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WILMINGTON, Delaware (BLOOMBERG) – President-elect Joe Biden will ask Congress for US$1.9 trillion (S$2.5 trillion) to fund immediate relief for the pandemic-wrecked US economy, a…
View More Biden seeks $2.5 trillion for relief in first economic plan to fund pandemic-wrecked US economy
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported a record 3,309 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday (Jan 12) ahead of a renewed shutdown to be imposed in several…
View More Malaysia posts record daily rise in Covid-19 cases ahead of fresh movement curbs
SINGAPORE – As Singapore enters day 3 of phase 3, more are making plans to go out and dine in larger groups of eight, up…
View More askST: Can I share a table with another group at a hawker centre in phase 3?
SINGAPORE – There were 12 slots available in the first weekend of a live busking pilot here, but over 80 applications were made for them,…
View More Busking pilot kicks off with over 80 applications for 12 slots on first weekend
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG)- Covid-19 vaccine side-effects that range from fevers and chills to headaches and joint pain could keep some doctors and nurses from working…
View More Coronavirus vaccines' side effects risk sidelining health workers amid surge
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – The announcement this week that a cheap, easy-to-make coronavirus vaccine appeared to be up to 90 per cent effective was greeted…
View More After admitting mistake, AstraZeneca faces difficult questions about its coronavirus vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Malaysia’s Top Glove Corp , which has shut some factories after thousands of workers tested positive for Covid-19, said on Wednesday…
View More Malaysia's Top Glove sees supply shortages boosting latex glove prices
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday (Nov 11) imposed a new round of restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of…
View More Coronavirus: New York governor issues new restrictions as US grim records mount
PETALING JAYA/GEORGE TOWN (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia’s move to expand its movement curbs to nine states on Monday (Nov 9) due to a…
View More Coronavirus: Malaysia's movement curbs affect weddings, exam plans
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK has now surpassed the one million mark, according to the latest government figures. On Saturday, the…
View More Coronavirus: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the UK surpass one million mark
Ontario driving schools say they’re frustrated with the province-wide delays in road testing, saying that some of their students are waiting so long to take…
View More ‘They’re forgetting what they learned:’ Ontario teens face hard road getting driver’s licences
PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysia issued a travel ban from Sabah to Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Labuan from Oct…
View More Malaysia issues inter-state travel ban to and from Sabah from Oct 7-20
We still don’t know why more than 15,000 cases were effectively lost in the English testing system. The prime minister called it a “computer problem”.…
View More Why the missing 15,000 COVID-19 cases will affect everyone
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korean police mobilised hundreds of buses to head off any political rallies in the capital, Seoul, on Saturday (Oct 3) with…
View More South Korean police set up 'bus walls' to prevent protests amid Covid-19 concern