13 August 2020, Thursday NewsLatest News On 13 August 2020, Thursday S&P 500 ends down slightly after flirting with record levels again14/8/2020 7:57 am Tennis: Serena rallies past Venus at WTA Top Seed Open, builds confidence for US Open14/8/2020 7:57 am How the world is reacting to Israel-UAE peace deal14/8/2020 7:20 am Fortnite maker sues Apple after removal of game from App Store14/8/2020 7:19 am Two Republican senators ask US FTC to investigate TikTok's data collection practices14/8/2020 7:12 am Toyota, Mazda joint venture Alabama plant will now cost US$2.3 billion14/8/2020 7:04 am Erdogan says any attack on Turkish ship in Mediterranean dispute will exact 'high price'14/8/2020 7:04 am Tennis: Andreescu will not defend US Open title14/8/2020 7:04 am Taliban inmates danger 'to the world': Afghan president14/8/2020 6:49 am Tennis: US Open champion Bianca Andreescu says she will not defend title, citing Covid-19 concerns14/8/2020 6:38 am US says takes down militant groups' cryptocurrency fundraising effort14/8/2020 6:29 am Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas 'rejects and denounces' Israel-UAE deal14/8/2020 6:27 am Vandoorne hands Mercedes a first Formula E win in season-ender14/8/2020 6:22 am Judge rejects Uber, Lyft bids to delay California driver injunction14/8/2020 6:22 am WHO downplays danger of coronavirus latching on to food packaging14/8/2020 6:15 am Motorcycling: Rossi backs KTM to push for title success14/8/2020 6:09 am UK will be 'ruthless' over COVID-19 quarantine, Johnson says when asked about France14/8/2020 6:09 am France's COVID-19 cases at four-month high, health system holding up14/8/2020 6:09 am Curran backs Anderson to reach 600 test wickets14/8/2020 6:02 am Formula 1: Hamilton says engine mode change not a problem for Mercedes14/8/2020 6:02 am Football: Barca still world beaters and not scared by assured Bayern, says Vidal14/8/2020 6:02 am France says Covid-19 cases rising fastest among younger people is a 'troubling situation'14/8/2020 6:02 am EU reserves 400 million doses of potential Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine14/8/2020 5:51 am Ricciardo still hoping to leave his mark on Renault F1 boss14/8/2020 5:32 am Israeli PM Netanyahu says West Bank annexation still 'on the table'14/8/2020 5:29 am FBI to join Beirut blast probe, Lebanon needs to end 'empty promises': US envoy14/8/2020 5:12 am Tennis: Halep squeezes through to Prague Open quarter-finals14/8/2020 5:08 am Barca still world beaters and not scared by assured Bayern, says Vidal14/8/2020 5:04 am Relief efforts should cushion economy in months ahead, White House report says14/8/2020 5:04 am Hamilton says engine mode change not a problem for Mercedes14/8/2020 5:04 am Israel and UAE to normalise ties in 'historic' US-brokered deal14/8/2020 4:41 am Football: Celtic sign Swiss striker Ajeti from West Ham14/8/2020 4:36 am Football: Atalanta target for next season? Avoid relegation14/8/2020 4:36 am Court reserves judgement on whether Lee Suet Fern should be sanctioned for role in Lee Kuan Yew's final will14/8/2020 4:34 am Motor racing: Lewis Hamilton says engine mode change not a problem for Mercedes14/8/2020 4:34 am Football: No repeat of Champions League 'Final Eight' in future, says UEFA chief14/8/2020 4:29 am Football: Bayern's Rummenigge warns of consequences in alleged racism affair14/8/2020 4:29 am Football: UEFA postpones and shortens youth competitions due to COVID-1914/8/2020 4:29 am Covid-19 test blunder in Germany leaves possible Merkel successor red-faced14/8/2020 4:24 am US weekly jobless claims fall below 1 million; labour market pain far from over14/8/2020 