In Palestine, 1,883 new cases and 23 deaths were reported on Wednesday, raising the total number of infections in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem to 117,233 and the death toll to 984. ( read original story ...)
Britain says it’s back as it signs trade deal in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Britain said it was re-emerging as a major trade force as it signed a free trade deal with island nation Singapore on Thursday, its latest agreement globally as it prepares to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Man Gets More Charges in $1.5 Billion Wirecard Fraud
A Singapore businessman faces fresh accusations that he falsely claimed to look after money for Wirecard AG, taking the amount covered by a series of charges to 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion), ... ( read original story ...)
Brexit: UK and Singapore sign free trade agreement
Singapore and the UK signed a free trade deal in the Southeast Asian city-state on Thursday. The deal will cover a trade relationship worth more than $22bn (£17bn). The agreement largely mirrors an ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Set to Have Flying Electric Taxi Service by 2023
Singapore is set to host the world’s first electric-powered air taxi service by the end of 2023, according to Volocopter GmbH, which is developing the vertical-takeoff craft. ( read original story ...)
UK Signs Singapore Trade Deal As EU Talks Falter
Britain on Thursday signed a free-trade deal with Singapore, giving it a key foothold in Asia as it seeks to forge its own path after leaving the European Union, while talks on a post-Brexit deal ... ( read original story ...)
Passenger Who Tested Positive on Singapore’s ‘Cruise to Nowhere’ Returns With a Negative Test
The passenger was aboard Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas that set sail on Dec. 7 for a round trip to the city-state with no port of call in between. ( read original story ...)
Israel Unveils Parts Of Herod’s Palace Buried By Judean King
Israeli authorities are set to unveil previously off-limits structures within King Herod's palace-fortress Herodium, which the tyrannical Roman-era leader interred as his enormous burial plot. ( read original story ...)
Tajikistan Accused of Intimidating Activists Abroad by Targeting Relatives Back Home
Sharofiddin Gadoev, 35, a Tajik political activist from the Netherlands, was arrested in February 2019 during a visit to Moscow and forcibly deported to his native Tajikistan. About two weeks later, ... ( read original story ...)
Trump on course to complete UAE arms deal after Senate fails to block him
The effort to stymie a $23 billion sale of fighter jets and drones to the UAE failed on a procedural motion, likely making Abu Dhabi the first Arab nation to get advanced F-35s. ( read original story ...)