13 December 2021, Monday NewsLatest News On 13 December 2021, Monday Verstappen's title hands unwelcome accolade back to Moss14/12/2021 7:47 am Vaccines appear weak at blocking Omicron infection; shots may reduce long COVID burden14/12/2021 7:47 am Intel's first foray into the metaverse will be software to use others' chips14/12/2021 7:47 am Ukraine accuses Russia of information warfare after 'neo-Nazi' arrests14/12/2021 7:31 am Apple launches AirTag detector app for Android to boost privacy14/12/2021 7:31 am Spain's LaLiga grants domestic TV rights to Movistar and DAZN for 4.95 billion euros14/12/2021 7:24 am Harvard-educated Petkov elected as Bulgaria's prime minister14/12/2021 7:11 am BMW to produce X5 in China -spokesperson14/12/2021 7:04 am Czechs hold off on sending troops to Poland-Belarus border14/12/2021 6:36 am US women's national team files final brief in equal pay appeal14/12/2021 6:36 am Verstappen was always a winner, says kart track owner14/12/2021 6:29 am Over 900 American citizens, permanent residents left Afghanistan with US help: Agency14/12/2021 6:21 am Widely used software with key vulnerability sends cyber defenders scrambling14/12/2021 6:21 am Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week14/12/2021 6:00 am England's Stokes signs new Durham deal until 202414/12/2021 5:47 am Jockey Club to offer record prize money from 202214/12/2021 5:40 am Nassar victims reach US$380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, Olympic committee14/12/2021 5:12 am Verstappen says Mercedes boss texted congratulations14/12/2021 5:05 am Paris 2024 organisers expect 600,000 at Seine opening ceremony14/12/2021 4:59 am Exclusive-Facebook owner is behind US$60 million deal for Meta name rights14/12/2021 4:36 am NHL-Flames games postponed at least through Dec. 16 due to COVID-1914/12/2021 4:30 am Loh Kean Yew shocks world No.1 Viktor Axelsen at BWF World Championships14/12/2021 3:49 am Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew stuns world number one Viktor Axelsen at BWF World Championships14/12/2021 3:46 am Apple set to amass US$3 trillion in market capitalization14/12/2021 3:39 am Hollywood mostly silent on Golden Globe nominations amid controversy14/12/2021 3:39 am Nassar victims reach US$380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, Olympic committee -WSJ14/12/2021 3:24 am Horse racing-Jockey Club to offer record prize money from 202214/12/2021 3:18 am Guardiola urges players to get COVID-19 booster shots14/12/2021 3:03 am Nicaragua receives China vaccines after cutting ties with Taiwan14/12/2021 2:55 am 14/12/2021 2:55 am Tanglin Shopping Centre tries for 4th en-bloc sale at S$828 million14/12/2021 2:54 am Apple's upcoming iPhone SE 5G could help attract billion-plus Android users- J.P.Morgan14/12/2021 2:50 am Rangnick urges Martial to clear the air over Manchester United future14/12/2021 2:50 am Across the world, Covid-19 anxiety and depression take hold14/12/2021 2:45 am Malaysia parliament passes budget for 2022, more than RM330 billion allocated14/12/2021 2:42 am 'Belfast,''Power of the Dog' lead Golden Globe nods in controversial year14/12/2021 2:35 am Omicron poses 'very high' risk but data on severity limited14/12/2021 2:33 am MUFG trust bank chief sees return of foreign firms to Tokyo market14/12/2021 2:28 am Two-year-old from Florida has ‘Batman’ birthmark removed in pioneering Russian surgery14/12/2021 2:25 am Mother tried to flush pet monkey down lavatory after offering it cocaine14/12/2021 2:23 am 14/12/2021 2:13 am 339 new Covid-19 cases and 4 deaths in Singapore14/12/2021 2:10 am A Korean dairy conglomerate is being dragged on social media for an ad depicting women as cows to be milked14/12/2021 2:06 am Her Instagram handle was ‘metaverse’. In November, it vanished14/12/2021 2:00 am Hillary Clinton predicts Trump will run for president in 2024 and says a win by him 'could be the