4:21 am White House's Kudlow sees single-digit unemployment in August, 'V' recovery14/8/2020 4:21 am Trump holds up COVID-19 aid to block Democrats' bid for election funding14/8/2020 4:21 am Daimler agrees US settlement over diesel emissions14/8/2020 4:14 am SoftBank-backed KE Holdings shares surge in New York debut14/8/2020 4:14 am Kamala Harris to target Trump's COVID-19 response in US campaign push14/8/2020 4:08 am White House report lauds US economic response to coronavirus crisis14/8/2020 4:08 am Spain's new coronavirus cases spike to 2,935, total at 337,33414/8/2020 4:08 am NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool: Report14/8/2020 4:01 am Formula 1: Vettel expects to see out the season at Ferrari14/8/2020 4:01 am Biden, Harris focus White House campaign on COVID-19 crisis14/8/2020 4:01 am WHO downplays danger of coronavirus entering food chain14/8/2020 3:59 am No repeat of Champions League ‘Final Eight’ in future: Uefa chief14/8/2020 3:59 am Court reserves judgment on whether Lee Suet Fern should be sanctioned for role in Lee Kuan Yew's final will14/8/2020 3:50 am US recruits scientists abroad for Covid-19 vaccine trials, pledges access to supply14/8/2020 3:45 am Stopping clusters spreading into community key in fighting coronavirus: WHO14/8/2020 3:35 am Kudlow sees single-digit unemployment in August, 'V' recovery14/8/2020 3:32 am With Trump's help, Israel and UAE reach historic deal to normalise relations14/8/2020 3:26 am Serbia chooses links with China to develop economy, telecoms despite US warning campaign14/8/2020 3:26 am California startup aims to tackle battery degradation in electric cars14/8/2020 3:26 am S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as Apple nears US$2 trillion in market cap14/8/2020 3:19 am Volkswagen to make electric car cells, battery packs in US14/8/2020 3:19 am Tennis: World number one Djokovic says will play at US Open14/8/2020 3:19 am China's Confucius Institutes must register as foreign missions in US: Pompeo14/8/2020 3:11 am Athletics: Lego-builder Warholm fires broadside as track returns in Monaco14/8/2020 3:10 am Football: MLS side Inter Miami sign Frenchman Matuidi on free transfer14/8/2020 3:10 am US weekly jobless claims fall below 1 million; labor market pain far from over14/8/2020 3:10 am Vettel expects to see out the season at Ferrari14/8/2020 3:03 am US hits fiscal cliff with jobs, economic recovery in the balance14/8/2020 3:03 am Motor racing: Ferrari pledge full support to struggling Vettel14/8/2020 3:02 am 'Bill & Ted' writers reveal the origin of the iconic characters (exclusive)14/8/2020 2:55 am Football: Mesut Ozil tells Arsenal, 'I'll decide when I go'14/8/2020 2:51 am Football: FA Cup replays scrapped for next season to ease fixture congestion14/8/2020 2:40 am COVID-19 pandemic delivers Grab's first crisis lessons14/8/2020 2:33 am US federal contract ban takes effect for companies using products from Huawei, others14/8/2020 2:33 am Football: Ozil blasts Arsenal failure to back his Uighur Muslim comments14/8/2020 2:33 am Humans off the hook? Climate change killed woolly rhinos, says study14/8/2020 2:30 am With Trump's help, Israel and the United Arab Emirates reach historic peace deal14/8/2020 2:30 am Football: No repeat of Champions League 'Final Eight' in future, says Uefa chief Ceferin14/8/2020 2:30 am Football: World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi joins David Beckham's Major League Soccer club Inter Miami14/8/2020 2:30 am U.K. Opens First Socially Distanced Venue, Seating 2,500 on 500 Spaced-Out Viewing Platforms14/8/2020 2:30 am AIG appoints David McElroy CEO for general