21 May 2021, Friday NewsLatest News On 21 May 2021, Friday Germany declares UK a COVID-19 variant region22/5/2021 7:53 am South Korea's Moon vows to work with US to denuclearise Korean peninsula22/5/2021 7:53 am Olympics - British athletes, staff to be vaccinated before Tokyo Games22/5/2021 7:53 am Irish data regulator resumes Facebook data transfer probe22/5/2021 7:37 am White House would back smaller broadband internet boost22/5/2021 7:37 am Auto data startup Wejo in talks with Virtuoso on SPAC merger - sources22/5/2021 7:37 am Photos capture joy in Gaza's streets as Israel-Hamas truce begins after 11 days of violence22/5/2021 7:12 am Thai sniffer dogs make COVID detection debut22/5/2021 7:04 am No pecks: US says stop kissing your poultry22/5/2021 6:59 am Of 3 new COVID clusters, 1 has 'first case of school-based transmission'22/5/2021 6:50 am COVID-19: Canada extends ban on India flights22/5/2021 6:37 am UK sees just 15 COVID-19 cases from events attended by 60,00022/5/2021 6:37 am New York police probe hate crime after Jewish man attacked22/5/2021 6:37 am Covid-19: Some employees still made to return to workplaces when working from home is first option22/5/2021 6:34 am App Store would be 'toxic' mess without control, Apple CEO says22/5/2021 6:07 am US proposal lifts hopes for global minimum tax deal22/5/2021 4:40 am Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka nearly out of COVID-19 vaccines: officials22/5/2021 4:34 am Motorcycling-Dovizioso to test with Aprilia MotoGP team through 202122/5/2021 4:34 am G7 to end state financing for coal power plants this year22/5/2021 4:27 am Few plea bargains in US Capitol riot cases as prosecutors stand firm22/5/2021 4:27 am UN says it is alarmed at violence in Myanmar's Chin State22/5/2021 4:27 am Covid-19: Some employees still made to return to workplaces when work-from-home is first option22/5/2021 4:17 am Indian refiners process less crude in April as COVID-19 pandemic stalls activity22/5/2021 4:12 am Polish firm opens cutting-edge solar energy plant22/5/2021 4:12 am 6.1-magnitude quake hits China's Yunnan province: USGS22/5/2021 4:12 am 26 active COVID clusters in Singapore: 3 new, 1 closed22/5/2021 4:10 am Pofma Office instructed to issue correction directions to several parties over posts alleging police bullying22/5/2021 3:55 am Football: Kane rules out overseas move, wants Shearer's Premier League goal record22/5/2021 3:40 am Tennis-Williams unlikely to equal slam record at Roland Garros, says coach22/5/2021 3:40 am White House partners with dating apps in hopes users swipe right on vaccinations22/5/2021 3:40 am Football: Job-threatened Koeman 'wants to continue' as Barca boss22/5/2021 3:25 am Far East Plaza, mosque at South Bridge Road visited by COVID-19 cases during infectious period22/5/2021 3:16 am Soccer-FIFA to carry out study on holding World Cup every two years22/5/2021 3:16 am Should You Discipline Someone Else’s Child? This TikTok Mum Doesn’t Think So22/5/2021 2:55 am Golf-Ocean Course tests early starters as PGA Championship kicks off second round22/5/2021 2:54 am Soccer-Leicester want to fight for trophies despite smaller budget - Rodgers22/5/2021 2:46 am Global effort needed to fight pandemics; WHO has central role to play, says PM Lee22/5/2021 2:46 am Olympics-Games will be very strange, but Tokyo ready play host safely - Brownlee22/5/2021 2:46 am Snap to buy augmented reality company WaveOptics for over US$500 million22/5/2021 2:31 am Defying US sanctions, Russian