end of our democracy'14/12/2021 2:00 am 339 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths in Singapore14/12/2021 1:55 am 'Significant' resources put into investigating former MP Raeesah Khan's claims, say police after Pritam Singh's testimony14/12/2021 1:48 am 14/12/2021 1:44 am China state planner says will strengthen energy system14/12/2021 1:39 am Head coach of Hungary's Ferencvaros leaves team14/12/2021 1:39 am Champions League last 16 draw14/12/2021 1:39 am Elon Musk named Time magazine person of the year14/12/2021 1:25 am Police detail efforts to look into Raeesah Khan's false allegations, reject Pritam Singh's claim of no wrong done14/12/2021 1:20 am 14/12/2021 1:15 am Masks come off, rallies begin as India's Covid-19 patient load falls14/12/2021 1:00 am Mirror’s Anson Lo wins Best New Asian Artist (Mandarin) at Mnet Asian Music Awards 202114/12/2021 1:00 am Masks come off, rallies begin as India's COVID-19 patient load falls14/12/2021 12:31 am Pregnant nurse among 7 dead in Sicily building collapse14/12/2021 12:30 am Egyptian woman seeks divorce two months into marriage because husband walks around house in underwear14/12/2021 12:30 am Two-dose vaccines induce lower antibodies against Omicron, study finds14/12/2021 12:16 am Thailand to expedite Covid-19 boosters in anticipation of Omicron14/12/2021 12:00 am Amid global energy crunch, EMA unveils temporary scheme to give large electricity users more price stability13/12/2021 11:57 pm 13/12/2021 11:55 pm Stablecoins steal the limelight from subdued bitcoin13/12/2021 11:35 pm Man arrested over alleged sale of counterfeit luxury goods on Carousell13/12/2021 11:28 pm Iraq Drilling signs deal with China's ZPEC - state news agency13/12/2021 11:21 pm Covid-19: First person dies from Omicron variant in United Kingdom13/12/2021 11:20 pm 13/12/2021 11:15 pm Miss India wins Miss Universe held in Israel despite boycott calls13/12/2021 11:00 pm Blinken in Indonesia as U.S. seeks to shore-up Southeast Asia ties13/12/2021 11:00 pm 'Smooth ride': UAE taxis drive towards autonomous future13/12/2021 11:00 pm Pakistanis squeezed by inflation face more pain from tax hikes13/12/2021 10:53 pm China Nov new mortgage loans at 401.3 billion yuan, up from Oct, central bank says13/12/2021 10:53 pm Israeli firm uses air and water to store solar energy for nighttime13/12/2021 10:53 pm 13/12/2021 10:35 pm What are this year's most popular Christmas songs?13/12/2021 10:32 pm From killer heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 202113/12/2021 10:32 pm Alibaba fired a female employee who accused a former supervisor and a client of sexual assault: report13/12/2021 10:31 pm Aguero to announce his retirement on Wednesday, newspaper says13/12/2021 10:24 pm Russian teenager 'blows himself up' at Orthodox school13/12/2021 10:17 pm Malaysia says U.S. chipmaker Intel to invest $7 billion in new facility13/12/2021 10:15 pm Chee Soon Juan give Bukit Batok residents from rental blocks an early Christmas treat at Orange & Teal - The Independent Singapore News13/12/2021 9:54 pm Masks come off, rallies begin as India's COVID-19 patient load falls ahead of state elections13/12/2021 9:50 pm Philippines central bank to continue support for economy 'as long as needed'13/12/2021 9:50 pm SAF regular admits to scalding hawker assistant over wrong order by throwing hot soup at her13/12/2021 9:50 pm FAQ: S$100 worth of CDC vouchers for each Singaporean household. Here's what you need to know13/12/2021 9:41 pm Stories you might’ve missed, Dec 13 - The Independent Singapore News13/12/2021 9:33 pm South Korea: End to Korean War agreed to in principle13/12/2021 9:30 pm Dogs go back to school at Nigeria's canine festival13/12/2021 9:26 pm Mahathir’s comment on use of chopsticks by Chinese Malaysians ‘simplistic and offensive’: Lim Guan Eng13/12/2021 9:26 pm Polish regulator to investigate Apple's privacy