10 July 2020, Friday NewsLatest News On 10 July 2020, Friday Speed skating: World champion Van Ruijven dies aged 2711/7/2020 7:59 am The 5 closest fights of GE202011/7/2020 7:46 am GE2020: PAP returns to power with 83 seats, but loses Sengkang and Aljunied GRCs in hard-fought Covid-19 election11/7/2020 7:46 am Nasdaq ends at record, Dow rallies on Covid-19 vaccine progress11/7/2020 7:46 am GE2020: PAP narrowly wins West Coast GRC with 51.69% of the vote11/7/2020 7:40 am GE2020: WP retains Aljunied GRC with almost 60% of votes11/7/2020 7:29 am GE2020 official results: PAP, led by Ong Ye Kung, wins Sembawang GRC with 67.29%, NSP has 32.71%11/7/2020 7:25 am GE2020 official results: PAP's Henry Kwek claims Kebun Baru SMC, gets 62.97% of the votes11/7/2020 7:25 am GE2020 official results: PAP team led by Lawrence Wong beats SDP in Marsiling-Yew Tee with 63.18% of votes11/7/2020 7:25 am GE2020: PAP's women candidates in SMCs hold their own against opponents11/7/2020 7:25 am GE2020 official results: PAP team wins with 58.6% of votes in Chua Chu Kang GRC11/7/2020 7:25 am Singapore GE2020: Voting hours extended to 10pm, opposition parties criticise move11/7/2020 7:17 am GE2020: WP takes three constituencies; Pritam Singh says much work to do11/7/2020 7:10 am GE2020: PAP takes 61.24% of the valid vote, loses a second GRC to WP11/7/2020 7:05 am GE2020: Workers’ Party retains Aljunied GRC with improved margin11/7/2020 6:58 am GE2020: PAP wins Nee Soon GRC with 61.9% of votes11/7/2020 6:56 am GE2020: PAP wins Tampines GRC with 66.41% of votes11/7/2020 6:54 am GE2020 live: PAP wins 83 seats in Parliament, WP takes 10 seats11/7/2020 6:52 am GE2020: WP retains Hougang SMC with 61.19% votes11/7/2020 6:51 am GE2020: Highlights from Polling Day11/7/2020 6:50 am GE2020: PAP holds on to Marine Parade with 57.76% of votes as vote share slips11/7/2020 6:47 am GE2020: PAP defeats SDP in Marsiling-Yew Tee with 63.18% of votes11/7/2020 6:45 am GE2020: Workers’ Party claims Sengkang GRC in upset win11/7/2020 6:44 am GE2020: WP scores stunning win in Sengkang, 2nd GRC ever to be won by opposition11/7/2020 6:41 am GE2020: PAP keeps Jurong GRC with 74.62% win11/7/2020 6:16 am GE2020: PAP narrowly wins West Coast GRC with 51.69% of the votes11/7/2020 6:13 am GE2020: PAP retains Sembawang GRC with 67.29% of votes11/7/2020 6:10 am GE2020: PAP's Yip Hon Weng wins in Yio Chu Kang SMC with 60.83% of votes11/7/2020 6:06 am GE2020: Heng Swee Keat-led PAP team wins East Coast GRC against WP with 53.41% of votes11/7/2020 6:06 am GE2020: PAP’s team led by Heng Swee Keat beats WP to win East Coast GRC11/7/2020 5:50 am GE2020: PAP Amy Khor wins Hong Kah North SMC for the third time with 60.98 per cent of the votes11/7/2020 5:40 am Singapore GE2020: Live results11/7/2020 5:37 am GE2020: PM Lee Hsien Loong-led PAP team wins Ang Mo Kio GRC with 71.91% of votes vs RP11/7/2020 5:36 am GE2020: PAP retains Yuhua SMC with 70.54% of votes11/7/2020 5:32 am GE2020 live: Counting under way after polls close in Singapore11/7/2020 5:27 am Singapore GE2020: Live results11/7/2020 4:46 am GE2020: PAP's Liang Eng Hwa wins Bukit Panjang vs SDP's Paul Tambyah with 53.74% of votes11/7/2020 4:37 am GE2020: WP leading in Sengkang GRC based on sample count with 53% of votes11/7/2020 3:48 am LIVE: Singapore goes to the polls11/7/2020 2:39 am Five things to know about the Hagia Sophia11/7/2020 2:37 am Singapore GE2020: