SINGAPORE-Larger groups of five people will be allowed to dine in at eateries from next Monday( July 12) as Singapore reopens further following an improvement in its Covid-19 situation and as more residents get vaccinated. Two-thirds of the population will have received at least the first dose of the vaccine by the end of Wednesday( July 6), and the multi-minstry task force on Covid-19 expects half of the population to be fully vaccinated by the end of the month. Restrictions could be eased furt

By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadFILE PHOTO: People walk past tents erected during a coronavirus disease( COVID-19) vaccination campaign that is taking place outside mosques, after Friday Prayers in Algiers, Algeria July 9, 2021.... REUTERS/ Abdelaziz Boumzar ALGIERS( Reuters)-Algeria will reimpose restrictions on gatherings from Monday to cope with a rapid spread of the more infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus that has led to an increase in the number of patients, the prime minister’s office

--A campaign to require a government-issued photo identification to vote in Nebraska has started collecting signatures to place the issue on the 2022 general election ballot. Citizens for Voter ID said it started gathering signatures Thursday.... Julie Slama, of Sterling, one of the petition sponsors.If the measure passes, lawmakers in the officially nonpartisan Legislature would have to determine details about the policy, including what would count as valid identification.... Some states have

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Indian economy is gathering momentum in the second quarter, though inflation would continue to average above the central bank's comfort zone of 6 per cent, said an article in the RBI's monthly bulletin released on Thursday.... In his address to the nation on the Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to take more steps to contain price rise.... The uptick in inflation in its June reading mutated in July, with the unprecedented shock to tomato prices spilling over to prices of oth

The forecast path of Typhoon In-fa is shown as of 5 p.m.on July 21, 2021.... The sixth typhoon of the year was located approximately 200 kilometers east-southeast of Miyako Island as of 3 p.m.on July 21, and slowly moving westward.... It is expected to gain force while traveling farther west over waters east of Miyako Island, and approach the Sakishima Islands by July 24....

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have opened investigations into the Hartal Doktor Kontrak protest at Hospital Kuala Lumpur on Monday( July 26). Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Coomm Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said the investigations were opened because no one is allowed to gather during the movement control order." No one is allowed to gather or take part in any assembly at any place for any reason – be it religious, social, sports, wedding or cultural reasons – without permission from the Health director-general." This

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended easier against the US dollar after closing in negative territory last week due to the United States( US) Nonfarm Payroll( NFP) softer July figures, an analyst said.At 6 pm, the local note eased to 4. 5575/ 5625 against the US dollar compared with 4. 5515/ 5565 at last Friday’s close. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist and social finance head Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the focus this week will be on the consumer price index( CPI) for July." Consens

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended easier against the US dollar after closing in negative territory last week due to the United States( US) Nonfarm Payroll( NFP) softer July figures, an analyst said.At 6 pm, the local note eased to 4. 5575/ 5625 against the US dollar compared with 4. 5515/ 5565 at last Friday’s close. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist and social finance head Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the focus this week will be on the consumer price index( CPI) for July." Consens

KUCHING: Over 30, 000 people gathered for the Konsert Rakyat celebrating Sarawak's 60th year of independence at Padang Merdeka here on Saturday( July 22) night. The four-hour concert, which started at 8 pm, featured popular local artistes like Floor 88, Dolla, Joe Flizzow and Datuk Awie as well as Indonesian rock band Ungu. The crowd, who came from all walks of life, was thrilled with a spectacular fireworks display during the concert. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office( Corporate