Following Biden win, UN chief seeks to stay on for second term
UNITED NATIONS (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the five permanent members of the Security Council on Sunday that he would like to stay on for a second term, according to two diplomats familiar with the matter.
Tillerson in fresh bid to resolve Gulf crisis
RIYADH -- US Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson is to launch a fresh bid Sunday to ease a crisis between Riyadh and Doha,...
Global wildlife populations have sunk 69% since 1970 — WWF report
LONDON — The world’s wildlife populations have declined by more than two-thirds since 1970 as forests have been cleared and oceans polluted, according to...
How RBG’s death could shift the Supreme Court—and American life—rightward
WASHINGTON — The death of liberal US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has huge implications for the future of law and life in the United States, giving Republican President Donald J. Trump the chance to cement a 6–3 conservative majority on the court.
Singapore probes 13 infections among quarantine cases at hotel
Singapore is investigating 13 cases of COVID-19 infections among people who served their quarantine at a hotel along the city’s Orchard Road shopping strip.
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2 Chinese patients test positive months after virus recovery
TWO PATIENTS in China that recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) months ago tested positive for the coronavirus again, raising concern of the virus’ ability to linger and reappear in people who it previously infected.
Australian domestic airline demand strong but fuel prices a concern, bosses say
DOHA - Qantas Airways QAN.AX and Virgin Australia have not seen any dent in domestic bookings from higher inflation and interest rates, but fares must rise to help them recover...
Singapore loses last 18-hole public golf course to gov’t redevelopment
SINGAPORE closes its last public 18-hole golf course this weekend, with the Marina Bay site overlooking the financial hub’s skyline succumbing to the government’s...
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 75 million
GLOBAL coronavirus infections surpassed the 75 million mark on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as several nations around the world begin vaccinating against the virus.
AI threatens humanity’s future, 61% of Americans say — Reuters/Ipsos poll
THE SWIFT growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technology could put the future of humanity at risk, according to most Americans surveyed in a Reuters/Ipsos...
Stagflation on the radar for US economy, but no repeat of ’70s
WASHINGTON — Recent economic projections from Federal Reserve officials had shades of “Stagflation-lite,” in the words of one economist, a sentiment increasingly echoed among...
Singapore widens mandatory testing area to contain new coronavirus cluster
SINGAPOREAN authorities identified two more coronavirus clusters in a large neighborhood outside the city center where the government widened mandatory testing in response to an outbreak from mid-June.