05 August 2020, Wednesday NewsLatest News On 05 August 2020, Wednesday Jakobsen fights for life after Tour of Poland crash branded 'criminal act'6/8/2020 7:55 am Johnson irons out wrinkles in game ahead of PGA Championship6/8/2020 7:55 am US wants to see 'untrusted' Chinese apps removed from app stores, Pompeo says6/8/2020 7:55 am Golf: McIlroy looking to get back to pre-Covid form at PGA Championship6/8/2020 7:50 am Nasdaq ends at another record as US stocks extend rally6/8/2020 7:50 am Zynga raises full-year bookings forecast, buys another Turkish game-maker6/8/2020 7:42 am US wants to see 'untrusted' Chinese apps removed from US app stores, says Mike Pompeo6/8/2020 7:40 am Hotel makes five-star effort to keep staycations safe6/8/2020 7:40 am Golf: Johnson irons out wrinkles in game ahead of PGA Championship6/8/2020 7:30 am Mike Pompeo offers US$10 million reward over US election interference6/8/2020 7:30 am Makan First: Treats across Singapore6/8/2020 7:26 am Golf: McIlroy calls for more majors at public courses6/8/2020 7:05 am Brazil's Embraer reports US$315 million in losses6/8/2020 7:05 am Large fire in closed market in Ajman, UAE, under control, say police6/8/2020 7:05 am Golf: Lowry far from complacent a year after first major win6/8/2020 6:56 am Football: Shakhtar, Copenhagen reach Europa League last eight6/8/2020 6:50 am Cycling: Jakobsen in coma after collision during Tour of Poland6/8/2020 6:46 am Football: Shakhtar, Copenhagen reach Europa League last eight6/8/2020 6:46 am Rusada: Russia moves closer to sacking anti-doping chief over alleged financial violations6/8/2020 6:46 am US Defence Secretary Mark Esper says 'most believe' Beirut explosion was an accident6/8/2020 6:46 am Brazil indigenous leader Aritana dead from COVID-196/8/2020 6:43 am Fed policymakers say pickup in infections slowing US economic recovery6/8/2020 6:35 am Exclusive: Republican senators back extending US$25 billion payroll aid for US airlines; shares jump6/8/2020 6:35 am Canada's Barrick Gold considers switching primary stock listing to NYSE: WSJ6/8/2020 6:35 am Da Costa stretches his lead as Formula E resumes6/8/2020 6:29 am Man City sign Bournemouth defender Ake6/8/2020 6:29 am At least 30 injured in grenade attack in Pakistan at Kashmir rally6/8/2020 6:07 am Football: PSG coach pessimistic over Mbappe for Atalanta tie6/8/2020 6:07 am Football: Manchester City sign Bournemouth's Ake6/8/2020 6:07 am Lebanese bride happy to be alive after Beirut blast cuts short wedding video6/8/2020 6:07 am Football: Manchester City sign Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake6/8/2020 6:07 am NBA: No positive Covid-19 tests for third straight week6/8/2020 5:57 am Eyeing big China box office, Hollywood bows to censorship: Report6/8/2020 5:52 am Exclusive: 16 Republican senators back new payroll assistance to US airlines - letter6/8/2020 5:46 am Canary Islands to insure tourists who catch virus6/8/2020 5:46 am Fears grow in Turkey as daily COVID-19 cases top 1,0006/8/2020 5:46 am Tennis: US Open cuts winners' prize money6/8/2020 5:45 am Japanese foreign minister in UK for post-Brexit trade talks6/8/2020 5:38 am Goldman Sachs aims for 7per cent of staff to be black, 9per cent to be Latino by 20256/8/2020 5:38 am Made In Italy film becomes healing process for Liam Neeson and son6/8/2020 5:31 am Israeli square bathed in Lebanese colours in rare show of support over Beirut blast6/8/2020 5:23 am Golf: A PGA Championship like no other comes