China’s Chengdu extends COVID-19 curbs and will conduct more mass testing
SHANGHAI: The Chinese language city of Chengdu will continue to impose COVID lockdown curbs in most of the city and conduct more city-wide mass testing through Monday to Wed (Sep 4), the city’s government announced on Sunday. The southern metropolis, which positioned its 21 mil people under lockdown on Thursday,Continue Reading
Dutch GP: Max Verstappen strengthens grip on Formula One title with victory on home soil
Utmost Verstappen claimed victory on home dirt at an action-packed Dutch Grand Prix to further extend his lead at the top of Formula Their drivers’ championship.Continue Reading
China’s Shenzhen to adopt tiered COVID-19 measures
THREE-TIER MANAGEMENT Based on the results of the weekend testing, Shenzhen will classify its areas into three categories, reflecting low, medium, and high risk of infection, Lin said. In areas deemed low risk, the city will remove restrictions that confined much of its population to residential compounds over the weekend,Continue Reading
China’s Shenzhen to adopt tiered COVID-19 measures on Monday
BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen, which went into a weekend lockdown upon Saturday (Sep 3) for mass COVID-19 testing, said it can adopt tiered anti-virus restriction measures beginning on Monday. The city furthermore announced a new round of COVID-19 tests, vowing to “marshal all available sources, mobilise allContinue Reading
Recovery, construction efforts after Clementi landslide ‘may take a few months’: Desmond Lee
SINGAPORE: The recovery and construction efforts to repair the damage caused by the recent landslide in Clementi “may take a few months”, said National Development Minister Desmond Lee said on Sunday (Sep 4). This includes removing the dislodged soil in Sungei Ulu Pandan, reinstating the damaged part of the Ulu PandanContinue Reading
Barack Obama wins Emmy for narrating Netflix documentary
At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on Saturday, former president Barack Obama and the late actor Chadwick Boseman had notable wins.Continue Reading
The Weeknd cancels Los Angeles show mid-song due to vocal issues
The Weeknd abruptly ended his concert in Los Angeles on Saturday night, citing vocal issues.Continue Reading
Tata Group ex-chairman Cyrus Mistry dies in road accident
NEW DELHI: Indian tycoon Cyrus Mistry, who served as the chairman of India’s corporate giant Tata Sons, between 2012 and 2016, died in a road accident on Sunday (Sept 4). Read full storyContinue Reading
Flood-hit Pakistan breaches largest freshwater lake to avert overflow
KARACHI: Authorities in flood-hit Pakistan strategically breached the country’s largest freshwater lake on Sunday (Sep 4), a minister said, displacing up to 100,000 people from their homes but saving more densely populated areas from gathering flood water. Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan’s northern mountains have brought floodsContinue Reading
Cyrus Mistry: Billionaire former Tata chairman dies in car crash
The death of Cyrus Mistry is a big loss for the business world, the Indian prime minister says.Continue Reading