The United States now has more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, a toll larger than the number of U.S. deaths in the Vietnam and Korean…
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US Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 100,000
The United States now has more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, a toll larger than the number of U.S. deaths in the Vietnam and Korean wars combined.…
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Europe’s Businesses Work Overtime, but Are They Booming?
AMSTERDAM – With shops, hairdressers and other places opening again across Europe, business owners are working overtime to ensure they will make up the lost income after…
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Vietnam to Vote on EU Trade Deal as Economy Emerges from Virus
Vietnam has one of the only economies in the world that will grow in 2020, a distinction to be boosted as it heads into a final vote…
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A Post-Contagion Escape to the Countryside
Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio’s classic book “The Decameron,” completed by the author shortly after the 14th century Black Death, seven young women and three young men escape…
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Indian Capital Makes a Gradual, Uneasy Comeback
NEW DELHI – Signs are being spruced up and prayers performed as shops in the Indian capital open their shutters after two months with the gradual…
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Europeans Soak up The Sun But Virus Travel Rules a Mishmash
BERLIN, GERMANY – Europeans and Americans soaked up the sun where they could, taking advantage of the first holiday weekend since coronavirus restrictions were eased, while European…
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New York Times Marks ‘Incalculable Loss’ in US COVID Deaths
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus is expected to reach 100,000 in a few days. To mark the solemn landmark, the front page of the print…
Key Issues
Advocates to Mark World Press Freedom Day Amid Coronavirus-Related Crackdowns
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Sunday, media rights groups and free speech advocates have highlighted the importance of an independent press in times…
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Gilead Drug Proves Effective Against Coronavirus in US Study
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and Senior Minister of State for Health and Transport Dr Lam Pin Min’s Co-Chairing of the ASEAN-EU Ministerial Video Conference on COVID-19, 20 March 2020
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Singapore-Malaysia Special Working Committee on COVID-19
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Advisory for Singaporean Students Studying Overseas
March 17, 2020
Science
Rescinded Offers, Dashed Dreams for Wisconsin College Students
MADISON, WISCONSIN – The Class of 2020 may as well be dubbed the Class of COVID-19. Graduating seniors said an abrupt and socially distanced goodbye…
Economy
Global Markets Sluggish Wednesday
Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as optimism over a potential coronavirus vaccine earlier this week steadily begins to fade. The Nikkei index in Tokyo…
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Potential Coronavirus Vaccine Sends Asian Markets Upward Tuesday
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US, European Markets Stumble on Economic Predictions
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Asian, European Markets Begin Week with Significant Gains
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US Stocks Surge on Promising Coronavirus Vaccine Test; World Markets Post Gains
May 18, 2020
Legal
Singapore Sentences Man to Death Via Zoom
The Singapore Supreme Court has sentenced a man to death via a video chat service due to the coronavirus lockdown in the city-state. A 37-year-old…
Athletic
NASCAR to Resume Season May 17 with 7 Races in 10 Days
NASCAR announced Thursday that it will resume its season without fans starting May 17 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina with the premier Cup Series…