Qatar showed off the latest stadium to be completed for the 2022 soccer World Cup in a virtual presentation on Monday and dedicated it to frontline workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Armenia’s virus battle crippled by disinformation
Soviet Armenia who believes the coronavirus is a government conspiracy. The unemployed surgeon runs the Facebook page of a local group critical of the government's health policies, where thousands of ... ( read original story ...)
Sheep ship Al Kuwait gets go-ahead to depart Freo after Animals Australia court bid fails
Premier Mark McGowan called for an independent vet to be on board the ship and said the Commonwealth’s flip-flopping had been “debilitating and inconsistent”. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to remove most coronavirus restrictions from Friday
Social gatherings of up to five people will be permitted from Friday, when the majority of activities resume after more than two months of restrictions. ( read original story ...)
A Real Market in Medical Care? Singapore Shows the Way
Some American companies have embraced elements of it, such as price transparency and HSAs. ( read original story ...)
Singapore retailers must reassess digital strategy post-pandemic
Retail organisations that neglected to build a robust online infrastructure now should realise digital can no longer be an optional sideline and look to move forward by tapping digital technologies to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Due For Support On Tuesday
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has ended lower in three consecutive sessions, retreating more than 185 points or 6.7 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s economic crisis threatens to destroy its middle class
A former warehouse keeper, Hussein is among tens of thousands of Lebanese thrown from comfortable lives at breakneck speed by the country’s worst fiscal and monetary crisis in 30 years. That night in ... ( read original story ...)
For Israel, annexation is saying the quiet part loud
Supporters of Israel who still oppose annexation fear moves to formalize rule over parts of the West Bank would jeopardize a system of control that's already working in its favor. ( read original story ...)
Israel in talks to buy coronavirus vaccine from Moderna by September
Israel is in final negotiations stages to procure a coronavirus vaccine from Moderna, a US biotech company, Health Ministry officials confirmed Sunday. The vaccine is in advanced stages of development ... ( read original story ...)