30 October 2020, Friday NewsLatest News On 30 October 2020, Friday US election: No one candidate ticks all the boxes for South-east Asia31/10/2020 7:54 am US election: US ties with allies South Korea, Japan 'not well managed', says experts31/10/2020 7:54 am US election: Experts say Beijing ready to 'coexist' with the US, no matter who wins31/10/2020 7:54 am US election: Cosy US-India ties, no matter who is in Oval Office31/10/2020 7:54 am US election: Foreign policy continuity if Trump wins, return to mainstream diplomacy if Biden succeeds31/10/2020 7:54 am US judge blocks Commerce Department TikTok order31/10/2020 7:50 am France reports 49,215 new COVID-19 cases over 24 hours31/10/2020 7:44 am Football: Curfew forces Belgium to move home venue for internationals31/10/2020 7:24 am Wolff preparing the way for eventual successor at Mercedes31/10/2020 7:24 am The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2020: About the sponsor and partners31/10/2020 7:13 am Mexico City says tougher COVID-19 curbs could be needed by next week31/10/2020 7:04 am Protesters clash with Spanish police over Covid-19 restrictions in Barcelona31/10/2020 7:03 am Top two seeds Djokovic, Thiem ousted in Vienna Open quarters31/10/2020 6:58 am Gayle first to hit 1,000 T20 sixes, loses cool after falling on 9931/10/2020 6:58 am Europeans urge wider curbs as COVID sweeps continent, batters US31/10/2020 6:58 am Covid-19 tests should play bigger role in international travel: WHO expert31/10/2020 6:52 am Tennis: Djokovic upset by 42nd-ranked Sonego in Vienna quarters31/10/2020 6:32 am Tech slide hits Wall Street as coronavirus cases spiral31/10/2020 6:12 am Tennis: Top two seeds Djokovic, Thiem ousted in Vienna Open quarter-finals31/10/2020 6:12 am Poland activists vow largest protest yet over abortion ban31/10/2020 5:45 am Ronaldo recovers from COVID-19 infection31/10/2020 5:45 am Three Thai protest leaders re-arrested, one taken to hospital31/10/2020 5:39 am Football: Chiesa defends conduct towards former club Fiorentina31/10/2020 5:39 am Days before election, economic data reveals gradual improvement, gloomy outlook31/10/2020 5:39 am Football: Pep Guardiola 'happy' at Manchester City amid talk of return to Barca31/10/2020 5:20 am Motor racing: Racing Point report seven COVID-19 cases so far this season31/10/2020 5:20 am Formula 1: Norris apologises to Hamilton over 'wrong words'31/10/2020 5:13 am Netflix raising US streaming prices amid booming growth31/10/2020 5:13 am Football: Ronaldo recovers from COVID-1931/10/2020 5:13 am Football: Cristiano Ronaldo tested negative for coronavirus, Juventus says31/10/2020 4:51 am Judge sets Nov deadlines for US antitrust case against Google31/10/2020 4:47 am MMA: Singapore's Tiffany Teo fails in bid to wrest strawweight title from Xiong Jingnan31/10/2020 4:42 am Hernandez eyes Olympic comeback after years of turmoil31/10/2020 4:27 am FIFA faces increasingly crowded legal fixture list31/10/2020 4:27 am As COVID-19 surges, Trump rallies keep packing in thousands31/10/2020 4:27 am Judge sets Nov. deadlines for US antitrust case against Google31/10/2020 4:22 am Three Thai protest leaders re-arrested, one carried from van31/10/2020 4:22 am Football: England 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles dies, aged 7831/10/2020 4:08 am Police overpower man threatening officers with knives in Paris - police source31/10/2020 3:56 am Jittery Wall Street banks 'war game' the election with drills, client calls, special pollsters31/10/2020 3:55 am Roglic back in red after third Vuelta stage win31/10/2020 3:55 am Form and history point to England's Six Nations title31/10/2020 3:55 am 'Wrong direction': Rising Covid-19 cases in Britain ups pressure for virus strategy change31/10/2020 3:45 am Tunisian family of alleged Nice knifeman in disbelief over attack31/10/2020 3:42 am Italy posts daily record of over 31,000 new COVID-19 cases31/10/2020 3:38 am Guardiola 'happy' at Man City amid talk of return to Barcelona31/10/2020 3:38 am England's World Cup winning great Stiles dies aged 7831/10/2020 3:38 am Police overpower man threatening officers with knives in Paris: Police source31/10/2020 3:35 am Italians snap up baby-milk supplements after virus claim31/10/2020 3:18 am Thousands stage anti-France protests in Bangladesh, Pakistan over cartoons31/10/2020 3:12 am MMA: Khabib attacks 'brute' Macron over Islam31/10/2020 3:12 am Factbox: Did Donald Trump make America great again?31/10/2020 3:07 am Regeneron to stop enrolling very sick COVID-19 patients in antibody trials31/10/2020 3:05 am Football: Guardiola eager to extend Man City stay31/10/2020 3:05 am Sport will not be downgraded during tough times: MCCY's Edwin Tong31/10/2020 3:01 am MMA: Muted atmosphere at Inside The Matrix but fans welcome semblance of normalcy31/10/2020 3:01 am ‘The Count’ deserves a first Group 1 success31/10/2020 3:00 am Calling the White House home: two contrasting 'first families'31/10/2020 2:55 am Russian athletics federation staff receive lengthy bans in Lysenko case31/10/2020 2:46 am Rugby: Ireland have 'cracking' Six Nations title chance, says Easterby31/10/2020 2:46 am South Korean officials issue Halloween warning31/10/2020 2:46 am Singapore's mufti condemns recent attacks in French cities of Paris and Nice31/10/2020 2:41 am Madame Tussauds in Berlin dumps Trump