19 August 2021, Thursday NewsLatest News On 19 August 2021, Thursday Lionel Messi launches 'Messiverse' NFT crypto art collection20/8/2021 7:59 am Tunisia to impose compulsory quarantine on visitors who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-1920/8/2021 7:17 am China's Wang says world should support Afghanistan, not pressure it20/8/2021 7:17 am Soccer-Chelsea's Emerson secures loan move to Lyon20/8/2021 7:11 am OnlyFans to ban content showing 'sexually explicit conduct'20/8/2021 6:12 am Grace weakens to tropical storm after lashing Mexican Caribbean20/8/2021 6:12 am Football: Aubameyang and Lacazette among four positive COVID-19 cases at Arsenal20/8/2021 6:12 am Country Music Awards moves from broadcast TV to streaming on Amazon20/8/2021 6:06 am Water baby Hugh Jackman get soaking in sci-fi thriller 'Reminiscence'20/8/2021 5:25 am Facebook calls US FTC's refiled antitrust case 'meritless'20/8/2021 5:19 am Ex-national footballer under life ban didn't just play 'social football', was involved in organising, refereeing matches: FAS20/8/2021 5:13 am Teen arrested in Sweden after school attack20/8/2021 5:08 am ValueAct takes US$1.2 billion position in fintech firm Fiserv - Bloomberg News20/8/2021 5:01 am Cricket: Taliban to allow men's cricket; status of smaller women's programmes unclear20/8/2021 4:55 am Nigeria expects to lift Twitter ban by end of year, minister says20/8/2021 4:10 am FTC says Facebook 'bought and buried' rivals in new legal broadside20/8/2021 4:04 am SoftBank sells 11.4 million shares of DoorDash - source20/8/2021 3:58 am Microsoft to raise prices as much as 20% for some flagship products20/8/2021 3:52 am SIA to operate 5 weekly flights from Germany under new travel link for fully vaccinated passengers20/8/2021 3:44 am Microsoft to change pricing for Microsoft 36520/8/2021 3:39 am Philippines' Duterte to relax COVID-19 curbs in capital region20/8/2021 3:39 am FTC files partially redacted version of complaint against Facebook - court filing20/8/2021 3:28 am Facebook unveils virtual reality 'workrooms'20/8/2021 3:28 am Elon Musk's satellites beam internet into remote Chilean fishing hamlet20/8/2021 3:21 am 32 new COVID cases in Singapore; new cluster at Giant outlet in Hougang20/8/2021 2:55 am Pakho Chau surprises fans with baby announcement20/8/2021 2:55 am 2 new Covid-19 clusters detected — one with 32 cases and another linked to a Giant outlet20/8/2021 2:50 am Man arrested for allegedly cheating Lazada over S$100,00020/8/2021 2:33 am New studies on vaccine efficacy against Delta, kids' noses have more immunity20/8/2021 2:30 am 29 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Singapore; new cluster at Giant outlet in Hougang20/8/2021 2:20 am Water baby Hugh Jackman gets a soaking in 'Reminiscence'20/8/2021 2:16 am Football: Klopp urges Liverpool fans to stop singing homophobic chant20/8/2021 2:10 am Veteran actress Kim Min-Kyung passed away20/8/2021 2:00 am Woman, 51, under police investigation for alleged contempt of court during Benjamin Glynn’s trial20/8/2021 1:45 am Britain's legal cannabis market booms on Covid demand20/8/2021 1:30 am Recent COVID fatalities in S'pore linked to Delta or its minor mutations20/8/2021 1:24 am Afghan protests spread in early challenge to Taliban20/8/2021 1:21 am 20/8/2021 1:18 am Police investigating woman for contempt of court after she shouted during Benjamin Glynn's trial20/8/2021 1:16 am New York to mark coronavirus comeback with free concert20/8/2021 1:16 am Exclusive: Facebook selects local journalists paid in US$5 million newsletter recruitment push20/8/2021 1:10 am Huawei CFO's US extradition hearings in Canada end, date for ruling coming Oct. 2120/8/2021 1:04 am FAQ: What you need to know about the new vaccinated travel lanes for Germany and Brunei20/8/2021 1:04 am S. Korea to give animals legal status, tackling abuse20/8/2021 1:00 am Soccer-Pochettino leaves open possibility of Messi debut at Brest20/8/2021 12:35 am Football: Manchester United and Scotland legend Denis Law diagnosed with dementia20/8/2021 12:35 am Chinese regulators summon Evergrande execs, warn on debt risks20/8/2021 12:35 