cybersecurity firm aims for 2022 IPO22/5/2021 2:31 am WTO head urges G20 leaders to negotiate IP waiver22/5/2021 2:31 am Being In Quarantine Taught This Mum The Most Important Life Lessons22/5/2021 2:30 am Stores in Far East Plaza, fast-food outlets in Bedok among places where Covid-19 cases had been while infectious22/5/2021 2:08 am Mark Lee Is “Quite Happy” About His Kids Doing HBL Again & How Other Stars Are Reacting To P2HA22/5/2021 2:00 am Selfies, Surgeries And Self-Loathing: Inside The Facetune Epidemic22/5/2021 2:00 am Soccer-Kane rules out overseas move, wants Shearer's Premier League goal record22/5/2021 1:53 am Samsung Elec to invest US$17 billion in new chip foundry in u.s.-Blue House22/5/2021 1:53 am Pakistan revises GDP growth for FY 2019-20 downward from -0.38per cent to -0.47per cent22/5/2021 1:53 am Motor racing-Wary Leclerc ready to end home blank in Monaco22/5/2021 1:45 am Soccer-Top-four spot will ease pressure before Champions League final - Tuchel22/5/2021 1:45 am Pakistan estimates provisional GDP growth for FY 2020/21 at 3.94per cent22/5/2021 1:45 am Michelin-Approved Hawker Chain Na Na Curry Opening Restaurant Outlet At Holland V22/5/2021 1:45 am ‘Pfizer vaccine is safe, effective for those aged 12 to 15’: Covid-19 expert committee addresses concerns of some Singapore doctors22/5/2021 1:37 am Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine safe for those aged 12 to 15, says committee in response to open letter by doctors22/5/2021 1:30 am G7 countries agree to stop funding coal-fired power22/5/2021 1:30 am India's Indigo selects CFM engines to power Airbus fleet22/5/2021 1:30 am 22/5/2021 1:30 am Japan bullet train driver left controls for high-speed toilet dash22/5/2021 1:30 am 'Sometimes' watching TV in middle-age speeds up cognitive decline, study suggests22/5/2021 1:30 am Residents at Hougang block begin 2-day Covid-19 testing, those living nearby worried about possible spread22/5/2021 1:26 am Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige Admits That Casting Tilda Swinton As The Ancient One In Doctor Strange Was A Mistake22/5/2021 1:15 am Soccer-Argentina postpones league playoffs due to pandemic surge22/5/2021 1:07 am Nvidia sets 4-for-1 stock split, shares rise22/5/2021 1:01 am Soccer-Aguero was like a 'lion in the jungle' in the Premier League - Guardiola22/5/2021 1:01 am CNA takes down article and videos related to Harsh Dalal and Team Labs22/5/2021 1:01 am Salma Hayek, Nick Cannon and Jessica Simpson among celebrities directly impacted by the coronavirus22/5/2021 1:00 am Netflix looking to hire executive for gaming expansion - The Information22/5/2021 12:45 am Soccer-Espirito Santo to leave Wolves22/5/2021 12:38 am Thailand reports 1st local cases of COVID-19 variant from India22/5/2021 12:38 am Excess deaths due to pandemic much higher than reported Covid toll: WHO22/5/2021 12:30 am Big cats seized from park belonging to Tiger King couple22/5/2021 12:30 am Some Changi Airport T3 staff likely infected by same source carrying B1617 strain; Jewel, passenger terminals to shut longer22/5/2021 12:24 am Soccer-Koeman hits out at Barca board, faces uncertain future22/5/2021 12:24 am White House partners Tinder parent in hopes users swipe right on vaccinations22/5/2021 12:16 am Malaysia to tighten MCO 3.0 curbs, economic and social sectors affected22/5/2021 12:16 am IMF says ending COVID-19 pandemic possible at cost of some US$50 billion22/5/2021 12:16 am Israeli police, Palestinians in fresh clashes