Japanese officials have denied claims the Tokyo Olympic Games are being cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 Games have already been delayed once, with the opening ceremony currently scheduled for 23 July this year. But according to The…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Coffins stacked high in crematorium of German town ravaged by coronavirus
A crematorium is a sobering place to visit during a pandemic. Especially the one in the town of Meissen, eastern Germany, where coffins are stacked on top of each other in every available space. Attached to each simple wooden casket…
Read MorePeru's Caral, oldest city in the Americas, under threat from squatters
CARAL (AFP) – Having survived for 5,000 years, the oldest archaeological site in the Americas is under threat from squatters claiming the coronavirus pandemic has left them with no other option but to occupy the sacred city. The situation has…
Read MoreJoe Biden’s COVID-19 plan is maddeningly obvious
I wish I could tell you that the incoming Biden administration had a genius plan for combating COVID-19, thick with ideas no one else had thought of and strategies no one else had tried. But it doesn’t. What it does…
Read MoreEvery single passenger on board 2 international flights to Canada informed that they were potentially exposed to COVID-19
All passengers on board two Air Transat flights from Haiti to Montreal have potentially been exposed to COVID-19, the Toronto Sun reported. Passengers seated in "all rows" have been notified by the Canadian government's exposure tracking system that they need…
Read MoreColorado tells COVID-19 vaccine providers not to ask for IDs, will ensure non-citizens can be inoculated
Colorado’s public health department on Sunday sent a letter to the hundreds of providers across the state that are vaccinating residents against COVID-19, directing them not to require government IDs or other documentation before people are inoculated. Medical facilities and…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Port chaos looms as France demands stricter testing over ‘English variant’ fears
France is introducing strict new controls from Monday for anyone entering the country from outside the EU, including hauliers travelling from the UK. Prime Minister Jean Castex has said a PCR test with a negative result must be produced before…
Read MoreLian Beng's half-time net profit falls 5.2% to $17.6 million
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The financials of mainboard-listed property player Lian Beng Group took a hit in the first half-year as Covid-19 restrictions hammered the construction segment. Net profit fell 5.2 per cent year on year to S$17.6 million for…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Primark predicts £1bn in lost sales if lockdowns persist to end of February
The owner of Primark has warned it faces losing over £1bn in sales if coronavirus lockdowns force the majority of its stores to remain closed through February. The store-only discount fashion retailer, which has traded well from pent-up demand during…
Read MoreRugby: Women's Six Nations postponed due to Covid-19 but men's tournament to go ahead
DUBLIN (AFP) – The women’s Six Nations rugby tournament has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers said on Wednesday (Jan 13), while insisting the flagship men’s version will go ahead as scheduled. The organisers said they hoped the…
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