Emerging economies could see the gains they’ve made over recent decades unravel, with economic, social and political consequences for the rest of the world, according to a senior Singaporean official. ( read original story ...)
Great Singapore Sale goes digital this year
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): For the first time since it started 26 years ago, the Great Singapore Sale will be a largely virtual event, with a focus on further helping local retailers go ... ( read original story ...)
French foreign minister in Lebanon to push reform
Yves Le Drian has arrived in Lebanon on a visit aimed at pressing Beirut to implement long-overdue reforms and dissociate from regional conflicts, both seen as key to unlocking international aid. Le ... ( read original story ...)
France’s foreign minister visits crisis-hit Lebanon to urge reform
Yves Le Drian is expected to urge Lebanon to enact badly-needed reforms to help get the country out of an acute financial crisis during a visit to Beirut which started on Thursday with a meeting with ... ( read original story ...)
French foreign minister visits Lebanon amid economic crisis
Yves Le Drian met with Lebanon's president Thursday at the start of his two-day visit to the Mediterranean country that is witnessing the worst ... ( read original story ...)
France’s Le Drian in Crisis-Hit Lebanon to Urge Reforms
France has led international efforts to get Lebanon to reform, hosting a donor meeting in 2018 when more than $11 billion was pledged for infrastructure investment contingent on reforms which were ... ( read original story ...)
French foreign minister starts Lebanon visit, to urge reform
Yves Le Drian is expected to urge Lebanon to enact badly-needed reforms to help get the country out of an acute financial crisis during a visit to Beirut which started on Thursday with a meeting with ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus advisory committee to meet, consider full lockdown
Some sick patients can now quarantine for only 10 days * Interior Ministry announces foreogn students can learn in Israel in the fall ... ( read original story ...)
Steinitz: Israel to use green power for 30% of needs, asked: Not more?
Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz claims Israel is ‘No. 2 in the world’ in solar power, critics point to Morocco’s goal of 52% renewable energy by 2030 to Israel’s 30% ... ( read original story ...)
No evidence to confirm Easter attacker’s wife fled to India: Lanka police
On April 21, 2019, nine suicide bombers belonging to the local extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) linked to ISIS carried out a series of blasts that tore through three churches and as many ... ( read original story ...)