than 350,000 Singapore residents have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Police have categorized it as a ‘hate crime.’ This article, New York police searching for man who attacked Malaysian immigrant, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia's leading alternative media company.
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Friday called a formal end to nearly all Libor rates on December 31 as anticipated, piling pressure on markets to complete their biggest change in decades. Libor, or London Interbank Offered Rate, is being replaced by rates compiled by central banks after lenders were fined billions of dollars for trying to rig what was once dubbed the world's most important number, used for pricing home loans and credit cards across the world. "This is an important step towards the end of Libor, and the Bank of England and FCA urge market participants to continue to take the necessary action to ensure they are ready," the FCA said in a statement.
A number of people have begun escaping the turmoil in Myanmar into India, some of them police refusing to take part in the violent crackdown on protests against a military coup there, officials and reports said.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The Malaysian Dogs Deserve Better (MDDB) is in urgent need for its rescued puppies to be rehomed to allow it to rescue others. MDDB director Irene Low said an adoption...
Winger Jona Nareki scored three tries and created another as the Dunedin-based Highlanders rallied from 20-6 down Friday to beat the Hamilton-based Chiefs 39-23 in Super Rugby Aotearoa. The Chiefs, who couldn’t win a match in their 2020, looked set after a first round bye to open their 2021 season with a win when they controlled the first half and led 20-11 at halftime. After scrumhalf Folua Fakatava dashed through an inside gap to score in the 50th minute, making the score 20-18, Nareki completed his double and created a try for Shannon Frizell to take the Highlanders to a 32-20 lead.
Filipino organisation Bren Esports announced that they have expanded into another mobile esports title with their entry into the League of Legends: Wild Rift,
Philippine authorities have seized illegally harvested giant clam shells worth $3.3 million as smugglers turn to the endangered creatures as a substitute for the illicit ivory trade.
France's COVID-19 situation could improve over the next four to six weeks, as more of the country's population gets vaccinated, which could lead to a gradual return to normal life, French Health Minister Olivier Veran reaffirmed on Friday. Veran also told BFM TV that France was doing all it could to avoid a new national lockdown, although the government would keep all options open. The French government has spared the Paris region from a weekend coronavirus lockdown for now and pledged to accelerate the vaccine rollout in two dozen high-risk zones in an effort to ease the load on hospitals and stave off further restrictions.
Hungary's prime minister said on Friday that up to 15,000-20,000 people could enter hospital as coronavirus infections surge, up from just over 6,800 now, which will put a big strain on the healthcare system in the coming weeks. Viktor Orban, whose government announced tough new lockdown measures on Thursday to curb the third wave of the pandemic, told state radio that "there will be enough (hospital) beds and ventilators." He said the lockdown, which includes closing all shops except foodstores and pharmacies from Monday until March 22, suspending all services except private healthcare and closing primary schools was needed to prevent a "tragedy".
China's biggest political meeting opened for its annual session on Friday, where it is expected to pass a sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system.Chinese lawmakers are expected to delay elections for the city's legislature by another year to September 2022, according to local media.It's a move that will boost China's effort to ensure those they deem "patriots" are put in charge of the city, and likely to crush any remaining democratic hopes for the global financial hub.Many high-profile pro-democracy politicians and activists are already in jail or in exile after authorities cracked down on the city's mass anti-government protests in 2019, and imposed a sweeping national security law last year.A senior Chinese lawmaker says the NPC plans to expand an electoral committee that chooses Hong Kong's leader, and give it powers to pick many of the city's legislators as well.The NPC also unveiled a relatively mild defense budget for the year, a rise of around 7% from 2020.That's despite challenges on several fronts, ranging from heightened tensions with Taiwan to U.S. missions around Chinese-occupied islands in the disputed South China Sea, and an ongoing border dispute with India.China's strategic rivalry with the United States is also expected to take centre stage at the conference.A London-based economics research centre predicts China will leapfrog the United States as the world's biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously forecast.
A doctor in regional South Australia became the first Australian to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, March 5.This video, uploaded by SA Health, shows senior doctor Caroline Phegan receiving the jab with a smile at Murray Bridge Hospital on Friday morning. Phegan gave a peace sign to the cameras after the vaccine was administered, telling reporters she “couldn’t feel it at all”.According to local media reports, Phegan said she was immunocompromised, making her particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. Credit: SA Health via Storyful
China will push forward with the development of CJ1000, a turbofan jet engine designed to power the homemade C919 narrowbody aircraft, the government said on Friday in its development plan for the 2021-2025 period. It also aims to achieve breakthrough in engine technology for widebody jets, the government said. Chinese-made civil aircraft, including the C919, currently use foreign engines but the country has been trying to develop a home-grown alternative as it seeks to cut its dependence on foreign sources of sophisticated technology.
Although it’s set in a fictional African country, "Coming 2 America" relies on real African designers like South Africas Laduma Ngxokolo to allow for better representation of the continent on screen.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh today urged Women, Family and Community Development Minister (KPWKM) Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun to solve the dual-licensing issue for nurseries and...
China will resolutely deter any separatist activity seeking Taiwan's independence but is committed to promoting the peaceful growth of relations across the Taiwan Strait and China's "reunification", Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday. China, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory, has increased its military activity near the island in recent months, responding to what it calls "collusion" between Taipei and Washington, Taiwan's main international backer and arms supplier.