to San Francisco6/8/2020 5:17 am Tennis: US Open cuts winners' prize money6/8/2020 5:17 am Coronavirus: CDC warns against drinking hand sanitiser amid reports of US deaths6/8/2020 5:16 am Progressive congresswoman Rashida Tlaib defeats primary challenger in 'Squad' win6/8/2020 5:09 am Kodak's US$765 million US loan prompts probe by House Democrats6/8/2020 5:08 am After predecessor was fired by Trump in May, State Dept's acting inspector-general says he is leaving too6/8/2020 5:08 am Spain diagnoses 1,772 new coronavirus cases in post-lockdown record6/8/2020 5:08 am Motor racing: Di Resta on standby as McLaren F1 reserve6/8/2020 5:08 am Pakistan's Babar punishes sloppy England in first test6/8/2020 5:02 am Stunned by gold's record rise? There's more to come, analysts say6/8/2020 5:02 am Amsterdam enforces face masks in crowded places6/8/2020 5:02 am Biden will no longer travel to Wisconsin to accept presidential nomination6/8/2020 4:55 am A PGA Championship like no other comes to San Francisco6/8/2020 4:55 am Arsenal to lay off 55 staff members as Covid-19 hits revenue6/8/2020 4:36 am Di Resta on standby as McLaren F1 reserve6/8/2020 4:25 am Coronavirus quarantine, racial strife, Trump have Michelle Obama feeling down6/8/2020 4:14 am Coronavirus kills leading Brazil indigenous chief Aritana6/8/2020 4:14 am Court delays verdict on murder of former Lebanon PM Rafic Hariri after Beirut blast6/8/2020 4:14 am Twitter fixes security issue affecting some Android devices6/8/2020 4:03 am US to pay US$1 billion for 100 million doses of J&J's COVID-19 vaccine candidate6/8/2020 3:57 am Twitter fixes security issue affecting some Android devices6/8/2020 3:57 am Lebanon officials ignored warnings about chemical tied to blast; nation declares emergency in Beirut6/8/2020 3:53 am Boeing does not see immediate need to raise cash with new debt6/8/2020 3:43 am US to pay US$1 billion for 100 million doses of J&J's COVID-19 vaccine candidate6/8/2020 3:43 am Coronavirus: Joe Biden rules out in-person appearance at Democratic convention6/8/2020 3:38 am Man arrested after bottles of wine stolen from houses that were broken into6/8/2020 3:36 am 47 employers added to watchlist for suspected discriminatory hiring practices: MOM6/8/2020 3:36 am US job market recovery appears to be slowing, services sector powering ahead6/8/2020 3:36 am What are coronavirus risks from riding trains? A new Chinese study analyses passenger data6/8/2020 3:36 am Testing centre queues fuel criticism over France's COVID-19 strategy6/8/2020 3:29 am Thousands rescued from destructive forest fires in southern France6/8/2020 3:24 am New York City erects quarantine checkpoints to curb coronavirus6/8/2020 3:07 am Football: Arsenal to cut jobs as COVID-19 bites6/8/2020 3:07 am Football: Bale left out by Zidane for Man City test6/8/2020 3:05 am Football: Arsenal plan to sack 55 staff as Covid-19 hits revenue earns backlash from fans6/8/2020 3:05 am Marine heatwaves may force fish to flee huge distances: Study6/8/2020 3:05 am Manila walks fine line between Beijing and Washington in South China Sea6/8/2020 2:59 am Woods ready for leap into unknown at fan-free Major6/8/2020 2:59 am Coronavirus: Belgian meat plant quarantines 225 staff6/8/2020 2:51 am Coronavirus: New York City erects quarantine checkpoints to curb spread6/8/2020 2:51 am IMM and Popular bookstore at Jurong Point visited by COVID-19 community cases while infectious6/8/2020 2:37 am Trump rejects Obama's call to boost