24 March 2021, Wednesday NewsLatest News On 24 March 2021, Wednesday Tugs work to free giant container ship stranded in Suez Canal25/3/2021 7:57 am Football: Mancini expects Northern Ireland to provide Italy's biggest test in three-match run25/3/2021 7:50 am Goldman sends Indian employees back home as local COVID-19 cases rise25/3/2021 7:50 am GM further cuts production in North America due to global chip shortage25/3/2021 7:50 am Football: Rashford and Saka doubtful for England qualifiers25/3/2021 7:44 am Football: Butt leaves role as Manchester United's head of first team development25/3/2021 7:44 am Pope names prominent Chilean clerical abuse survivor to Vatican panel25/3/2021 7:19 am Finland extends probe of AstraZeneca jab but to resume use for those aged 65 and over25/3/2021 7:19 am Muntari strikes as Qatar beat Luxembourg 1-0 in friendly25/3/2021 7:13 am Rashford and Saka doubtful for England qualifiers25/3/2021 7:13 am US won't force NATO allies into 'us or them' choice on China: Blinken25/3/2021 6:55 am SPAC trading pops deflate as 'exuberance and greed' depart25/3/2021 6:55 am Yilmaz hat-trick leads Turkey to impressive win over Netherlands25/3/2021 6:25 am Butt leaves role as Man Utd's head of first team development25/3/2021 6:22 am Pandemic rages in Eastern Europe leaving hospitals struggling to cope25/3/2021 5:45 am World Rugby to help Pacific Island teams join Super Rugby in 202225/3/2021 5:42 am Yellen now open to US bank dividend payouts, stock buybacks25/3/2021 5:42 am US COVID-19 cases top 30 million as states race to vaccinate25/3/2021 5:31 am Chinese hackers used Facebook to target Uighurs abroad, company says25/3/2021 5:29 am Mancini expects N.Ireland to provide Italy's biggest test in three-match run25/3/2021 5:22 am US says hopes WHO report on COVID-19 origins is 'based on science'25/3/2021 5:09 am Fourteen US states sue Biden administration over oil and gas leasing pause25/3/2021 5:09 am Uber teams up with ScriptDrop to expand prescription delivery access in US25/3/2021 4:55 am Bruce Linton-led Gage Cannabis files for Canadian IPO: Report25/3/2021 4:55 am Exclusive: Goldman sends Indian employees back home as local COVID-19 cases rise25/3/2021 4:42 am Exclusive: GM further cuts production in North America due to global chip shortage25/3/2021 4:42 am Cricket: West Indies to host England in five T20Is, three tests in 202225/3/2021 4:42 am Cricket: India's Iyer to miss England ODIs, doubtful for IPL start, ICC says25/3/2021 4:36 am 437 NUS students test negative for Covid-19, one still pending after virus traces detected in wastewater25/3/2021 4:21 am US SEC begins rollout of law aimed at delisting Chinese firms25/3/2021 4:16 am Facebook, Google CEOs suggest ways to reform key internet law25/3/2021 4:10 am Fourteen US states sue Biden administration over oil and gas leasing pause25/3/2021 4:10 am Bitcoin can prosper without becoming a major currency: SkyBridge's Scaramucci25/3/2021 4:00 am West Indies to host England in five T20Is, three tests in 202225/3/2021 3:52 am Bruce Linton-led Gage Cannabis files for Canadian IPO - sources25/3/2021 3:52 am Biden, soccer star Rapinoe push for 'Equal Pay' as women hit worse than men by pandemic25/3/2021 3:52 am India reports new coronavirus variant as daily deaths reach year's high25/3/2021 3:51 am Facebook may have to disclose some app records in privacy probe, Massachusetts court rules25/3/2021 3:33 am 15 new COVID cases in Singapore, all imported for 12th consecutive day25/3/2021 3:32 am India's Iyer to miss England ODIs, doubtful for IPL start, ICC says25/3/2021 3:20 am GameStop tumbles as Reddit darling mulls share sale25/3/2021 3:20 am Giant invests S$4 million more to extend discounts on products till end-202125/3/2021 3:08 am 10 Best Cherry Blossom Spots in Nara & When To See Sakura Festivals!25/3/2021 2:55 am Football: Pirlo and Ronaldo certain to stay at Juventus, says club chief Nedved25/3/2021 2:54 am Tesla urges court to reinstate hike in emissions penalties25/3/2021 2:54 am Novartis corrects chairman's comments about kickbacks case25/3/2021 2:54 am Singapore received 200,000 Sinovac doses; no 'coercion' or 'external influence' involved25/3/2021 2:49 am 3 varieties of Lalune brand