at Al-Aqsa compound22/5/2021 12:15 am Worker who assisted COVID-19-infected family from South Asia could be ‘source’ of 43 cases at Changi Airport22/5/2021 12:01 am Police in China issue warning about blackmail scams using fake skin to pose as naked women requesting nude chats22/5/2021 12:00 am UK govt mulls action against BBC after Diana cover-up21/5/2021 11:54 pm Iran uses crypto mining to lessen impact of sanctions, study finds21/5/2021 11:54 pm 21/5/2021 11:47 pm Wang Lei Shares Touching Vid Of His Neighbour Going On A Walk With Her Paralysed Dog21/5/2021 11:45 pm Some Changi Airport workers likely infected by same source; Jewel and passenger terminals to stay closed till June 1321/5/2021 11:39 pm 'Vaccines are satanic': Bolivia battles fake news in inoculation drive21/5/2021 11:30 pm 21/5/2021 11:24 pm Some Changi Airport workers likely infected by same source; Jewel and passenger terminals to stay closed till June 1321/5/2021 11:17 pm China's Shenzhen and Hainan could be property tax testing ground - Security Times21/5/2021 11:01 pm Soccer-Atleti ready for one final push to secure La Liga title, Simeone says21/5/2021 11:01 pm Oil to stay below US$70/bbl if Iran sanctions lifted -Indian refiner HPCL21/5/2021 11:01 pm 'Faster than the virus': India's financial hub gears up for a third Covid-19 wave21/5/2021 11:00 pm Prince William's Muscles In New Vaccine Photo Have Got Everyone Flustered21/5/2021 11:00 pm 'My children are having nightmares' -Gaza father21/5/2021 11:00 pm 21/5/2021 10:59 pm Indonesia summons state health insurer over alleged data leak21/5/2021 10:46 pm Will bankers embrace sensors under their desks when they return to work?21/5/2021 10:39 pm India's financial hub Mumbai gears up for a third COVID-19 wave21/5/2021 10:39 pm Malaysia reports more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases for third consecutive day as ICUs near capacity21/5/2021 10:31 pm Apple's Tim Cook to defend App Store at trial with Fortnite maker21/5/2021 10:31 pm Palestinian minister: Cease-fire in Gaza is `not enough'21/5/2021 10:30 pm Ole! Spanish chef gives thumbs up to a robot-made paella21/5/2021 10:15 pm Army Of The Dead Director Zack Snyder Reveals The Song He Couldn’t Get On The Soundtrack21/5/2021 10:15 pm Thailand reports 1st cases of Indian coronavirus variant21/5/2021 10:12 pm 9 weeks out from the Olympics, around half of Japan's medical workers are still not fully vaccinated21/5/2021 10:07 pm Singapore welcomes Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza, urges all sides to comply fully21/5/2021 10:01 pm China bonds rally as commodity rout eases inflation pressure21/5/2021 10:01 pm China should let yuan rise to offset imported price rises, central bank official says21/5/2021 9:54 pm Pink Dot takes issue with being cited by Govt as example that LGBTQ community does not face discrimination21/5/2021 9:54 pm WHO: COVID-19 death tolls are likely a 'significant undercount21/5/2021 9:50 pm Timeline: How Changi Airport became Singapore's largest active cluster21/5/2021 9:46 pm PREVIEW: Soccer - Augsburg out to deny Lewandowski sole league goal record-coach21/5/2021 9:46 pm Malaysian businessman behind claim of vaccine donation called up for police questioning21/5/2021 9:46 pm 21/5/2021 9:31 pm Residents at Hougang block begin 2-day Covid-19 testing, those living nearby worried about possible spread21/5/2021 9:30 pm Deadly fungus stalks India's Covid wards21/5/2021 9:30 pm Israel and Hamas have reached a cease-fire. Now