voting, says 'success' will heal racism6/8/2020 2:37 am Large sports crowds 'unrealistic' this year: WHO6/8/2020 2:37 am Travel bans may force clubs to forfeit European games next season6/8/2020 2:36 am Atlantic Navigation, Seroja, Luzhou Bio-Chem, Ntegrator expect H1 losses6/8/2020 2:23 am Motor racing: Softer tyres throw up a fresh challenge for Hamilton6/8/2020 2:21 am Instagram adds video clips in challenge to TikTok6/8/2020 2:21 am COVID-19: 581 of 908 new cases in S'pore linked to Acacia Lodge cluster6/8/2020 2:18 am Rajapaksa family set to consolidate power in Sri Lanka after coronavirus-hit polls6/8/2020 2:16 am White House unveils partnership to boost quantum science education6/8/2020 2:16 am Coronavirus: Growing hope that sports leagues, competitions in Singapore will resume soon6/8/2020 2:06 am Transnational challenges need global cooperation: Vivian Balakrishnan6/8/2020 2:06 am Procurri’s H1 earnings up 1.4% with lift from government relief6/8/2020 2:01 am Samsung launches pricey new Note as pandemic shrinks smartphone market6/8/2020 1:54 am Jurong Point Popular among places visited by infectious coronavirus patients6/8/2020 1:54 am Food Picks Podcast: Fancy orchid or ondeh ondeh-flavoured local beers for National Day?6/8/2020 1:51 am Jurong Point Popular bookstore among places visited by infectious coronavirus patients6/8/2020 1:51 am Coronavirus: 265,000 foreign workers get the nod to restart work6/8/2020 1:51 am First look: Samsung Galaxy Note20 and Note20 Ultra6/8/2020 1:50 am Mar Mikhail: Beirut's 'beating heart' snuffed out by blast6/8/2020 1:48 am Pet cat and dog in two separate areas in Hong Kong test positive for COVID-196/8/2020 1:47 am Statistics for Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix6/8/2020 1:47 am Softer tyres throw up a fresh challenge for Hamilton6/8/2020 1:47 am 'Do you really need to party?' WHO asks world's youth6/8/2020 1:46 am Yesterday's Kranji barrier trial results6/8/2020 1:46 am Coronavirus: Singing, voice training, speech and drama classes can resume, with safety measures in place6/8/2020 1:43 am Yangzijiang’s Q2 net profit falls 17% on lower trading volume6/8/2020 1:41 am What Lockdown 2.0 Looks Like: Harsher Rules, Deeper Confusion6/8/2020 1:30 am US Secretary of Health Alex Azar's visit to Taiwan draws protest from Beijing6/8/2020 1:26 am US Open will still be a proper Grand Slam despite pullouts, says Nadal6/8/2020 1:25 am Samsung launches top-end Note20, Z Fold2 phones to stay ahead of innovation curve6/8/2020 1:22 am First look: Samsung’s new Note 20 phones launched at Galaxy Unpacked 20206/8/2020 1:19 am US private payrolls growth slows sharply, trade deficit shrinks6/8/2020 1:19 am Pfizer announces deal with Canada for experimental COVID-19 vaccine6/8/2020 1:19 am 25-year-old is youngest person to die of dengue in Singapore this year, the 20th such death here6/8/2020 1:13 am Can pets catch Covid-19? Hong Kong’s City University begins testing animals for coronavirus amid owners’ concerns6/8/2020 1:00 am England to play Italy on October 31 as Six Nations confirm schedule6/8/2020 12:55 am Facebook launches TikTok-like product inside Instagram6/8/2020 12:55 am Swedish singer Zara Larsson ends collaboration with Huawei6/8/2020 12:53 am US: Wall Street opens higher on Disney boost, healthcare earnings6/8/2020 12:45 am US President Trump says may give nomination speech from White House6/8/2020 12:43 am Moderna in talks to supply countries with COVID-19 