A look at the sample count results as they are released (LIVE)11/7/2020 2:34 am Football: Chelsea midfielder Gilmour suffers major injury blow11/7/2020 2:14 am Indonesia moves to beef up cyber security with data protection law11/7/2020 2:08 am French judges order new inquiry into black man's death in custody11/7/2020 2:08 am GE2020: Opposition parties outraged by last-minute extension to voting hours to 10pm11/7/2020 2:08 am Outages in smartphone apps appear linked to Facebook bug11/7/2020 2:01 am GE2020: Opposition parties raise concerns regarding extension of voting hours11/7/2020 1:54 am GE2020: Voters share their views on voting amid COVID-19 pandemic11/7/2020 1:54 am Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson ruled out for rest of season11/7/2020 1:49 am Hong Kong police raid pollster working with democracy movement11/7/2020 1:44 am Live: GE2020 polling draws to a close, Singaporeans await results11/7/2020 1:11 am GE2020: Polls close; sample counts to begin shortly11/7/2020 1:07 am Get the Latest Business & Financial News - THE BUSINESS TIMES11/7/2020 1:04 am Singapore GE2020: All 1,100 polling stations have closed for voting; sample count results expected soon11/7/2020 1:03 am Turkish court paves way to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque11/7/2020 1:03 am 'Sacrificed on the altar': Myanmar jade mine disaster fed by Covid-era desperation11/7/2020 1:03 am GE2020 live: Polls in Singapore close after extension of voting hours11/7/2020 1:02 am GE2020: Opposition parties criticise extension of voting hours to 10pm, calling it ‘outrageous and irregular’11/7/2020 1:02 am China bans some food imports after coronavirus detected on shrimp11/7/2020 1:00 am GE2020: No change in polling and counting procedures despite extension, says ELD11/7/2020 12:55 am GE2020: Opposition parties criticise extension of voting hours to 10pm, calling it ‘outrageous’, ‘irregular’11/7/2020 12:48 am US: Wall Street flat at open after record rise in US Covid-19 cases11/7/2020 12:48 am Hong Kong to suspend all schools due to spike in coronavirus cases11/7/2020 12:46 am Brazil Amazon deforestation up in June, set for worst year in over a decade11/7/2020 12:39 am Netherlands takes Russia to European rights court over MH17 plane downing11/7/2020 12:39 am GE2020: Voting hours extended to 10pm, first time ever; higher turnout vs GE201511/7/2020 12:35 am GE2020: Elections Department extends voting hours till 10pm, after long queues persist at ‘small number’ of polling stations11/7/2020 12:33 am 11/7/2020 12:32 am Italy PM says virus state of emergency may be extended11/7/2020 12:30 am The Straits Times @STcom11/7/2020 12:30 am UK-Chinese relations nosedive11/7/2020 12:07 am Gold smuggling revives in Kerala as economic activity resumes after lockdown eases in India11/7/2020 12:07 am Australia approves Gilead's remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment11/7/2020 12:00 am Singapore GE2020: Voting hours extended to 10pm due to long queues at some polling stations10/7/2020 11:48 pm Football: Liverpool captain Henderson out for rest of season10/7/2020 11:47 pm Serbia, Kosovo renew 'very difficult' dialogue10/7/2020 11:47 pm Foootball: Europa League draw leaves open potential Man Utd-Wolves semi-final10/7/2020 11:47 pm 10/7/2020 11:43 pm Australia approves remdesivir as coronavirus treatment10/7/2020 11:42 pm Football: Europa League draw