Office air quality affects workers’ cognitive function: Study
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Feeling sluggish at work? Poor ventilation and pollution might play a part. A new study by scientists at Harvard has found that the air quality inside an […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Sept 10
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Sept 10. 450 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in S’pore; unvaccinated 62-year-old man dies of Covid-19 The number of new […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Sept 6
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Sept 6. Covid-19 cases linked to bus interchange clusters grow to 469 There are six new cases linked to […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Sept 5
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Sept 5. S’pore’s new race law to include non-punitive sanctions to shape social behaviour: Shanmugam These will help offenders […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Sept 4
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Sept 4. New Covid-19 cluster at Changi General Hospital with 14 cases The latest CGH cluster is separate from […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Sept 3
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Friday, Sept 3. SingPost Centre death: How the elderly man could have got into the stairwell Soh Eng Thong’s body was […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 31
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, Aug 31. Last US forces leave Afghanistan after almost 20 years Celebratory gunfire was heard across the Afghan capital […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 29
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Aug 29. More Housing Board projects to integrate rental flats, improving inclusivity Estates will have several blocks with a […]
How climate-focused are sovereign funds?
(REUTERS) – Risks don’t come much longer term than climate change, so you might expect sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to be all over it, as investment giants with decades in […]
3 new TEL train stations to serve as emergency shelters
SINGAPORE – The opening of Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) Stage 2 on Saturday (Aug 28) means there will be three more emergency shelters added to the existing network here – […]
Trescon’s World AI & RPA Show to connect top AI Leaders and Experts in the MENA region
MENA, Aug 25, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – AI and RPA have been growing as enablers for the limitless growth of the economy in MENA. With more and […]
Equities gain, US dollar falls; Fed seen less eager to taper
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Global equity markets rose while the US dollar dipped on Monday (Aug 23) as investors grew less concerned that the Federal Reserve would soon begin changing […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 23
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Aug 23. US Vice-President Kamala Harris kicks off 3-day visit to S’pore She will be here until Tuesday afternoon, […]
NIKE (NYSE: NKE) apologized for discriminating against consumers in Kunming, China
New York, NY / TickerInsider / August 22, 2021 / Recently, the “NIKE public apology for discrimination against consumers” on the Internet hot, sparking widespread concern in China.—NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE)Trade […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 22
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, Aug 22. NDP 2021: A parade to lift spirits The show featured virtual dance routines, video clips and animated films that […]
Costly electric cars deter drivers from switching
(NYTIMES) – Mr Robert Teglia bought a Tesla Model 3 sedan even though he knew it cost more than many luxury cars. The commercial real estate appraiser tallied the costs […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 21
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Aug 21. Unvaccinated 82-year-old S’porean dies of Covid-19; 10th death in August Two new clusters were also uncovered – one […]
$12 billion IPO wave sweeps across India as start-ups soar
BENGALURU (BLOOMBERG) – The market for initial public offerings in India is turning into a feeding frenzy. The amount of money raised in IPOs this year has reached US$8.8 billion […]
S’poreans highly aware of environmental issues but adoption of green practices lags: OCBC climate index
SINGAPORE – The average Singaporean is highly aware of environmental issues, adopts many green practices some of the time, and advocates some of these issues and practices to friends and […]
NEC to host NEC Visionary Week 2021
TOKYO, Aug 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the Global Program for NEC Visionary Week 2021, an online annual event taking […]