vaccine; US$32-$37 a dose for smaller deals6/8/2020 12:34 am Facebook launches TikTok-like product inside Instagram6/8/2020 12:34 am Thai police summon protest leaders for breaching COVID-19 emergency law6/8/2020 12:34 am 'Do you really need to party?' WHO asks world's youth6/8/2020 12:26 am Singtel associate Bharti Airtel partners with Amazon to grow cloud business6/8/2020 12:21 am Wall St. set to rise on Disney's surprise profit, upbeat healthcare results6/8/2020 12:12 am WHO says North Korea's COVID-19 test results for first suspected case 'inconclusive'6/8/2020 12:12 am Coronavirus: 10 people fined over Compassvale Crescent gathering during circuit breaker6/8/2020 12:07 am Modi lays foundation stone for Ayodhya temple, says 'long wait has ended'6/8/2020 12:07 am Dengue risk still high due to low herd immunity, more people working from home6/8/2020 12:06 am CEO of Singapore-listed KS Energy charged with 112 counts of market rigging offences6/8/2020 12:06 am US private payrolls miss expectations in July6/8/2020 12:06 am Disney’s Mulan to skip most movie theatres for streaming6/8/2020 12:02 am AskST: Relooking pay guidelines amid Covid-19 - 5 things to know about the National Wages Council6/8/2020 12:01 am 47 employers placed on watchlist for possible discriminatory hiring practices; most from financial and professional services sectors5/8/2020 11:47 pm Football: History will not repeat itself, vows Fulham boss Parker after immediate return to Premier League5/8/2020 11:40 pm NUS medical students to learn patient safety through new virtual reality training5/8/2020 11:40 pm Donations to Singapore's arts sector drop to $50m in 2019, but cash donations at highest in three years5/8/2020 11:40 pm Malaysia in talks with China over potential MOU for early access to COVID-19 vaccine: Science and technology minister5/8/2020 11:39 pm Malaysia should not be 'dragged and trapped' between superpowers in South China Sea dispute: Hishammuddin5/8/2020 11:39 pm Scotland shuts pubs and restaurants in Aberdeen to stem COVID-19 outbreak5/8/2020 11:39 pm US plan for 'highest level' Taiwan visit in decades angers China5/8/2020 11:16 pm Trump says he may suspend payroll tax himself: Fox News interview5/8/2020 11:15 pm German-Chinese coronavirus vaccine trial begins in China5/8/2020 11:15 pm Countries tighten measures as global virus death toll tops 700,0005/8/2020 11:10 pm Initial investigations point to negligence as cause of Beirut blast: source5/8/2020 11:09 pm Indonesia economy contracts for first time in 21 years due to coronavirus pandemic5/8/2020 11:08 pm Kris Wu likens autotune to photo filter5/8/2020 11:00 pm Moderna says discussing supply deals with countries for COVID-19 vaccine5/8/2020 11:00 pm Thai army chief says 'hatred of nation' bigger threat than COVID-195/8/2020 11:00 pm Teva Pharm second-quarter profit slightly beats profit forecast5/8/2020 11:00 pm Zara owner Inditex pledges support for fashion supply chain as coronavirus bites5/8/2020 10:53 pm Indonesia jails Muslim for destroying Koran5/8/2020 10:53 pm Bharti Airtel partners with Amazon to grow cloud business5/8/2020 10:53 pm Vietnam reports 41 new coronavirus infections, total cases reach 7135/8/2020 10:53 pm Indonesia jails Muslim man for destroying Quran5/8/2020 10:53 pm Moderna says discussing supply deals with countries for Covid-19 vaccine5/8/2020 10:53 pm New York Times quarterly revenue beats estimates on strong subscriber growth5/8/2020 10:44 pm Yesterday's KL