Singapore downgraded its 2020 gross domestic product forecast for the third time on Tuesday, the trade ministry said, as the bellwether economy braces for its deepest ever recession. The city-state ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sees Labor Market Conditions Worsening Later This Year
Singapore’s labor market conditions are expected to deteriorate later this year, Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower said in a press conference Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Virus-hit Singapore Economy To Shrink Up To 7%: Govt
Like many other countries, Singapore has ordered the closure of most businesses, advised people to stay at home, and banned large gatherings. Officials say they may start relaxing the rules from early ... ( read original story ...)
Residents Evacuated After Natural Gas Leak In Mt. Lebanon
A natural gas leak in a building in Mt. Lebanon has prompted an evacuation of residents. © Provided by. On Monday night, Allegheny Coun ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus news bulletin from UAE: Dubai to open for business; over 2m Covid-19 tests conducted; Saudi to end curfew; Modi calls Sheikh Mohamed
UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention announced 822 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, as well as 601 recoveries during a press briefing where Abdul Rahman Al Owais, Minister of Health and ... ( read original story ...)
Syria’s Assad is confronting the toughest challenges of the 9-year war
Assad is confronting the biggest challenges to his hold on power since Syrians first rose up against him nine years ago, as a rift within his family, a collapsing economy and rising tensions with his ... ( read original story ...)
Syria Eases Coronavirus Curbs, New Cases Jump After Expats Return
Syria said on Monday it would lift an overnight curfew starting Tuesday and allow movement between governorates, easing coronavirus lockdown measures even as the health ministry reported the largest ... ( read original story ...)
Mid-Michigan mom who lost son in Iraq vows to rebuild memorial destroyed in flood
Michigan mother who lost her son in Iraq in 2006 is pledging to rebuild the war memorial that was destroyed when the Sanford dam failed last week. ( read original story ...)
From Idlib to Tripoli: Turkey’s grab for influence in Libya
Syrian mercenaries are just part of Istanbul’s plan for supremacy in the eastern Mediterranean ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Seeks $26-Billion Stimulus to Rebound From Pandemic
The Philippines’ Trade Department wants lawmakers to pass a 1.3-trillion peso ($26 billion) stimulus package that will aid the recovery of industries and their displaced workers. ( read original story ...)