policy13/12/2021 9:26 pm Which country has seen the biggest NFT adoption?13/12/2021 9:15 pm Man filmed female NTU student changing, also caught in residential hall looking through laundry13/12/2021 9:12 pm 'Phenomenal' Omicron spread accounts for 40% of London infections13/12/2021 9:00 pm Malaysia says US chipmaker Intel to invest US$7 billion in new facility13/12/2021 8:58 pm Japan's golden oldie 'King Kazu' eager to play on at 5413/12/2021 8:58 pm China confident to realise its main economic goals this year - Premier Li13/12/2021 8:51 pm Chinese national charged with appointing Singaporean to purchase restricted property13/12/2021 8:51 pm A work blunder teaches so much more than a triumph13/12/2021 8:35 pm Chip giant Taiwan's energy security on the line with LNG referendum13/12/2021 8:21 pm Man admits filming student changing in NTU hall, rummaged through women's shorts in laundry room13/12/2021 8:15 pm James Bond Actress Naomie Harris Says She Was Once Groped By An A-Lister During Audition: “No One Said Anything”13/12/2021 6:44 pm The Jason Hahn Files: Coming To Terms With [Spoiler]’s Death Scene In And Just Like That…13/12/2021 6:44 pm Stuff To Watch This Week (Dec 13-19, 2021)13/12/2021 6:44 pm ADB approves US$600 million loan for Indonesian state utility13/12/2021 5:05 pm Final results of New Caledonia referendum shows most voters stayed away13/12/2021 5:05 pm Australia taps Mideast, Indonesia, Japan for urea to ease trucking fears13/12/2021 5:05 pm Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai defiant over Tiananmen vigil sentencing13/12/2021 4:35 pm China's Brii says its COVID-19 antibody cocktail retains activity against Omicron13/12/2021 4:35 pm Indonesia to start vaccinating children aged 6 to 11 against COVID-1913/12/2021 4:35 pm 13/12/2021 4:12 pm South Korea says no boycott of Beijing Olympics13/12/2021 4:00 pm BTS and IU Emerge Big Winners Amid Excitement of K-pop’s Hybrid MAMA Awards13/12/2021 4:00 pm Two lions break free of container at Changi Airport, sedated and secured13/12/2021 3:58 pm More border rules ease in Australia ahead of Christmas holidays13/12/2021 3:45 pm Netizens: Waste of time & taxpayers money on Raeesah Khan's lie; case closed—move on—bigger issues need focus e.g. reduce cost of living for citizens - The Independent Singapore News13/12/2021 3:38 pm BTS' #StopAsianHate message is Twitter's most retweeted tweet of 202113/12/2021 3:30 pm Netizens dissatisfied with FAS cause they had to sit on the floor and not on empty VIP seats, says 'Football now is about making profits, not for the love of the sport anymore' - The Independent Singapore News13/12/2021 3:21 pm The 50 wildest national costumes from the 2021 Miss Universe pageant13/12/2021 3:15 pm Australia and South Korea sign defence deal as leaders meet13/12/2021 3:08 pm From morning coffee to morning glory, take a sip of 'sex coffee'13/12/2021 3:00 pm Peloton releases ad voiced by Ryan Reynolds in response to shocking death in And Just Like That13/12/2021 2:53 pm Chinese national charged for appointing Singaporean to purchase restricted property13/12/2021 2:53 pm Steve Harvey asked Miss India to do an animal impression while other Miss Universe contestants got to speak about their accomplishments13/12/2021 2:46 pm Australia and South Korea sign defense deal as leaders meet13/12/2021 2:38 pm Some Chinese companies suspend production in Zhejiang province on virus outbreak13/12/2021 2:38 pm China's Sensetime to withdraw US$767 million Hong Kong IPO after US ban - sources13/12/2021 2:38 pm Miss India Wins Miss Universe 202113/12/2021 2:28 pm 13/12/2021 2:18 pm Alibaba fires woman who claimed sexual assault13/12/2021 2:15 pm Jan 6 probe, new books lift lid on Trump's final days in office13/12/2021 2:09 pm Taiwan says it is confident Chinese invasion would be very hard13/12/2021 2:09 pm Nigeria replace coach Rohr ahead of AFCON13/12/2021 2:09 pm 13/12/2021 