am Kidman quarantine exemption sparks anger in Hong Kong20/8/2021 12:30 am 20/8/2021 12:19 am Polish javelin thrower gets Olympic silver medal returned after auctioning it off to help with infant’s surgery20/8/2021 12:15 am China is blocking fleeing Hong Kongers from getting their retirement money20/8/2021 12:15 am WHO urges action as Indonesia mobility returns to pre-pandemic levels19/8/2021 11:46 pm First batch of Team Singapore Paralympians departs for Tokyo19/8/2021 11:41 pm MotoGP: Malaysia Motorcyle Grand Prix cancelled, replaced by race at Italy's Misano circuit19/8/2021 11:41 pm EV scooter startup Bird posts lower loss amid rapid expansion19/8/2021 11:19 pm Korean-American Star Li Cheng Xuan Admits He Was Ashamed Of Being A Stay-At-Home Dad For A Year19/8/2021 11:16 pm Sole surviving Khmer Rouge leader denies role in genocide19/8/2021 11:01 pm Three dead, four missing in Malaysian floods19/8/2021 11:01 pm Dining in, non-contact sports allowed for fully vaccinated people in more Malaysian states starting Aug 2019/8/2021 10:54 pm Soccer-Man Utd great Law diagnosed with Alzheimer's, vascular dementia19/8/2021 10:54 pm Facebook launches VR remote work app, calling it a step to the 'metaverse'19/8/2021 10:48 pm 3 dead, 4 missing in Malaysian floods19/8/2021 10:24 pm Facebook launches VR remote work app, calling it a step to the 'metaverse'19/8/2021 10:24 pm Chinese regulators summon Evergrande bosses, warn on debt risks19/8/2021 10:24 pm Pfizer Covid-19 jab declines faster than AstraZeneca: Study19/8/2021 10:15 pm Exclusive-China Evergrande in talks with Xiaomi consortium to sell EV unit stake-sources19/8/2021 10:06 pm Air travel bubble scrapped: Singapore, Hong Kong ‘agree not to pursue further discussions’, says MOT19/8/2021 10:06 pm 'Best Actor': Dutch film awards go gender-neutral19/8/2021 10:01 pm Cutting pay of remote workers based on location can backfire for companies19/8/2021 10:00 pm Covid-19: Singapore lifts border restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers from Germany, Brunei and all travellers from Hong Kong, Macau19/8/2021 9:56 pm Tesla, Japanese firms to build energy storage facility in Hokkaido19/8/2021 9:55 pm Soccer-Chelsea seek to add to Arsenal's troubles in London derby19/8/2021 9:55 pm Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble not able to take off: Iswaran19/8/2021 9:50 pm Singapore to launch its first vaccinated travel lanes with Germany and Brunei19/8/2021 9:43 pm Fully vaccinated COVID patients to isolate at home under pilot19/8/2021 9:43 pm 19/8/2021 9:41 pm 19/8/2021 9:40 pm 19/8/2021 9:39 pm Mediacorp To Provide Comprehensive Coverage Of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on meWATCH and Channel 519/8/2021 9:31 pm Three US senators urge more Taiwanese help on automotive chip shortage -letter19/8/2021 9:25 pm Russia fines Google again for failing to remove banned content19/8/2021 9:25 pm China steel body calls for limit of steel exports amid green drive19/8/2021 9:18 pm Athletics-Already crowned 'the greatest', Felix takes a victory lap19/8/2021 9:18 pm Robinhood tumbles 12per cent after warning of slowdown in retail trading19/8/2021 9:18 pm YouTuber Dee Kosh charged with sexually exploiting teenage boy, possessing obscene videos19/8/2021 9:17 pm Korean-American Star Li Cheng Xun Admits He Was Ashamed Of Being A Stay-At-Home Dad For A Year19/8/2021 9:15 pm 29 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including 13 unlinked infections19/8/2021 9:06 pm Alyssa Milano Involved In Car Crash After Uncle Suffered “Serious Heart Attack” While Driving19/8/2021 9:00 pm 19/8/2021 9:00 pm Taliban's arms seizures embarrass Washington19/8/2021 9:00 pm Scarlett Johansson & Colin Jost Welcome Their First Child — And It's A Boy!19/8/2021 8:45 pm Japan’s Liquid Global Exchange Hacked; $90M in Crypto Siphoned Off19/8/2021 8:40 pm Soccer-Turkey midfielder Tufan joins Watford on loan19/8/2021 8:32 pm Baidu sees robust demand in US$1 billion bond issue despite China regulatory concerns19/8/2021 8:32 pm Cutting pay of remote workers can backfire for companies19/8/2021 8:30 pm Chinese AI startup SenseTime