what?21/5/2021 9:30 pm Changi Airport worker helping South Asia family likely led to COVID cluster: CAG21/5/2021 9:22 pm Golf: Conners waves Canadian flag from top of gusty PGA leaderboard21/5/2021 9:15 pm Soccer-Messi given early holidays, could have played final Barca game21/5/2021 9:15 pm Vietnam scrambles to keep COVID-19 from disrupting industry supply chains21/5/2021 9:15 pm Can you really change your personality?21/5/2021 9:15 pm Slash wounds found on several cats in Ang Mo Kio; SPCA appeals for information21/5/2021 9:06 pm 21/5/2021 9:05 pm Anthony Wong Calls People Who Don’t Wear Masks “Barbarians”21/5/2021 9:00 pm Grace period at HDB, URA car parks to be doubled to 20 minutes21/5/2021 8:58 pm Bitcoin rebound loses steam on rising regulatory concerns21/5/2021 8:58 pm Rugby: Brace from 'The Bus' helps Hurricanes crush Rebels21/5/2021 8:58 pm 21/5/2021 8:57 pm 21/5/2021 8:52 pm Man Who Won $1Mil Toto Prize Years Ago Now A Char Siew Hawker21/5/2021 8:45 pm Maids ‘strongly encouraged’ to stay home during their rest days: MOM21/5/2021 8:45 pm Covid-19: Govt sets aside S$27m more to aid taxi, private-hire car drivers affected by restrictions21/5/2021 8:37 pm Japan approves Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines21/5/2021 8:30 pm Grace period at HDB, URA car parks to be doubled to 20 minutes21/5/2021 8:29 pm Lorry driver pinned in vehicle for nearly an hour after accident at Toh Guan Road21/5/2021 8:22 pm NUS suspends exchange programme for inbound students after Covid-19 situation worsens21/5/2021 8:22 pm 21/5/2021 8:20 pm Thailand sees first local cases of Covid-19 variant from India21/5/2021 8:15 pm COVID: Taxi and rental car drivers to get $10 more daily top-up per vehicle – LTA21/5/2021 8:02 pm Turkey says WhatsApp will drop data collection update after probe21/5/2021 8:01 pm Daily Covid-19 tally in Malaysia slows to 6,49321/5/2021 8:00 pm What is the black fungus afflicting India's coronavirus patients?21/5/2021 8:00 pm Taiwan presses U.S. health secretary on COVID vaccines21/5/2021 8:00 pm Australian writer detained in China on spying charges set for May trial, says friend21/5/2021 7:45 pm Indonesia's troop surge in Papua aims to 'wipe out' armed rebels: Police intel chief21/5/2021 7:45 pm Lego to launch rainbow toy set in celebration of LGBTQ community and Pride Month (VIDEO)21/5/2021 7:30 pm 30 community infections, including 8 unlinked, among 40 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore21/5/2021 7:25 pm Exclusive: Huawei-Changan smart car partnership expands to include chips - sources21/5/2021 7:15 pm Compulsory Covid-19 testing for all residents of Block 506 Hougang Ave 8 after ‘a few cases’ found: MOH21/5/2021 7:14 pm Cops question Yong Chee Kong over Penang vaccine donation offer21/5/2021 7:00 pm COVID-19 Live Updates: PM Modi chokes with emotion while thanking doctors, frontline workers21/5/2021 6:56 pm SoftBank says Son lieutenant Fisher, Arm CEO to leave board21/5/2021 6:02 pm US confirms it does not want to buy Greenland21/5/2021 6:00 pm Martin Freeman slams Jim Carrey's 'Man On The Moon' method acting21/5/2021 6:00 pm SoftBank nominates Koei gaming exec to board21/5/2021 5:47 pm Asian tech shares track Nasdaq gains as inflation fears recede21/5/2021 5:47 pm Myanmar junta-appointed electoral body to dissolve Suu Kyi party -media21/5/2021 5:39 pm Japan bullet train driver left controls for high-speed toilet dash21/5/2021 5:30 pm Australia urges over-50s to get jabbed as COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy grows21/5/2021 5:18 pm 2 men fined for gambling with cards at hawker centre during COVID-19 pandemic, 5 for gathering to watch21/5/2021 5:18 pm 21/5/2021 5:17 pm Table tennis: China facing 'unprecedented threat' at Olympics21/5/2021 5:03 pm European clubs set to lose 8.7 billion euros as a result of virus21/5/2021 5:00 pm South Korea approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine21/5/2021 4:55 pm Japan approves more COVID-19 vaccines as state of emergency set to widen21/5/2021 4:55 pm Exclusive: Huawei to expand smart car partnership with Changan to chips - sources21/5/2021 4:55 pm S$3,000 fine each for 8 Britons who breached Covid-19 rules while on yacht off Lazarus Island21/5/2021 4:45 pm Elderly woman points middle finger at man asking her to wear a mask21/5/2021 4:45 pm Groups of more than 2 still gathering despite the cap imposed21/5/2021 4:45 pm India reports 259,551 new COVID-19 infections as states battle 'black fungus' epidemic21/5/2021 3:46 pm Japan's jobless rate seen up, Tokyo CPI far below BOJ's inflation goal: Reuters poll21/5/2021 3:46 pm Foodie Friday: What The Stars Ate This Week (May 14-21)21/5/2021 3:45 pm China's 'shaking building' to stay closed for inspection21/5/2021 3:31 pm Twelve Cupcakes co-founder Daniel Ong fined for underpaying foreign workers21/5/2021 3:31 pm Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop sued by Texas man for 'exploding' vagina-scented candle21/5/2021 3:30 pm Parents, Take Note: P1 Registration For 2022 Will Begin From June 30, To Be Fully Online21/5/2021 3:30 pm Coronavirus wave flattens Indian housing market views: Reuters poll21/5/2021 3:24 pm Twelve Cupcakes co-founder Daniel Ong fined S$65,000 for underpaying foreign employees over 3 years21/5/2021 3:22 pm Facebook Removed 18 Million Misleading Posts on COVID-1921/5/2021 3:19 pm China's 'shaking building' to stay closed for inspection21/5/2021 3:15 pm Microsoft announces retirement of Internet Explorer21/5/2021 2:31 pm John Woo to turn 'Red Cliff' into online series?21/5/2021 2:30 pm 21/5/2021 2:23 pm NUS suspends exchange programme for inbound students after COVID-19 situation worsens21/5/2021 2:21 pm Japan could freeze all Myanmar aid, foreign minister warns21/5/2021 2:21 pm Chew Chor Meng Has New Online Biz Selling Lu Rou Fan & Pig's Trotter Bee Hoon21/5/2021 2:16 pm Eco-brick library for Myanmar orphans faces coup delays21/5/2021 2:13 pm Couple charged with harassing frontliner neighbours by allegedly spraying disinfectant, shouting 'Covid spreader'21/5/2021 2:10 pm New York Is Reopening. Here's What That Actually Means.21/5/2021 2:00 pm Hamas claims victory in conflict with Israel after ceasefire21/5/2021 1:46 pm William and Harry: Diana was 'failed' by BBC and 'lost her life' because of Panorama interview21/5/2021 1:35 pm A lost Italian village was uncovered for the first time in 70 years when a lake was drained21/5/2021 1:30 pm Prince Harry, Oprah open up for mental health documentary on Apple TV+21/5/2021 1:29 pm Couple charged with harassing nurse neighbour by shouting 'COVID spreader', spraying disinfectant21/5/2021 1:29 pm Golf-Davis recovers from triple bogey in PGA Championship debut21/5/2021 1:29 pm 21/5/2021 1:27 pm US seizes tigers, lions from 'Tiger King' park21/5/2021 1:16 pm Big Hearted Kranji Mile ahead21/5/2021 1:16 pm Rugby: Folau set for Australia return in amateur rugby league21/5/2021 1:06 pm Bangladesh locks down Rohingya camps after virus spike21/5/2021 1:00 pm