TOKYO: Sony Corp says it will manufacture and donate medical face shields to hospitals in Japan, amid worries about the availability of protective equipment for healthcare workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Sony joins a growing list of global companies such as Boeing and Exxon Mobil helping to provide hospitals […]
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SINGAPORE – An 85-year-old man was fined after being caught up in a series of police raids that led to the arrest of 30 women for vice-related activity. The senior was among 19 men found during swoops on various premises, including Housing Board estates, massage shops, several condominiums and a […]
Tamil Nadu, COVID-19: The Madras High Court last week ordered the state government to shut liquor shops over violation of its guidelines, but allowed it to sell online Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu has announced major relaxation in lockdown in non-containment areas Chennai: Tamil […]
The coronavirus pandemic is a “big test” that has exposed weaknesses in China’s public health system, a senior official has told Chinese media. Medics in […]
WASHINGTON: Former President Barack Obama has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it an “absolute chaotic disaster.” In a leaked web call Friday night with former members of his administration, Obama also said the Justice Department’s decision to drop charges against Michael Flynn, […]
NAGASAKI : A Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer left its base Sunday to replace another vessel in a Japanese mission to help secure the safety of a key Middle East sea lane, with precautions taken to avoid onboard infections with the coronavirus. The destroyer Kirisame, with about 200 personnel aboard, will […]
New York: Tesla filed suit Saturday night against Alameda County, California, after local officials there refused to let the company reopen its Fremont factory. In a series of tweets earlier Saturday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk also threatened to move the company’s headquarters to Texas or Nevada, where shelter-in-place rules are […]
Maintaining that the combined fiscal deficit of the Centre and states may go up to 13-14 percent this fiscal, former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao on Sunday said the financial stimulus announced by the Centre on March 26 on account of lockdown to contain spread of COVID-19, is “not sufficient”. Speaking […]
SINGAPORE – The Health Ministry (MOH) confirmed 876 new cases of Covid-19 as of Sunday noon (May 10), bringing the total count in Singapore to 23,336. In releasing its preliminary figures, MOH said the vast majority of the new cases are work permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories. Singaporeans […]
Across Europe, there will be many people celebrating the easing of coronavirus lockdowns this week. For many of those who do not have the privilege of living in a safe home, the last two months of lockdown have been very challenging, and in some cases a dangerous nightmare, while others […]