croissants recalled over unauthorised repacking25/3/2021 2:33 am GM further cuts production in North America due to global chip shortage25/3/2021 2:33 am 5 Best & Most Shocking Moments from Priyanka Chopra’s New Tell-All Interview with Oprah25/3/2021 2:30 am Malaysia puts deportations to Myanmar on hold till after ASEAN meets - sources25/3/2021 2:29 am 'Give me strength': Muslim refugees from Myanmar recount double fire tragedies25/3/2021 2:23 am Pirlo and Ronaldo certain to stay at Juventus, says club chief Nedved25/3/2021 2:22 am Financials lift S&P 500, Dow; Powell, Yellen on deck25/3/2021 2:22 am 25/3/2021 2:21 am US SEC begins roll-out of law aimed at delisting Chinese firms25/3/2021 2:02 am Facebook's Zuckerberg lays out steps to reform internet rules25/3/2021 2:02 am Singapore tests distancing dongles to track mingling at meetings as it looks ahead to hosting WEF25/3/2021 1:52 am H&M comment on 'forced labour' in Xinjiang sparks China backlash25/3/2021 1:49 am GSK fires former US govt vaccine head Slaoui over harassment allegation25/3/2021 1:45 am Singapore made advanced purchases for COVID-19 vaccines, including Sinovac25/3/2021 1:45 am Ignore ministers and book your holiday, Ryanair boss says25/3/2021 1:43 am Singaporean-run trading platform Torque faces at least 70 police reports25/3/2021 1:41 am We can see good reasons why nurses should be allowed to wear tudung: Shanmugam25/3/2021 1:41 am Maheep Kapoor shares pics of herself and Britney Spears wearing similar outfits, agrees the singer 'wore it better'25/3/2021 1:41 am Rebel Wilson hurt after bike accident with unleashed dog25/3/2021 1:40 am Royal expert: Prince William doesn't feel 'trapped' and is willing to embrace destiny as future king25/3/2021 1:40 am Mastercard links executive bonuses to environmental, social and governance goals25/3/2021 1:36 am 25/3/2021 1:36 am 25/3/2021 1:34 am How Mancini revived Italy after despair of 2018 World Cup failure25/3/2021 1:18 am After backlash, Merkel ditches stricter Easter lockdown25/3/2021 1:18 am EU sharpens COVID-19 vaccine export rules as third wave of infections rises25/3/2021 1:12 am Thai protesters defy police and rally in Bangkok for royal reforms25/3/2021 1:12 am Vietnam seeks to diversify COVID-19 vaccine sources amid supply issues25/3/2021 1:12 am Monga S’pore Launching Taiwanese Night Market-Style Prawn Mee Sua With Fish Maw25/3/2021 1:03 am GSK fires former US vaccine head Slaoui over harassment allegation25/3/2021 12:57 am Mussolini’s great-grandson pens professional contract with Lazio25/3/2021 12:57 am Wall Street opens higher ahead of March business surveys; Intel shines25/3/2021 12:54 am China embassy takes swipe at 'fusty' Japan over South China Sea25/3/2021 12:54 am NBA-Malone, Kerr pay homage to victims of Colorado mass shooting25/3/2021 12:51 am Bangladesh defends use of fences after Rohingya camp blaze25/3/2021 12:33 am Back to the office: 7 things you need to know as Singapore shifts to more flexible way of working amid COVID-1925/3/2021 12:31 am CCI orders probe into WhatsApp's new privacy policy25/3/2021 12:31 am Rugby-Russell back for Scots in one of four changes25/3/2021 12:31 am Singapore tests distancing dongles to track mingling at meetings as it looks ahead to hosting WEF25/3/2021 12:26 am Verstappen seeks early win as Hamilton starts record bid25/3/2021 12:26 am Climate change fight comes with big trade-offs for central banks, says report25/3/2021 12:26 am Egyptian Messi lookalike thrills football-loving orphans25/3/2021 12:01 am Malaysia puts deportations to Myanmar on hold until after ASEAN meets: Sources25/3/2021 12:01 am Pope orders salary cuts for cardinals, clerics, to save jobs of ordinary employees24/3/2021 11:53 pm Germany creates bridge between blockchain and euro24/3/2021 11:53 pm Leon Jay Williams Almost Went Blind After Getting Kicked In The Eye By His 6-Year-Old Daughter24/3/2021 11:45 pm No plans to raise 8-person limit for social gatherings to avoid ‘significant increase’ in Covid-19 spread: Gan Kim Yong24/3/2021 11:45 pm Court critical of German curb on Facebook data gathering24/3/2021 11:33 pm ByteDance hires Xiaomi exec as CFO, moving towards IPO24/3/2021 11:33 pm Disney Delays (Again) Black Widow, Shang-Chi, Free