insurance business14/8/2020 2:27 am Death of 1-Altitude security guard could have been avoided had safety standards been observed: Coroner14/8/2020 2:20 am HDB flats in latest BTO exercise oversubscribed one day after their launch14/8/2020 2:20 am Indonesia capital Jakarta extends social restrictions as Covid-19 infections rise14/8/2020 2:20 am Coronavirus: UN says 43 per cent of schools lack basic hand-washing facilities14/8/2020 2:20 am Airlines cut European recovery outlook as COVID-19 pandemic drags on14/8/2020 2:19 am Football: FA Cup replays scrapped in 2020-2021 to ease fixture congestion14/8/2020 2:13 am Leeds complete signing of full back Drameh from Fulham14/8/2020 2:13 am ByteDance censored anti-China content in Indonesia until mid-2020: Sources14/8/2020 2:13 am Chinese firms flood into US IPOs despite delisting threat14/8/2020 2:06 am COVID-19 lockdown lands domestic abuse on British financial sector radar14/8/2020 2:06 am MLS side Inter Miami sign Frenchman Matuidi on free transfer14/8/2020 2:06 am David Blaine to Fly Through the Air Holding Balloons in YouTube Livestream, First Live Stunt in Nearly a Decade14/8/2020 2:00 am Alarming spike in child deaths in Syria camp: Charity14/8/2020 1:49 am Israeli hospital trials super-quick saliva test for Covid-1914/8/2020 1:49 am Netizens Are Pissed At Kevin Cheng For Not Posting Anything On His Wedding Anniversary With Grace Chan14/8/2020 1:45 am United target Sancho is ‘happy’ at Dortmund14/8/2020 1:43 am Tennis: World No. 1 Djokovic will play at U.S. Open14/8/2020 1:39 am Coronavirus: Four out of five community cases announced on Thursday are unlinked14/8/2020 1:39 am Two Spanish regions impose smoking ban to curb coronavirus14/8/2020 1:39 am Cartier's 'father-son' Valentine draws derision in China14/8/2020 1:39 am Lebanon assembly ratifies state of emergency after deadly blast14/8/2020 1:39 am 102 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, including 4 seamen and 4 unlinked community cases14/8/2020 1:31 am Prince Joachim of Denmark Returns Home Weeks After Emergency Brain Surgery14/8/2020 1:30 am US: S&P 500 dips at open as labour market rebound falters14/8/2020 1:25 am Bayern's Rummenigge warns of consequences in alleged racism affair14/8/2020 1:23 am Thermo Fisher's Qiagen bid fails after target gets COVID testing boost14/8/2020 1:16 am Celtic sign Swiss striker Ajeti from West Ham14/8/2020 1:16 am Wall Street set to edge up as weekly jobless claims drop14/8/2020 1:16 am Golden Village cinema in VivoCity mall visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious14/8/2020 1:10 am Philippines confirms death of ex-Wirecard exec Bauer14/8/2020 1:09 am Man arrested after driving car towards police, injuring one officer: SPF14/8/2020 1:09 am Fewer forest fires, hot spots likely this year due to wetter weather, Covid-19 curbs, says Indonesia's disaster management chief14/8/2020 1:07 am India reports record COVID-19 cases; priest who shared stage with Modi tests positive14/8/2020 1:01 am Thousands form human chains in Belarus after post-vote crackdown14/8/2020 1:01 am China's Huawei, ZTE set to be shut out of India's 5G trials14/8/2020 12:56 am Atlantic hurricane season may go from bad to worse with La Nina odds up14/8/2020 12:56 am Oezil blasts Arsenal's failure to back him over Uighur Muslim comments14/8/2020 12:56 am Taiwanese Star Prince Chiu Was Harassed By Loan Sharks After His Dad Defaulted On His Loans14/8/2020 12:45 am Trump says he is holding up coronavirus aid to block Democrats' bid for election funding14/8/2020 12:38 am Singapore and Japan to work on resumption of essential travel from