Singapore could be in a so-called Phase 3 of virus curbs for more than a year, until an effective vaccine or treatment is widely available and distributed, Education Minister Lawrence Wong, who also ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Acronis acquires Israeli cybersecurity consultancy firm CyberLynx
Financial details of the deal, which marked Acronis’ third acquisition in the past year, were kept undisclosed. ( read original story ...)
Into the Weird, Opulent World of Turkmenistan’s Dentist-DJ Dictator
This is a repressive, totalitarian regime that doesn’t care about what the United Nations or the rest of the world may think of it.” ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon battles COVID-19 surge with new lockdown
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 19 (UPI) --Lebanon's government is fighting a surge of COVID-19 cases amid a shortage of medical staff and equipment with a new two-week lockdown. But many people, desperate to ... ( read original story ...)
Laos reports 47 new dengue fever cases since September
The Lao Ministry of Health reported 47 new cases of dengue fever, but no new death from the disease have been reported since Sept. 21. Dengue cases in Laos have risen to 7,911 with 12 deaths since ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo, Handing Israel One More Prize, Says B.D.S. Movement Is Anti-Semitic
The secretary of state was also expected to make precedent-setting visits to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank and to the Golan Heights. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo, in Israel, vows new action against boycott movement
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. will regard the Palestinian-led boycott movement as “anti-Semitic” and cut off government support for any organizations taking part in it ... ( read original story ...)
US to label Israel boycott movement as ‘anti-Semitic’: Pompeo
The United States will label (BDS) campaign, which seeks to isolate Israel over its treatment of the Palestinians, as “anti-Semitic”, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, calling the movement “a ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia is pressuring Pakistan to recognize Israel – report
Lucman's statement follows Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's statement that Islamabad has been placed "under pressure" by the United States, and other unnamed countries, to recognize Israel. ( read original story ...)
Accelerate Israel calls visionaries to submit solutions for post-COVID age
Accelerate Israel is seeking innovative solutions to make post COVID-19 Israel, “the best country in the world to live in,” Elior Bar, executive director of the Or Foundation and Medina L'Mofet, told ... ( read original story ...)