Guy, The King's Man24/3/2021 11:30 pm Dubai deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan, prominent horse racing figure, dies24/3/2021 11:11 pm Football: Man City to install rail seats that could become safe-standing area24/3/2021 11:02 pm 24/3/2021 10:55 pm Paris-Roubaix cycling race postponed due to COVID-19 - Le Parisien24/3/2021 10:46 pm 'Once in a lifetime': Torch bearers look forward to relay start24/3/2021 10:46 pm Paris-Roubaix cycling race postponed due to COVID-19 situation - Le Parisien24/3/2021 10:36 pm Futures rise ahead of March business surveys; Intel shines24/3/2021 10:36 pm Importer fined for illegally importing processed food products like instant noodles, biscuits24/3/2021 10:17 pm Taiwan to ration water for 1 million households, tech hub unaffected24/3/2021 10:17 pm Euro zone business activity rebounded in March but renewed lockdowns to hurt24/3/2021 10:11 pm GameStop tumbles as Reddit darling considers share sale24/3/2021 10:11 pm 24/3/2021 9:50 pm More people allowed at weddings, live performances, other activities from April 24 with pre-event Covid-19 test24/3/2021 9:49 pm Ineos's Ratcliffe backs Brailsford after Freeman hearing24/3/2021 9:46 pm Up to 75% of staff allowed back at workplaces from April 5, working from home no longer default arrangement24/3/2021 9:43 pm Covid-19 vaccination extended to those aged 45 to 59: MOH24/3/2021 9:36 pm Tesla can now be bought for bitcoin, Elon Musk says24/3/2021 9:33 pm 24/3/2021 9:32 pm COVID-19: More employees may return to the workplace, split teams not required from Apr 524/3/2021 9:29 pm Weddings, live performances to have increased capacities with pre-event COVID-19 tests24/3/2021 9:28 pm COVID-19 vaccination now open to Singapore residents aged 45 to 5924/3/2021 9:27 pm China's Xiaomi fourth-quarter profit rises 36.7per cent on handset demand24/3/2021 9:26 pm In Amazon union election, votes cast by some ineligible ex-employees could swing outcome24/3/2021 9:26 pm Global stocks ease as lockdowns sap momentum, oil rebounds24/3/2021 9:26 pm IPS study finds most Singapore residents, especially older ones, want strict limits on inflow of foreigners24/3/2021 9:26 pm 24/3/2021 9:16 pm Interoperability between S’pore, Malaysian Covid-19 vaccine certifications ‘crucial’: Malaysian minister24/3/2021 9:11 pm Tencent's quarterly profit jumps 175%, beats forecasts24/3/2021 9:08 pm Tesla vehicles can now be bought using bitcoin24/3/2021 9:08 pm Singapore marks Asia's first containership LNG refuelling operation24/3/2021 9:00 pm Egypt's Suez Canal: A history of the key route24/3/2021 9:00 pm Japan urges support for fire-hit Renesas as global chip woes deepen24/3/2021 9:00 pm India reports new COVID-19 virus variant, daily deaths at year's high24/3/2021 8:40 pm Hong Kong clinic punished for recommending Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine over China's Sinovac24/3/2021 8:37 pm Philippines probes immigration officials allegedly involved in trafficking women to Syria24/3/2021 8:34 pm Depth in women's game no surprise for top players24/3/2021 8:34 pm IPS survey finds most Singapore residents, especially older ones, want strict limits on inflow of foreigners24/3/2021 8:32 pm Bangkok’s Songkran organisers to replace street splashing with ‘holy water tunnel’ to fend off Covid-1924/3/2021 8:31 pm Hong Kong clinic punished for recommending foreign vaccine over Chinese jab24/3/2021 8:22 pm China's Didi leans towards New York over Hong Kong for IPO, eyeing at least US$100b valuation24/3/2021 8:15 pm Myanmar's junta frees hundreds of prisoners; silent strike in Yangon24/3/2021 8:15 pm Intel investment plans hand Ireland major jobs boost24/3/2021 8:12 pm Online platforms Chope and Qoo10 working with Chinatown businesses to give precinct a boost24/3/2021 8:12 pm Tencent's quarterly profit jumps 175per cent, beats forecasts24/3/2021 8:12 pm Public confidence in S'pore state institutions rises, but falls for media, political parties, unions: IPS study24/3/2021 8:07 pm Most S’poreans aren’t interested in politics, but feel strongly about some policy issues: IPS study24/3/2021 8:07 pm Beijing district encourages residents to get COVID-19 shots by giving out shopping coupons24/3/2021 