September14/8/2020 12:38 am India announces $687 mln for Maldives project to counter China influence14/8/2020 12:38 am Apex court: Prison officials not allowed to forward copies of inmates' documents to AGC14/8/2020 12:38 am Prince Harry And Meghan Markle's Stunning California Home Details Revealed14/8/2020 12:30 am Moka Fang denies being part of a celebrity wife 'training camp'14/8/2020 12:30 am FA Cup replays scrapped in 2020-21 to ease fixture congestion14/8/2020 12:25 am Flu season prep, complicated by COVID-19, starts early this year14/8/2020 12:25 am UEFA postpones and shortens youth competitions due to COVID-1914/8/2020 12:25 am UOL posts first-half loss of $82 million due to Covid-19 impact14/8/2020 12:25 am Indian government's proposal to reopen schools runs into widespread opposition14/8/2020 12:25 am Singapore and Japan agree to resume essential business travel; officials tasked to finalise agreement by September: MFA14/8/2020 12:21 am Workplaces top source of COVID-19 clusters in France, says doctor14/8/2020 12:19 am Czech senate speaker, Prague mayor to visit Taiwan14/8/2020 12:19 am US should waive tariffs as EU meets WTO rules on Airbus, Spain says14/8/2020 12:19 am Pandemic behaviour: Why some people don't play by the rules14/8/2020 12:16 am Philippines confirms death of ex-Wirecard exec Bauer14/8/2020 12:10 am US weekly jobless claims fall below 1 million, but labor market recovery faltering14/8/2020 12:10 am Pakistan look to profit from wasteful England in second test14/8/2020 12:10 am Singapore and Japan agree to resume essential business travel; officials tasked to finalise agreement by September: MFA14/8/2020 12:10 am 2 COVID-19 cases visited HomeTeamNS Khatib on 5 occasions during their infectious period14/8/2020 12:03 am UEFA set to decide on possible Nations League venue switches14/8/2020 12:03 am World number one Djokovic says will play at US Open14/8/2020 12:03 am Jay Chou Threw 2 Retro-Themed Parties For Hannah Quinlivan's 27th Birthday 'Cos Why Not?14/8/2020 12:00 am Mahathir's new party hopes to be kingmaker in next election13/8/2020 11:55 pm String of smaller blasts preceded massive Beirut explosion: Israeli seismologist13/8/2020 11:55 pm Belarus starts to release prisoners as EU weighs sanctions13/8/2020 11:55 pm COVID-19: Singapore and Japan in talks to finalise limited business travel by September13/8/2020 11:51 pm Trump says Hong Kong will 'go to hell' under China control13/8/2020 11:46 pm Thai PM Prayut appeals for unity amid almost daily protests13/8/2020 11:46 pm Radio Journalist Sells Homely, Tasty Loaf Cakes Branded “Heng Sweet Kek”13/8/2020 11:45 pm Police investigating 2 men for allegedly lodging false report about high-rise littering in Punggol13/8/2020 11:40 pm Priest who shared stage with Modi tests positive for coronavirus; India sees record number of cases13/8/2020 11:36 pm Companies urged to take care of outsourced essential workers, follow advisories on safety and payment amid Covid-1913/8/2020 11:36 pm Premier League traces online abuse of Brighton’s Neal Maupay to Singapore; police report filed13/8/2020 11:30 pm US star Lyles bids to banish COVID-19 woes as athletics returns13/8/2020 11:25 pm England launches trial of revamped contact-tracing app13/8/2020 11:25 pm FA Cup replays scrapped in 2020-21 to ease fixture pressure13/8/2020 11:25 pm Thermo Fisher terminates deal for genetic testing firm Qiagen13/8/2020 11:16 pm Apple readies subscription bundles to boost services- Bloomberg News13/8/2020 11:16 pm Apple readies subscription bundles to boost services: Report13/8/2020 11:16 pm Diners in China told to order less and cut food waste13/8/2020 