to file for Hong Kong IPO by end-August -sources19/8/2021 8:26 pm Images of women vandalised as Kabul faces up to Taliban rule19/8/2021 8:15 pm Seoul Garden ends ‘All You Can Eat’ buffet line as Covid-19 pandemic drags on19/8/2021 8:09 pm 19/8/2021 7:55 pm Malaysia breaks Covid-19 record with 22,948 new cases19/8/2021 7:46 pm Alibaba sinks to record in Hong Kong as China widens crackdown19/8/2021 7:45 pm S$2,000 fine for man who bred 25 chickens in his HDB flat to sell on Facebook19/8/2021 7:31 pm New Zealand says it has solved Covid outbreak 'puzzle'19/8/2021 7:30 pm 19/8/2021 7:28 pm 'Predator' R Kelly groomed girls for decades, trial hears19/8/2021 7:01 pm Asian airlines report high vaccination uptake among crew19/8/2021 6:56 pm Taliban urge people to leave airport in Afghan capital after 12 killed since Sunday19/8/2021 6:55 pm 19/8/2021 6:54 pm Oil prices in longest losing streak since February 202019/8/2021 6:32 pm Thai central bank to test retail digital currency for public next year19/8/2021 6:32 pm Haiti quake death toll rises to 2,18919/8/2021 5:58 pm MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani pitches, belts 40th homer in Angels' win19/8/2021 5:52 pm COVID-19 outbreak exposes New Zealand's low vaccination rates19/8/2021 5:35 pm Francis ‘Frankie’ Mossman, ‘Spartacus’ and ‘The Horizon’ Actor, Dies at 3319/8/2021 5:30 pm COVID-19 vaccination advisory for workplaces being reviewed, with view to 'drive up' rates: MOM19/8/2021 5:29 pm Ready for the sugar rush? Museum of Ice Cream Singapore is now open19/8/2021 5:29 pm Benjamin Glynn released from prison after jail term backdated, to be deported from Singapore19/8/2021 5:16 pm Images of women vandalised as Kabul faces up to Taliban rule19/8/2021 5:06 pm A new study says pregnant people experience few side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine19/8/2021 5:05 pm New Zealand says it has solved Covid outbreak 'puzzle'19/8/2021 5:00 pm Taiwan urges state-owned banks to buy stocks as market tumbles - sources19/8/2021 4:54 pm Seoul Garden ends ‘All You Can Eat’ buffet line as Covid-19 drags on19/8/2021 4:54 pm Tennis-Osaka felt 'ungrateful' for her attitude to tennis19/8/2021 4:43 pm China Sinopec launches first phase of Gulei refining complex19/8/2021 4:31 pm Taiwan July export orders seen rising for 17th straight month19/8/2021 4:26 pm 'It’s not sustainable': Buffet restaurants struggling with COVID-19 measures19/8/2021 4:26 pm Taiwan suggests state-owned banks buy stocks as market tumbles - sources19/8/2021 4:19 pm Hong Kongers plead guilty to 'national security' charge over sanction calls19/8/2021 4:08 pm 19/8/2021 4:05 pm China seen holding benchmark rate steady in Aug, but weak data fans rate cut talk19/8/2021 4:02 pm Johnny Depp Allowed to Proceed With $50 Million Defamation Suit Against Amber Heard19/8/2021 4:00 pm 19/8/2021 3:46 pm China to set up state conglomerates focusing on new strategic sectors19/8/2021 3:45 pm Former Malaysia Deputy PM Ismail Sabri poised to win premiership race19/8/2021 3:45 pm 19/8/2021 3:40 pm Cricket-Australia confident Smith's elbow ready for World Cup, Ashes19/8/2021 3:38 pm Britney Spears reflects on insecurities as she posts topless photos: 'Performing made me too self conscious about my body'19/8/2021 3:36 pm Benjamin Glynn, convicted of mask offences, released from prison after jail term is backdated and will be deported19/8/2021 3:32 pm Policy groups ask Apple to drop plans to inspect iMessages, scan for abuse images19/8/2021 3:32 pm Dr Mahathir said his party would support Anwar if he becomes PM19/8/2021 3:31 pm China to set up state pension company with 17 firms taking stakes19/8/2021 3:26 pm First COVID-19 case reported in Paralympic Village19/8/2021 3:26 pm Policy groups ask Apple to drop plans to inspect iMessages, scan for abuse images19/8/2021 3:26 pm A $60k Renovation Turned A Cookie-Cutter Resale Flat In Chai Chee Into A Light & Airy Calming Sanctuary19/8/2021 3:15 pm China iron ore futures plunge over 7per cent, give up half-year gains19/8/2021 3:09 pm Exclusive-Policy groups ask Apple to drop plans to inspect iMessages, scan for abuse