leaves open potential Man United-Wolves semi-final10/7/2020 11:42 pm India's wealthiest tycoon Ambani now richer than Warren Buffett10/7/2020 11:34 pm Katy Perry Nicknames Her Unborn Baby Girl 'Kicky Perry'10/7/2020 11:30 pm Rugby: Rebels, Reds draw 18-18 after 'Super Time' fails to find a winner10/7/2020 11:26 pm Mahathir, five ex-Bersatu MPs to be independent bloc, back Shafie as Malaysia's PM candidate10/7/2020 11:26 pm UK cyber security centre continuing work on Huawei, says PM's spokesman10/7/2020 11:18 pm Football: De Gea 'proud' to beat Schmeichel record at Man Utd10/7/2020 11:18 pm Watch live at 10pm: CNA's GE2020 results special10/7/2020 11:18 pm Robert De Niro Suffers Huge Financial Losses Due To COVID-1910/7/2020 11:15 pm Tokyo shopkeepers brace for another slowdown as COVID-19 flares10/7/2020 11:10 pm Europa League quarter-final and semi-final draw10/7/2020 11:10 pm GE2020 explainer: What are sample counts and how they are generated10/7/2020 11:10 pm Formula 1: Perez tops opening practice in 'pink Mercedes'10/7/2020 10:55 pm Formula 1: Ferrari warned over COVID-19 protocol breach10/7/2020 10:55 pm GE2020: Voting hours extended to 10pm; 'small number' of polling stations continue to see long queues, says ELD10/7/2020 10:48 pm The Straits Times @STcom10/7/2020 10:43 pm Election voting hours extended till 10pm, says ELD10/7/2020 10:42 pm Rights lawyer files torture charges against Chinese officials10/7/2020 10:39 pm Decision to open schools becomes political battle as US struggles with growing infections10/7/2020 10:39 pm Italy's Armani returned to sales growth in 201910/7/2020 10:32 pm GE2020: Voting hours extended to 10pm – ELD10/7/2020 10:29 pm GE2020: Voting hours extended to 10pm, first time ever – ELD10/7/2020 10:27 pm EU says UK spurning vaccine scheme would not affect drugmaker talks10/7/2020 10:26 pm Football: Champions League final eight draw throws up possible Barcelona-Bayern clash10/7/2020 10:26 pm Barcelona or Napoli await Bayern if no upset against Chelsea10/7/2020 10:26 pm GE2020: 81 per cent of voters have cast votes in Singapore election by 5pm10/7/2020 10:26 pm Futures recede as COVID-19 case tally hits another record10/7/2020 10:19 pm Katie Holmes Follows Thandie Newton On Instagram After Her Tom Cruise Revelations10/7/2020 10:16 pm Football: Champions League final-eight draw throws up possible Barcelona-Bayern clash10/7/2020 10:13 pm Malaysia sought Hong Kong's help in hunt for 1MDB fugitives10/7/2020 10:13 pm 'Epic failure': US election officials warn of November chaos due to budget crunch10/7/2020 10:13 pm Evening Update: Today's headlines from The Straits Times on July 1010/7/2020 10:07 pm Coronavirus: Women's tennis says no 'final decision' by China on cancelling events10/7/2020 10:07 pm Co-founders of International Healthway 'engaged in conspiracy' against company, court finds10/7/2020 10:04 pm South Korea court slashes ex-president Park's jail term by 10 years10/7/2020 9:56 pm Mahathir and 5 other MPs form independent bloc, reiterate support for Sabah's Shafie Apdal as PM10/7/2020 9:56 pm Football: Form not a factor in derby, says Arsenal's Arteta ahead of Spurs clash10/7/2020 9:56 pm China rejects new US invite to join nuclear talks10/7/2020 9:42 pm 'Epic failure': US election officials warn of November chaos due to budget crunch10/7/2020 9:34 pm British gymnast sisters speak out on 'culture of fear'10/7/2020 