11:16 pm Barca v Bayern another chapter in battle between Germany's top keepers13/8/2020 11:08 pm London Metal Exchange plans low carbon aluminum platform13/8/2020 11:08 pm Belgian students to self-collect saliva in large COVID-19 testing experiment13/8/2020 11:00 pm Israel attacks, sanctions Gaza over balloon fire bombs13/8/2020 11:00 pm Airlines cut European recovery outlook as pandemic drags on13/8/2020 11:00 pm ByteDance censored anti-China content in Indonesia until mid-2020: Sources13/8/2020 11:00 pm What we know about possible Covid-19 transmission from freight and packages13/8/2020 10:51 pm 45 weeks' jail, fine for man who rented properties later used as brothels, for gambling-related activities13/8/2020 10:51 pm Football: English Premier League files report with Singapore police after tracking abuser of Brighton forward Neal Maupay here13/8/2020 10:51 pm Police investigating 2 men for allegedly lodging false report that 1 of them was injured by killer litter13/8/2020 10:50 pm Police investigating 2 men for allegedly lodging false report that 1 of them was injured by killer litter13/8/2020 10:43 pm Serena Williams rallies in return, sets up clash with sister Venus13/8/2020 10:39 pm Heavy rain follows hot August night13/8/2020 10:34 pm Judgment reserved on Law Society's application to disbar Lee Suet Fern over role in Lee Kuan Yew's will13/8/2020 10:34 pm Shu Qi honoured to star in JJ Lin's 'No Filter' music video13/8/2020 10:30 pm Apple readies subscription bundles to boost services: Bloomberg News13/8/2020 10:24 pm World's largest tourism firm TUI looking at new equity, divestments to cut COVID-19 debt pile13/8/2020 10:24 pm Singapore startup launches first-of-its-kind machine to brew kopitiam-style coffee13/8/2020 10:21 pm How a Texas shale supplier's founders made fortunes as the firm failed13/8/2020 10:18 pm Spain's Barcelona changes tourism tactics in the COVID-19 era13/8/2020 10:18 pm Premier League traces online abuse of Brighton’s Neal Maupay to Singapore; police report filed13/8/2020 10:18 pm Inside the Istana: An immersive guide to the President's official residence13/8/2020 10:17 pm New Singapore live-stream technology aims to recreate theatre experience at home13/8/2020 10:06 pm Foodpanda collaborates with ST Engineering on drone food delivery trials13/8/2020 10:04 pm Futures muted with S&P 500 just shy of record high13/8/2020 10:04 pm Indonesian teachers warn of new coronavirus clusters as schools reopen13/8/2020 10:04 pm Spanish region imposes smoking ban to curb virus spread13/8/2020 10:01 pm Sexual abuse, assault: Grim prospects for China's blind women13/8/2020 10:00 pm Atletico Madrid banking on form and format in hunt for European glory13/8/2020 10:00 pm Singapore’s car growth rate to remain at 0% until January 202213/8/2020 9:58 pm Democracy movement 'unacceptable' to Thais: PM Prayut13/8/2020 9:58 pm What we know about former Malaysian PM Mahathir’s new political party so far13/8/2020 9:58 pm Brisk business at popular wet markets after entry restrictions lifted, but crowd control measures still in place13/8/2020 9:57 pm Lifestyle Picks Podcast: Singapore Literature Prize going virtual for the first time13/8/2020 9:57 pm 3 years’ jail for maid whose assault left elderly woman with mild dementia bedridden13/8/2020 9:55 pm Daily Debrief: What Happened Today13/8/2020 9:43 pm Special report: A collapsing economy and a family feud pile pressure on Syria's Assad13/8/2020 9:42 pm China hopes US will create conditions to implement Phase 1 deal, commerce official says13/8/2020 9:42 pm Pakistan win toss and elect to bat in second test v England13/8/2020 9:42 pm