8:03 pm No sex for life for Ugandan man after wife bites off penis24/3/2021 8:00 pm 24/3/2021 7:58 pm Elon Musk says Tesla vehicles can now be bought using bitcoin24/3/2021 7:56 pm Advert saying gender equality is 'outdated' sparks outrage in Japan24/3/2021 7:48 pm Elon Musk says Tesla vehicles can now be bought using bitcoin24/3/2021 7:48 pm Slump in clothes prices causes surprise UK inflation dip24/3/2021 7:48 pm 24/3/2021 7:46 pm 24/3/2021 7:46 pm Ship blocks Suez Canal after 'gust of wind' knocks it off course24/3/2021 7:45 pm 24/3/2021 7:44 pm Ship blocks Suez Canal after 'gust of wind' knocks it off course24/3/2021 7:40 pm Australia boss 'surprised' Lions tour going ahead in South Africa24/3/2021 7:21 pm Taiwan to help allies buy vaccines, but not from China24/3/2021 7:15 pm Malaysia, Singapore use blockchain technology for COVID-19 vaccination certificates24/3/2021 7:08 pm Aid workers struggle to reunite Rohingya children separated by deadly fire24/3/2021 7:08 pm Hongkong Comedian Richard Ng’s Daughter Arrested In Drug Bust24/3/2021 7:01 pm Exclusive: China's Didi leans towards New York over Hong Kong for IPO, eyeing at least US$100 billion valuation - sources24/3/2021 6:56 pm Singer Bobby Brown wants those responsible for son's accidental overdose death charged24/3/2021 6:56 pm 2 injured after helicopter crashes at Selangor's Subang Airport24/3/2021 6:56 pm Annual vaccination could be necessary to prevent future Covid-19 outbreaks, S’pore study finds24/3/2021 6:53 pm 1,370 tuberculosis cases in Singapore in 2020, lowest in more than 10 years24/3/2021 6:50 pm Italy's RCS signs deal with Google for access to dailies on Showcase24/3/2021 6:50 pm Waratahs' woes compounded by injuries to back row Wallabies24/3/2021 6:50 pm 15 new Covid-19 infections in Singapore, all imported24/3/2021 6:47 pm 24/3/2021 6:45 pm British lawmakers say EU financial market access may not be worth it24/3/2021 6:44 pm Slump in clothing prices causes unexpected UK inflation dip24/3/2021 6:44 pm 15 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, all imported24/3/2021 6:40 pm Fintech startup Feedzai valued at US$1 billion in KKR-led funding round24/3/2021 6:32 pm Analysis: Locked-down Europe - cash to spend, nowhere to spend it24/3/2021 6:32 pm 24/3/2021 6:32 pm Strategies used in tackling Covid-19 can help to eliminate TB in S’pore24/3/2021 6:30 pm Musk says 'can now buy a Tesla with bitcoin'24/3/2021 6:26 pm Yokozuna Kakuryu retires after missing five straight tournaments: Kyodo24/3/2021 6:26 pm UK inflation unexpectedly falls in February24/3/2021 6:26 pm Greenwood withdraws from England U21 squad due to injury24/3/2021 6:20 pm Myanmar frees 600 protesters detained at anti-coup rallies24/3/2021 6:20 pm New Zealand Olympians to get early access to COVID-19 vaccine24/3/2021 6:02 pm How effective is the first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine?24/3/2021 6:00 pm 24/3/2021 5:54 pm 24/3/2021 5:49 pm 24/3/2021 5:48 pm 24/3/2021 5:36 pm PM Lee wins defamation suit against blogger Leong Sze Hian; awarded S$133,000 in damages24/3/2021 5:30 pm Hong Kong journalist on trial over database search for mob attack probe24/3/2021 5:28 pm Toyota to reinvest in Isuzu to partner on connected commercial vehicles, fuel cells - Nikkei24/3/2021 5:28 pm Surbana Jurong's OMNI software digitising facilities management24/3/2021 5:23 pm Australia floods claim first fatality, more evacuations as clean-up begins24/3/2021 5:15 pm Australia floods claim first fatality, more evacuations as clean-up begins24/3/2021 5:10 pm Japan calls for Renesas help from equipment makers at home and overseas24/3/2021 5:10 pm TSMC shares slide, as Taiwan plays down Intel's US$20 billion expansion challenge24/3/2021 5:02 pm Australians warned of deadly spider 'plague' after floods24/3/2021 5:00 pm COVID vaccine motivation: Krispy Kreme giving away free donuts for showing vaccination card through end of 202124/3/2021 5:00 pm Coroner rules death of SMRT technical officer hit by 2.9kg rod an ‘unfortunate misadventure’24/3/2021 4:52 pm Shanmugam: Singapore nurses likely allowed to wear tudung pending discussions – report24/3/2021 4:51 pm Thai coffin-maker kickflips his caskets into skateboards24/3/2021 4:49 pm