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WEBA volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted three times on Thursday, belching an ash tower five kilometres into the sky and spewing lava against a backdrop of lightning, according to the Geological Agency.The initial eruption spewed an ash tower more than 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) above the peak, according to a statement on the agency's website.
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WEBThe series is dedicated to inspirational people in Singapore leading healthy and active lifestyles. This week: ice-hockey player Christopher Kelly-Wong. An early call from US president Joe Biden to Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr after he won the presidential election in May 2022 helped ...
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WEBNigeria unions in talks on second day of strike. Nigerian union leaders on Tuesday held talks over a government offer to increase the minimum wage on the second day of a nationwide strike that has disrupted flights and closed down public offices.On Monday, union workers shut down the national power grid, stalled domestic flights and closed …
Singapore monitoring new COVID wave as infections rise
WEBMay 20, 2024 · By Abhishek Vishnoi. (Bloomberg) — Singapore’s government is closely tracking a new wave of COVID-19 infections in the island-nation after the estimated count of weekly cases nearly doubled in the week ended May 11. The government “is closely tracking the trajectory of this wave,” the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday.
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WEBSINGAPORE — Health Minister and Multi-Ministry Taskforce co-chair Ong Ye Kung on Wednesday (5 January) explained the soon-to-be-imposed expiry date for Singapore residents' COVID-19 vaccination statuses. (Video courtesy of Mediacorp) Related story: COVID 'fully vaccinated' status in Singapore will be 270 days after primary vax series.
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WEBFour Indian students have drowned in the Volkhov river in northwestern Russia, India said on Friday. A fifth student was rescued and was receiving medical attention, the foreign ministry statement said. The students were studying at the Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University, located in Velikiy Novgorod, and came from the Jalgaon district ...
Singapore-made COVID test kit can show antibody level in 10 mins
WEBSep 22, 2022 · SINGAPORE — Singapore scientists have developed a test kit that can tell if a person has immunity against COVID-19 and its variants within 10 minutes and determine whether a booster dose is required. The low-cost kit, developed by scientists from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and Nanyang …
Singapore is voted the cleanest and greenest city in the world ...
WEBSep 13, 2021 · According to a recent Time Out Index survey, 62 per cent of respondents voted Singapore as the world's cleanest and greatest city in the world. With a population of 5.9 million, that's quite a feat! Singapore also made it to the 24th position on the world's best cities list. The results were collected from 27,000 city dwellers from around the ...
16,870 new COVID cases in Singapore, highest in over 4 months
WEBJul 13, 2022 · SINGAPORE — Singapore on Wednesday (13 July) reported 16,870 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in a day in over four months. It marks the highest daily infection count since 17,051 cases were recorded on 9 March. At 15,978 new local and 892 imported cases in total, Wednesday's figure is also nearly three times that of 5,979 …
MOH to roll out Healthier SG with focus on preventive care
WEBMar 9, 2022 · The final component of Healthier SG is the necessary support structures to make it work. MOH aims to expand its primary and community care workforce and build their competencies and skills. Preventive care efforts in the community can be led by nurse clinicians and pharmacists, not just by doctors only, Ong said.
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