9:34 pm ‘The Ultimate Hold’: Why Disney has investors stuck in place10/7/2020 9:34 pm Daily Debrief: What Happened Today10/7/2020 9:33 pm Crazy Rich Asians Author Kevin Kwan's New Book Lands Movie Adaptation10/7/2020 9:31 pm 10/7/2020 9:27 pm Malaysia to hold inquest into Franco-Irish teen's death10/7/2020 9:19 pm WHO advance team on way to China to set up probe into COVID-19 origin10/7/2020 9:19 pm South Korea court slashes ex-president's jail term by 10 years10/7/2020 9:16 pm Police: Naya Rivera's Body “May Never Come Back Up”10/7/2020 9:15 pm Hong Kong to shut schools as local Covid-19 infections rise10/7/2020 9:08 pm Baseball: Ignoring virus spike, Japanese fans flood back to stadiums10/7/2020 9:08 pm Motor racing: Red Bull dash Sebastian Vettel's seat hopes with a 'definite no'10/7/2020 9:08 pm WHO advance team on way to China to set up probe into coronavirus origin10/7/2020 9:08 pm Formula 1: Red Bull dash Vettel's seat hopes with a 'definite no'10/7/2020 9:05 pm Exclusive: India panel proposes new regulator for non-personal data: draft report10/7/2020 9:05 pm Next-of-kin of 27,000 claimed graves at Choa Chu Kang Cemetery opt for private exhumation10/7/2020 9:00 pm Honda invests in China's CATL to jointly develop EV batteries10/7/2020 8:58 pm China says it will hit back against new US sanctions over Uighur rights10/7/2020 8:58 pm Honda invests in China's CATL, to jointly develop EV batteries10/7/2020 8:51 pm Leicester Tigers end Tuilagi employment after pay cut refusal10/7/2020 8:51 pm Britain's coronavirus quarantine rules end for many destinations10/7/2020 8:51 pm Ukraine's rocket firm to make electric buses for Korea10/7/2020 8:43 pm Football: Premier League admits VAR blunders10/7/2020 8:43 pm Another record US virus count curbs risk appetite10/7/2020 8:43 pm Britain's coronavirus quarantine rules end for many destinations10/7/2020 8:42 pm Football: Premier League admits VAR blunders10/7/2020 8:42 pm New Hong Kong coronavirus cases stay high for 3rd day10/7/2020 8:35 pm Illegal ivory trade shrinks while pangolin trafficking booms, UN says10/7/2020 8:35 pm Japan Display aims to bring some panel production back from China after coronavirus10/7/2020 8:35 pm A dog's life: Scientists find new formula for canine age10/7/2020 8:30 pm UK economy to slump over 10%, debts to surge: Moody's10/7/2020 8:28 pm Football: Slick United ease to another win at struggling Villa10/7/2020 8:28 pm Football: Impact boss Henry kneels for 8 minutes, 46 seconds at MLS game10/7/2020 8:28 pm Motor racing: Mugello to host Ferrari's 1,000th Formula One race10/7/2020 8:28 pm Illegal ivory trade shrinks while pangolin trafficking booms, UN says10/7/2020 8:28 pm China points to shrimp as coronavirus carrier after salmon debacle10/7/2020 8:28 pm Jay Chou seeks old house in Taipei10/7/2020 8:17 pm China floods blamed for fresh African swine fever outbreaks10/7/2020 8:17 pm Exclusive: India panel proposes new regulator for non-personal data - draft report10/7/2020 8:13 pm Hyflux gets letter of interest from Unilegend Investments10/7/2020 8:08 pm This Korean Singer Says He No Longer Gets Breathless When He Performs After Losing 30kg In 4 Months10/7/2020 8:00 pm Honda to buy stake in China's CATL, firms to jointly develop EV batteries10/7/2020 7:59 pm IEA raises 2020 oil demand forecast but warns COVID-19 clouds outlook10/7/2020 7:59 pm Mayor's case shows scale of South Korea