November 2021
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The virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden on Tuesday will help reduce tensions and open up space for bilateral cooperation between the world’s two largest economies, according to international relations experts. Carl Bildt, co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, said it looks as if the Biden-Xi meeting has…
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The Food and Drug Administration authorized Moderna’s and Pfizer’s Covid booster shots for all U.S. adults Friday — two months later than the Biden administration had wanted to begin giving the extra doses — as growing data shows the efficacy of vaccines wanes over time. The emergency use authorization comes after the companies in the last week submitted new data…
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday the recent market underperformance of non-tech stocks gives investors the chance to purchase names that do well when Americans spend their money. “What an opportunity to buy things that are being thrown away left and right,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street,” as Dow futures pointed to an over 200-point decline as Austria announced…
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More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the yearlong period ending in April, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing provisional figures from the National Center for Health Statistics. It is for the first time the number of overdose deaths in the United States has surpassed 100,000 a year after increasing almost 30…
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Japan has long stood out among industrialized nations for its closed-door policy on immigration. But as the country faces an acute labor shortage, on top of looming problems brought on by population decline, Tokyo is moving to open up, at least somewhat, to foreigners. Japanese officials said Thursday that the government is looking to allow…
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NASA’s Artemis mission to put astronauts back on the Moon by 2024 is running late and getting expensive, an assessment by the space agency’s watchdog has found. A new report by NASA’s inspector general (OIG) found that the agency was likely to overshoot its 2024 target by “several years” as knock-on delays and technical challenges impacted the…
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have fallen sharply after seeing record-highs just last week. Bitcoin’s price plunged to $58,400 (€51,000) on Tuesday and hovered just under the $60,000 (€53,000) threshold on Wednesday as the crypto market is again becoming a sea of red. It marks a 12 per cent drop from the record high of $69,000…
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A Tesla driver in the United States has claimed that their vehicle’s “Full Self-Driving” system caused a crash earlier this month, prompting an investigation by traffic safety authorities. The driver, who was taking part in the feature’s beta test, said their Tesla Model Y strayed into the wrong lane and was hit by another vehicle,…
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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba will continue his recovery from a thigh injury in Dubai, having travelled to the Gulf state for warm weather training. Pogba suffered his thigh problem while on international duty with France earlier this month, experiencing discomfort in a training session and withdrawing from the squad. He is not expected to…
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President Joe Biden this week announced that Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and officials in his government are restricted from entering the United States due to “the suppression of human rights and democracy,” in the country. Ortega, who has been in office since 2007, recently won reelection after having banned most of the opposition parties, jailed opposition leaders,…
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Former President Donald Trump says he lost billions of dollars while in office as he had “expected.” Trump mentioned his financial loss during an interview with Mike Lindell after the MyPillow CEO told Trump that he was one of the few politicians who “have the people’s back.” Trump responded by saying that he willingly suffered…
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President Joe Biden’s vaccination mandate on businesses with 100 employees or more has been put on hold after the courts issued a stay on the order as litigation and appeals remain underway. The vaccination mandate was ordered by Biden’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that established minimum COVID-19 vaccination and…
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Mediacorp actress Rebecca Lim is now engaged! The 35-year-old posted several photos to her Instagram account on Monday night (Nov 15), which showed a man proposing to her in front of an elaborate set-up with balloons and “Marry Me” spelt out in huge block letters. The photos and post did not reveal the face or…
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Lady Gaga has revealed she had some animal inspiration for her murderous turn as a jilted former wife in the new movie House Of Gucci. Her performance as Patrizia Reggiani, who had fashion heir Maurizio Gucci (played by Adam Driver) assassinated in the 1990s, is already picking up Oscar buzz. In a press conference ahead…
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Actress-television host Vivian Lai has broken her silence on social media after her husband was charged in court on Friday (Nov 12). Her husband Alain Ong, former chief executive of beverage company Pokka International, faced three charges under the Companies Act. Ong, who was also a director in Pokka International and Pokka Corporation (Singapore), allegedly had…
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American supermodel Bella Hadid has opened up about her mental health issues in an emotional post on social media. In a post on Instagram on Tuesday (Nov 9), she shared several photos of her crying and wrote: “This is pretty much my every day, every night. For a few years now.” The 25-year-old, who usually…
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