Singapore
Singapore moves to highest COVID-19 risk category of travel destinations
Travel
October 20, 2021
Singapore moves to highest COVID-19 risk category of travel destinations
A new city joined the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “high-risk” tourist destination list this week, as Singapore…
Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs COVID-19 reopening
World
August 5, 2021
Expats wait anxiously as Singapore weighs COVID-19 reopening
SINGAPORE, Aug 5 (Reuters) – For months, Briton Jamie Pierre has been trying to get approval to travel to Singapore…
Sinovac’s vaccine finds supporters in Singapore despite effectiveness questions elsewhere
World
July 16, 2021
Sinovac’s vaccine finds supporters in Singapore despite effectiveness questions elsewhere
SINGAPORE, July 16 (Reuters) – Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine, under growing scrutiny over its effectiveness, has found a small but determined group…
Singapore tightens COVID-19 measures, travel bubble unlikely
World
May 14, 2021
Singapore tightens COVID-19 measures, travel bubble unlikely
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore further tightened its COVID-19 measures as it seeks to control an increase in untraceable coronavirus infections…
Hong Kong, Singapore to launch air travel bubble from May 26
World
April 26, 2021
Hong Kong, Singapore to launch air travel bubble from May 26
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong and Singapore said Monday they would launch an air travel bubble in May, months…
Photos: World’s first LNG-powered containership transits Suez Canal
Egypt
October 25, 2020
Photos: World’s first LNG-powered containership transits Suez Canal
The Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Osama Rabie announced Saturday that the world’s largest liquefied natural gas-powered container-ship, the…
Egypt mulls operating multipurpose terminal in Alexandria Port with Singapore
Business
October 3, 2020
Egypt mulls operating multipurpose terminal in Alexandria Port with Singapore
Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir met with the Singaporean ambassador in Cairo Dominic Goh and officials from the PSA (Port…
Singapore COVID-19-testing ‘SwabBot’ pushes boundaries (and nasal cavities)
World
September 25, 2020
Singapore COVID-19-testing ‘SwabBot’ pushes boundaries (and nasal cavities)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Seeking to improve the sometimes uncomfortable process of getting a COVID-19 test, a Singapore company has developed…
Singapore scientists find coronavirus variant with milder infections
World
August 21, 2020
Singapore scientists find coronavirus variant with milder infections
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Researchers in Singapore have discovered a new variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus that causes milder infections, according…
Dengue prevention efforts stifled by coronavirus pandemic
World
July 12, 2020
Dengue prevention efforts stifled by coronavirus pandemic
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — To slow the spread of the coronavirus, governments issued lockdowns to keep people at home. They…