2:06 pm Willkommen: Oscar-winner Redmayne stars in London revival of 'Cabaret'13/12/2021 1:54 pm Sport's enduring appeal lit up 2021 but pandemic still tough opponent13/12/2021 1:54 pm China's Sensetime to withdraw US$767 million Hong Kong IPO - sources13/12/2021 1:46 pm Binance Singapore drops application for local crypto bourse13/12/2021 1:45 pm Omicron spreads faster and weakens jabs: WHO13/12/2021 1:45 pm In Myanmar's Chin state, a grassroots rebellion grows13/12/2021 1:39 pm South African President Cyril Ramaphosa positive for COVID-1913/12/2021 1:39 pm Thousands of Salvadorans protest against corruption13/12/2021 1:39 pm Who will be the judge of countries' climate plans?13/12/2021 1:30 pm 13/12/2021 1:30 pm UK's Johnson warns of Omicron 'tidal wave', says two doses not enough13/12/2021 1:30 pm Race to find survivors as US tornadoes kill at least 9413/12/2021 1:15 pm 13/12/2021 1:10 pm 13/12/2021 1:05 pm South Korea says no boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics13/12/2021 1:04 pm Bangladesh surgeons to separate conjoined twin girls13/12/2021 1:00 pm S Korea fin min says country is willing to join CPTPP13/12/2021 12:56 pm Bank Indonesia to hold rates in Dec but head higher in Q3: Reuters poll13/12/2021 12:56 pm Shares of Macau gambling group Suncity set to fall 5.8per cent13/12/2021 12:42 pm 13/12/2021 12:34 pm Oil rises on optimism Omicron impact will be limited on fuel demand13/12/2021 12:33 pm UK announces booster drive to fight 'tidal wave' of Omicron13/12/2021 12:30 pm 13/12/2021 12:29 pm Saudi Arabia expects 2022 budget surplus after years of deficit13/12/2021 12:27 pm Dollar steady as traders wait for central banks, pound inches lower on COVID fears13/12/2021 12:20 pm Get ready, roam the world again13/12/2021 12:12 pm Canada to drop 3rd-country COVID-19 test rule for residents returning from southern African nations13/12/2021 12:04 pm More border rules ease in Australia ahead of Christmas holidays13/12/2021 11:57 am Salah condemns Gerrard's Villa to defeat on Liverpool return13/12/2021 11:46 am Asia stocks edge higher, Fed stars in central bank extravaganza13/12/2021 11:44 am South Korea to test AI-powered facial recognition to track COVID-19 cases13/12/2021 11:44 am Horse racing idols app injects new life into Japan mobile gaming market13/12/2021 11:37 am 13/12/2021 11:36 am Jorginho's late penalty gives Chelsea dramatic win over Leeds13/12/2021 11:31 am Interview With The Vampire author Anne Rice dies at 8013/12/2021 11:30 am Japan service-sector firms' mood perks up, Omicron clouds outlook - BOJ tankan13/12/2021 11:30 am China brands US democracy 'weapon of mass destruction'13/12/2021 11:30 am India Modi's personal Twitter handle 'briefly compromised' -Prime Minister's Office13/12/2021 11:30 am Japan's Oct machinery orders rise for first time in 3 months13/12/2021 11:23 am Europe's big meat and dairy firms accused of climate 'greenwash'13/12/2021 11:16 am Omicron spreads faster and weakens jabs: WHO13/12/2021 11:00 am Free biryani meal every week for those impacted by COVID-19 — Eatery at Textile Centre - The Independent Singapore News13/12/2021 10:58 am Australia fast bowler Hazlewood to miss second Ashes test13/12/2021 10:49 am Roadkill: Driver hits wild boar dashing across BKE, netizen says, 'no need drive so fast until can't avoid accident' - The Independent Singapore News13/12/2021 10:46 am In 2021, Dr Mahathir says many young Malays still stuck in old ways, resistant to change13/12/2021 10:39 am 13/12/2021 10:27 am Christmas gift shopping? 6 women-owned indie businesses worth supporting in COVID-19 times13/12/2021 10:19 am Early evidence suggests Omicron spreads faster and weakens COVID-19 vaccine jabs: WHO13/12/2021 9:44 am Taking Singaporeans ‘around the world’ saved this local F&B company13/12/2021 9:36 am Israel to impose travel ban for Britain and Denmark, health officials say13/12/2021 8:03 am