before US election31/10/2020 2:41 am Football: PSG's Al-Khelaifi acquitted, Valcke given suspended sentence in TV rights trial31/10/2020 2:41 am 'China is angry': Taiwan anxiety rises as sabre-rattling grows31/10/2020 2:30 am Vision care programme launched to provide 300,000 migrant workers with free eyecare education31/10/2020 2:16 am Four killed in Turkey as strong earthquake strikes Aegean Sea31/10/2020 2:16 am EPL PREVIEW: Unpredictable Man United, Arsenal looking for good run of results31/10/2020 2:00 am Fauci says first U.S. COVID-19 vaccines could ship late December or early January31/10/2020 2:00 am Mustafa Centre, Jem, ICA building among additions to COVID list of venues31/10/2020 1:58 am MMA: Cornermen who recovered from Covid-19 play no part in One bout as precautionary measure31/10/2020 1:57 am European Super League seeks to destroy EPL: Arsene Wenger31/10/2020 1:57 am Cornermen who tested positive for COVID-19 not participating in ONE Championship event on Friday31/10/2020 1:54 am Exclusive: Goldman money funds' liquidity buffer swells before US election31/10/2020 1:54 am 'No chance' of playing Big Bash League, says bubble-weary Steve Smith31/10/2020 1:54 am Chen Hanwei Once Asked For A 50% Pay Cut So He Could Become A Stylist To The Stars31/10/2020 1:46 am Melania Trump: the reluctant first lady31/10/2020 1:32 am 'China is angry': Taiwan anxiety rises as sabre-rattling grows31/10/2020 1:32 am How to regain sexual desire after childbirth? Malaysian expert explains everything about postpartum sex31/10/2020 1:30 am Malaysia's Mahathir says Muslims can kill French, Twitter deletes post31/10/2020 1:30 am All 9 new COVID cases in Singapore asymptomatic; 1 in the community31/10/2020 1:29 am Jem, Westgate, ICA and Mustafa among places visited by Covid-19 patients31/10/2020 1:29 am Singapore MMA show test case for return of sports fans31/10/2020 1:29 am Increase in MediShield Life premiums, theft of Budget 2020 grocery vouchers to be discussed in Parliament31/10/2020 1:28 am Waymo releases Phoenix area self-driving car incident score card31/10/2020 1:28 am Under Armour expects demand for sneakers, face masks to drive annual revenue31/10/2020 1:28 am Jem, City Square Mall and Westgate among places visited by COVID-19 cases during infectious period31/10/2020 1:22 am Afternoon of fun and games in campaign to welcome migrant workers to the community31/10/2020 1:11 am Clothing shops in Jem mall, tech store in Westgate among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious31/10/2020 1:08 am Wall Street drops at open as tech stocks slide, COVID cases jump31/10/2020 1:04 am Tears flow, sadness prevails as Robinsons employees eye empty shelves, serve customers before closure31/10/2020 1:01 am 35-year-old found dead at foot of Bedok block was ‘friendly, cheerful’ person31/10/2020 1:01 am StanChart Marathon offers augmented-reality & virtual-reality formats31/10/2020 12:53 am Williams confirm 2021 lineup with Russell staying31/10/2020 12:44 am Real's Zidane plays down talk of Benzema and Vinicius rift31/10/2020 12:37 am Strong earthquake strikes Aegean Sea, shaking Turkey, Greece31/10/2020 12:37 am CAF president Ahmad tests positive for COVID-1931/10/2020 12:37 am Lazada suffers data breach; personal information from 1.1 million RedMart accounts for sale online31/10/2020 12:34 am No Baby in the Corner: Singaporean woman makes name in Latin dance world31/10/2020 12:30 am Malaysia's Mahathir slams tech giants for removing posts31/10/2020 12:26 am Thousands stage anti-France protests in Bangladesh, Pakistan31/10/2020 12:25 am Apple shares fall as iPhone sales dip weighs on record quarterly results31/10/2020 12:18 am Explainer: Why the Angliru is cycling's most-feared climb31/10/2020 12:18 am Villa's Smith wary of threat posed by Saints strike duo of Ings and Adams31/10/2020 12:11 am Lazada suffers data breach; personal information from 1.1 million RedMart accounts for sale online31/10/2020 12:11 am Football: 'Napoli to win Italian title' makes Maradona's 60th birthday wish list31/10/2020 12:11 am 40 men to walk in heels to show support against domestic violence31/10/2020 12:09 am Hong Kong takes ‘Made in China’ label row with US to World Trade Organization31/10/2020 12:00 am The Straits Times @STcom30/10/2020 11:59 pm Singapore International Energy Week shows the promise of a green recovery to fight climate change30/10/2020 11:57 pm Moscow plans vaccinations as Russia's Covid-19 cases hit record amid doctor shortage30/10/2020 11:57 pm Number of weekly dengue cases remains high as Aedes mosquito population grows30/10/2020 11:57 pm Design News: English Gardens come to Singapore, Korean artisanal ceramics and Dyson's seasonal sales30/10/2020 11:57 pm Jill Biden: a chance to transform the role of first lady30/10/2020 11:51 pm Hulkenberg 'not stressed' as he considers Formula 1 future30/10/2020 11:47 pm Pirlo facing huge challenge to put bold ideas into practice30/10/2020 11:47 pm Legal tussle between SEA Games taekwondo champion and governing body may be set for resolution30/10/2020 11:38 pm Anything Goes for six straight wins30/10/2020 11:35 pm Covid-19: Johor Baru district declared red zone following increase in positive cases30/10/2020 11:31 pm Man in custody over alleged links to Nice attacker - 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