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India’s halt on Malaysian palm imports stir up edible oil trade
India’s curb on Malaysian palm oil imports has disrupted global edible oil trade flows, with Indonesia diverting supplies to feed India, Malaysia rushing to tap markets left behind by Jakarta, and India substituting palm with other oils. India, the top
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WHO: Coronavirus vaccine will be available in 18 months
World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the first vaccines for COVID-19 could be ready in 18 months, reported Xinhua news agency. In the meantime, he tweeted, “there’s a lot we can do to prevent transmission and
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Another wall goes up for Trump, this time in India
AHMEDABAD: US President Donald Trump will be shielded from the sight of slums by a newly built wall when he visits the city of Ahmedabad during a visit to India this month. A senior government said the wall was being
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China reports big rise in coronavirus deaths, WHO sees no ‘tip of iceberg’
BEIJING/TOKYO: The Chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in deaths and thousands more infections using a broader definition yesterday, while Japan became the third place outside mainland China to suffer a fatality. The
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Eight new positive cases of COVID-19 in Singapore, total now 58
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Health Ministry (MOH) yesterday confirmed and verified eight more cases of COVID-19 in the republic, all of which are linked to previous cases. The new positive cases bring the tally to 58. In its daily update, MOH
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Two Malaysians arrested in separate drug ops in Singapore
SINGAPORE:A 23-year-old male Malaysian driver was arrested as 2898gram of cannabis and 125gram of ‘ice’ or crystal methamphetamine were seized from an arriving Malaysia-registered car at Tuas Checkpoint on Feb 6. In its website today, Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority
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Jokowi: Indonesian Islamic State supporters are ‘ex-citizens’
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has decided to ban Indonesian nationals who joined the Islamic State (IS) movement in Syria from returning to Indonesia, calling them “ex-citizens”, as he instructed his aides to immediately sort out their identities and put
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COVID-19: Three new confirmed cases, six more discharged in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Health Ministry (MOH) has confirmed three additional cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, bringing the tally to 50. A statement issued by MOH said all of the three cases had no recent travel history to China. At a press
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Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears docks in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia: A cruise ship which had spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone onboard may have the coronavirus arrived in Cambodia today to the relief of passengers and the praise
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Coronavirus death toll leaps to 1,310 in China’s Hubei province
BEIJING: The Chinese province at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in the death toll today, as global health experts warned the epidemic could get far worse before it is brought under control. Health officials in
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