images19/8/2021 3:09 pm Football: Sheffield United goalkeeper Ramsdale misses match amid Arsenal links19/8/2021 3:09 pm High-Profile Cases Involving Kris Wu and an Alibaba Manager Shed Light on #MeToo Incidents in China19/8/2021 3:04 pm Former Vasantham Star Anandha Kannan Passes Away At 4819/8/2021 3:00 pm Mirror: The boy band bringing joy and local pride to Hong Kong19/8/2021 3:00 pm 78% of Singapore academics report at least 'moderate' interference: poll19/8/2021 2:58 pm Sydney rushes to vaccinate high-risk suburbs amid Delta variant surge19/8/2021 2:57 pm Sydney rushes to vaccinate high-risk suburbs amid Delta surge19/8/2021 2:45 pm Airline Pilot & Fashion GM Couple Become Min Jiang Kueh Hawkers As “Retirement Plan”19/8/2021 2:45 pm Soccer-Sheff Utd goalkeeper Ramsdale misses match amid Arsenal links19/8/2021 2:39 pm Football: 'It hurts a lot': Newcastle's Willock on receiving racist abuse19/8/2021 2:39 pm Patrick Tse Hasn’t Seen His Grandsons For So Long, He’s Afraid They Would Forget Him19/8/2021 2:30 pm WHO slams wealthy nations' rush towards Covid vaccine boosters19/8/2021 2:30 pm Benjamin Yuen Just Said Mandy Wong, Who Is Not Married, Has A Husband On A Live Stream19/8/2021 2:16 pm Joshua Ang Welcomes Daughter With New Partner 8 Months After Announcing Divorce From Ex-Wife19/8/2021 2:00 pm Myanmar junta crackdown death toll passes 1,00019/8/2021 2:00 pm South Korea court allows seizure of payment owed to Mitsubishi Heavy for forced labour victims19/8/2021 1:51 pm YouTuber Dee Kosh charged with sexually exploiting teenage boy, possessing obscene videos19/8/2021 1:46 pm Here’s A Look At The Various Stickers Eateries Use To Identify Vaccinated Diners19/8/2021 1:46 pm Malala: I Fear for My Afghan Sisters19/8/2021 1:44 pm Former DJ Dee Kosh charged with sexually exploiting young person and other sex-related offences19/8/2021 1:40 pm Asian shares fall, dollar gains after Fed minutes19/8/2021 1:34 pm WHO slams wealthy nations' rush towards Covid vaccine boosters19/8/2021 1:31 pm BTS producer becomes South Korea's best-paid employee19/8/2021 1:30 pm Docs said it was a 'miracle' I survived skull fracture: Jimenez19/8/2021 1:16 pm Baidu raises US$1 billion in ESG bond issue despite China tech sector woes19/8/2021 1:11 pm 19/8/2021 1:08 pm Biden says Aug 31 deadline in Afghanistan might have to be extended19/8/2021 1:01 pm 19/8/2021 1:01 pm Harry Kane omitted from Tottenham's squad for Europa Conference League19/8/2021 1:01 pm Facebook may not lift ban on Taliban even if U.S. softens its view19/8/2021 1:00 pm 19/8/2021 1:00 pm Dollar hits 9-month high as Fed on track to taper this year19/8/2021 12:59 pm 19/8/2021 12:56 pm 19/8/2021 12:50 pm WHO slams wealthy nations' rush towards COVID-19 vaccine boosters19/8/2021 12:47 pm 19/8/2021 12:46 pm Pep has so much to prove: Neil Humphreys19/8/2021 12:45 pm China sets firmer yuan midpoint fix, pushing basket index to 5-1/2-year high19/8/2021 12:41 pm Chinese internet platforms must curb online rumours, guard 'fields of responsibility' - state media19/8/2021 12:41 pm Facebook removes dozens of vaccine misinformation 'superspreaders'19/8/2021 12:31 pm Taliban go door-to-door telling fearful Afghans to work19/8/2021 12:30 pm Australia's Treasury Wine toasts 2022 with bets outside China19/8/2021 12:22 pm 6 arrested for rioting at Clementi; teenager to be charged with voluntarily causing hurt19/8/2021 12:17 pm 19/8/2021 12:16 pm Expect few changes with Ismail Sabri as Malaysian PM, say analysts19/8/2021 12:15 pm 'Biggest ever' disability rights campaign launched before Paralympics19/8/2021 12:05 pm Malaysian MPs behind Ismail Sabri summoned to Istana to verify support19/8/2021 12:00 pm Biden Says There Was No Way To Leave Afghanistan 'Without Chaos Ensuing'19/8/2021 12:00 pm 19/8/2021 11:56 am Oil extends losses on pandemic fears and rise in US gasoline stockpiles19/8/2021 11:54 am 19/8/2021 11:49 am Drop in Covid-19 vaccine efficacy against Delta seen in US nursing homes19/8/2021 11:45 am Cricket: Australia bring back stars for T20 World Cup19/8/2021 11:31 am Dr Mahathir: Pejuang would support Anwar if he becomes PM19/8/2021 11:30 am