trackwork5/8/2020 10:36 pm CVS raises profit forecast as low medical costs boost health insurance unit5/8/2020 10:31 pm 1MDB scandal fugitives hiding in China: Malaysian police5/8/2020 10:31 pm Scientists Uncover Biological Signatures of the Worst COVID-19 Cases5/8/2020 10:30 pm MFA: No Singaporeans affected by Beirut blast, saddened by loss of lives5/8/2020 10:29 pm Covid-19 cases slow in South African hotspot provinces, minister says5/8/2020 10:29 pm As dollar slides, some investors fret about its status as world's reserve currency5/8/2020 10:24 pm Alaves appoint former Sevilla boss Machin as new head coach5/8/2020 10:24 pm Capri posts smaller-than-expected loss boosted by online demand5/8/2020 10:24 pm Disney's surprise profit bolsters futures ahead of economic data5/8/2020 10:16 pm Third of Afghans estimated to have contracted coronavirus: Health ministry5/8/2020 10:16 pm Third of Afghans estimated to have contracted coronavirus: Health ministry5/8/2020 10:12 pm CSE Global’s H1 earnings rise 47.7% with newly-acquired US, Aussie units5/8/2020 10:11 pm Los Angeles Lakers clinch top seed in the West with Utah Jazz win5/8/2020 10:08 pm Religious leaders consulted in choosing 12 sites allowed to host more congregants, says MCCY5/8/2020 10:05 pm Football: After another loss, Benitez fumes 'I didn't like the game' in two-minute China press conference5/8/2020 10:05 pm Uganda's tough approach curbs Covid-19 but comes at a cost, as cases in Africa nears 1 mil5/8/2020 10:05 pm Coronavirus: Vietnam says contagion 'under control' in virus epicentre but spread elsewhere5/8/2020 10:05 pm 1MDB scandal fugitives hiding in China: Malaysian police5/8/2020 10:05 pm Embraer's commercial aviation revenue plummets by 82per cent on coronavirus pandemic5/8/2020 10:02 pm Singapore reports 908 new COVID-19 cases in 3-month high; high daily counts as dorms are cleared: MOH5/8/2020 9:57 pm CVS quarterly profit soars nearly 54per cent on lower medical costs5/8/2020 9:56 pm Thomson Reuters reports lower second-quarter revenue, operating profit5/8/2020 9:56 pm Vietnam says contagion 'under control' in COVID-19 epicentre but spread elsewhere5/8/2020 9:56 pm NetLink logs 12.4% rise in Q1 PAT despite manpower constraints5/8/2020 9:54 pm Singapore's Sea enjoys 880% stock rally that's trouncing Tesla and everything else5/8/2020 9:48 pm COVID-19: 10 fined for gathering in Sengkang flat during circuit breaker, 8 others involved5/8/2020 9:47 pm Ross Brawn stunned by Lewis Hamilton's Silverstone win5/8/2020 9:47 pm 1MDB scandal fugitives hiding in China: Malaysian police5/8/2020 9:39 pm Ammonium nitrate: fertilizer behind many industrial accidents5/8/2020 9:39 pm Daily Debrief: What Happened Today5/8/2020 9:38 pm Majority of registered voters oppose U.S. election delay: Reuters/Ipsos poll5/8/2020 9:38 pm WHO says North Korea's Covid-19 test results for first suspected case 'inconclusive'5/8/2020 9:36 pm Evening Update: Today's headlines from The Straits Times on Aug 55/8/2020 9:36 pm Can Johnny Depp’s Career Survive His Salacious Trial?5/8/2020 9:29 pm STI closes 0.68% higher on Wednesday as spotlight falls on bank earnings5/8/2020 9:29 pm Indonesia releases 25 sea turtles rescued in raid on poachers5/8/2020 9:27 pm Pakistan win the toss and elect to bat in first test versus England5/8/2020 9:27 pm Command Control will dictate things5/8/2020 9:25 pm Telemad: A Quest To Heal, Graceful Friends - Asian dramas that leap between past and present5/8/2020 9:23 pm