sexism: Activists10/7/2020 7:59 pm GE2020: More registration and ballot paper issuance counters; voters no longer need to don disposable gloves in light of long queues10/7/2020 7:55 pm Air pollution still killing thousands in major Asian cities, despite COVID-19 lockdowns: Greenpeace10/7/2020 7:52 pm India sees more local coronavirus lockdowns as cases near 800,00010/7/2020 7:52 pm China starts taxing its citizens' global income for the first time10/7/2020 7:51 pm South Korea opens three more start-up centres, including Singapore, to help firms go global10/7/2020 7:51 pm Coronavirus pandemic threatens to engulf South Africa's hospitals10/7/2020 7:51 pm Trump heads to coronavirus-stricken Florida for political fundraiser10/7/2020 7:51 pm EMERGING MARKETS-China's rally comes to a halt, dragging Asia shares10/7/2020 7:46 pm Don Don Donki Opening 9th Outlet At HarbourFront10/7/2020 7:45 pm Japan may still build Aegis Ashore despite reports of cancellation: Source10/7/2020 7:44 pm Hong Kong: Stocks end with deep losses10/7/2020 7:34 pm Watch live at 8pm: CNA's GE2020 results special10/7/2020 7:32 pm Football: Bulgaria could delay next season's start after coronavirus surge10/7/2020 7:32 pm Blackouts darken misery of Lebanon's economic collapse10/7/2020 7:32 pm Fear is mounting on an island at the edge of North Korea10/7/2020 7:30 pm Football: Giovanni van Bronckhorst 'can't imagine' Barcelona without Lionel Messi10/7/2020 7:30 pm EMERGING MARKETS-China's rally comes to a halt, dragging Asia shares10/7/2020 7:25 pm BOJ offers virtual tour as headquarters off limits amid pandemic10/7/2020 7:16 pm Philippine lawmakers vote to shut down top broadcaster ABS-CBN10/7/2020 7:14 pm Muji's US business files for bankruptcy protection over coronavirus10/7/2020 7:14 pm GE2020: ELD aware of 'serious allegation' that polling agent told voter who to vote for10/7/2020 7:09 pm Muji's US business seeks bankruptcy protection over coronavirus10/7/2020 7:02 pm Global air travel is recovering with big domestic boost in Asia10/7/2020 6:59 pm Hong Kong leaders, tycoons bid farewell to gaming magnate Stanley Ho10/7/2020 6:59 pm Philippines' lower house committee rejects ABS-CBN's franchise renewal10/7/2020 6:55 pm European shares enter fourth day of declines, energy firms drag10/7/2020 6:55 pm Pandemic-proofing: Insurance may never be the same again10/7/2020 6:55 pm Hong Kong leaders, tycoons bid farewell to gaming magnate Stanley Ho10/7/2020 6:48 pm GE2020: Voters throng polling stations in the morning, with Covid-19 safety measures adding to the wait10/7/2020 6:41 pm Russia's Nornickel fights cover-up accusations over Arctic oil spill10/7/2020 6:41 pm Indonesian politician's anti-coronavirus veil policy draws fire10/7/2020 6:41 pm Vietnam says 31 million workers impacted by pandemic, risk of rising unemployment10/7/2020 6:41 pm Europe: Shares enter fourth day of declines, energy firms drag10/7/2020 6:40 pm Vietnam says 31 million workers impacted by Covid-19 pandemic, risk of rising unemployment10/7/2020 6:36 pm 191 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 16 in the community and 1 imported case10/7/2020 6:34 pm Seoul: Stocks, won fall as new Covid-19 cases in US hit record10/7/2020 6:27 pm More potential investors surface for Hyflux as threat of judicial management looms10/7/2020 6:27 pm Indonesian politician's anti-coronavirus veil policy draws fire10/7/2020 6:27 pm