19 January 2022, Wednesday NewsLatest News On 19 January 2022, Wednesday Rahm expects to resume low-scoring ways at La Quinta20/1/2022 7:52 am Syrian doctor on trial in Germany over torture in military hospitals20/1/2022 7:52 am Facebook critics call for release of India human rights review20/1/2022 7:45 am Child dies crossing river between Mexico, US20/1/2022 7:43 am Tom Brady's NFT platform Autograph raises $170 million in fresh capital20/1/2022 7:15 am Malta police search house of former Prime Minister Muscat20/1/2022 7:15 am Irish luger Desmond to fulfil frozen dream in Beijing20/1/2022 7:15 am Britain's Prince Andrew quits social media as US sex assault case looms20/1/2022 7:14 am Double Dakar champion Sunderland feels the lure of four wheels20/1/2022 6:59 am NBCUniversal says will cover 'geopolitical' issues during Beijing Olympics broadcast20/1/2022 6:44 am Disney names Rebecca Campbell as international content group lead20/1/2022 6:44 am Mitsubishi says chip shortage may continue to hit Mexican output in H: Report20/1/2022 6:31 am FA looking into Arsenal yellow card amid suspicious betting patterns20/1/2022 6:16 am Rallying-Double Dakar champion Sunderland feels the lure of four wheels20/1/2022 6:16 am Russia's Yandex reaches settlement in search engine dispute20/1/2022 6:01 am Maxwell hits 154 off 64 balls as Stars post record T20 score20/1/2022 6:01 am Austrian COVID-19 cases shatter record as Omicron spreads20/1/2022 6:01 am Amnesty warns over 'sportswashing' at Beijing Olympics20/1/2022 3:59 am Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event20/1/2022 3:58 am Japan widens virus curbs, including in Tokyo, as cases surge20/1/2022 3:54 am Gaspard Ulliel: Moon Knight actor dies aged 37 after ski accident20/1/2022 3:25 am Djokovic buys 80per cent in Danish biotech developing COVID-19 treatment - CEO20/1/2022 3:09 am Portugal to allow voters with COVID-19 to leave home on election day20/1/2022 3:02 am 'In the name of God, go': UK PM Johnson faces demands to resign20/1/2022 2:59 am Covid-19 rules eased in Malaysia to allow for CNY reunion dinners, house visits20/1/2022 2:59 am 'We're not getting tested': Zverev says more players probably have COVID-1920/1/2022 2:47 am Early Omicron breakthroughs show mRNA vaccines' weakness20/1/2022 2:40 am Omicron poses bigger risk for the young, medical data from South Africa shows20/1/2022 2:40 am New Omicron infections in Singapore more than double to 1,18520/1/2022 2:34 am Rembrandt's 'Night Watch' removed from frame for restoration20/1/2022 2:32 am China's home-grown C919 aircraft to start deliveries in 2022 - official20/1/2022 2:32 am Beijing battles virus as Xi'an emerges from lockdown20/1/2022 2:30 am China forced 2,500 ‘fugitives’ back from overseas during pandemic, report finds20/1/2022 2:30 am Myanmar anti-coup fighters claim attack in Kayah state capital20/1/2022 2:28 am Biden administration sets new requirements for US secure networks20/1/2022 2:26 am Majority of 1,615 new COVID cases, 1,185 Omicron infections are local20/1/2022 2:23 am Parents complain after school in New York asks students to translate phrases ‘Mexican and ugly’, ‘pretty and American’ into Spanish20/1/2022 2:14 am New Omicron infections in S'pore more than double to 1,18520/1/2022 2:07 am 20/1/2022 2:05 am Professor accused of treating PhD students like slaves wins £15,000 payout20/1/2022 2:00 am Phones reconnected in Tonga, internet will have to wait a month20/1/2022 2:00 am 1,615 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore; 1,185 Omicron infections confirmed20/1/2022 1:59 am 1,615 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; 1,185 Omicron infections confirmed20/1/2022 1:58 am Heartbreak as Hong Kong pet owners give up hamsters for Covid cull20/1/2022 1:44 am Debrief: Scope for greater public say in gazetting Fort Siloso and future national monuments20/1/2022 1:40 am Redpath returns as Scotland name five new caps for Six Nations20/1/2022 1:36 am Less politics, more love as Berlin film festival returns to live screenings20/1/2022 1:36 am China ready to offer digital yuan payment services to Olympics visitors20/1/2022 1:36 am UN confirms 2021 among 7 hottest years on record20/1/2022 1:30 am 20/1/2022 1:29 am Malaysia's top badminton player Lee Zii Jia quits national team to turn pro20/1/2022 1:20 am Macron calls for European rearmament, security talks with Russia20/1/2022 1:11 am Go out into the world, take risks and opportunities, Alvin Tan tells youth at Asia-readiness webinar20/1/2022 1:11 am Angry woman in China shreds 32 wedding gowns after bridal salon refuses to return deposit money20/1/2022 1:00 am A Chinese woman stuck in a 14-day quarantine watched helplessly via a surveillance camera as her dog demolished her living room and wardrobe20/1/2022 1:00 am Malaysia relaxes Chinese New Year COVID-19 rules, permits larger reunion dinners and house visits20/1/2022 12:43 am Belgian court jails trafficker over migrant lorry deaths20/1/2022 12:43 am Betting Omicron has peaked, PM Johnson drops Covid-19 rules in England20/1/2022 12:42 am Russian troops leave Kazakhstan amid reported power struggle20/1/2022 12:42 am Indonesian militant linked to Bali bombings given 15-year jail term: Judge20/1/2022 12:37 am Man dies after ladder slips in Yishun workplace accident20/1/2022 12:36 am India's new Covid-19 cases hit eight-month high, full impact weeks away20/1/2022 12:30 am China unlikely to budge from zero-Covid-19 strategy despite Omicron20/1/2022 12:28 am Borders must not be moved by force, German Chancellor Scholz says20/1/2022 12:14 am Germany's Merkel turns down UN job offer20/1/2022 12:14 am 20/1/2022 12:10 am 20/1/2022 12:02 am Intel orders ASML system for well over $340 million in quest for chipmaking edge20/1/2022 12:01 am Zverev soaks up the boos after beating home player Millman20/1/2022 12:01 am Explainer-N95? KF94? Which mask is best at protecting against COVID-1920/1/2022 12:00 am Indonesia ICDX yet to see tin export permits issued, PT Timah says no delay19/1/2022 11:54 pm Aluminium Bahrain, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sign MoU for carbon capture19/1/2022 11:47 pm 42,000 rapid antigen tests snatched in Sydney heist19/1/2022 11:45 pm East German soccer star 'Dixie' Doerner dies aged 7019/1/2022 11:40 pm Banks to tighten measures to boost digital banking security: MAS, ABS19/1/2022 11:40 pm Kitchen hand job? Restaurant job advertisement has social media users amused19/1/2022 11:30 pm DBS warns of SMS phishing scam after fake messages received by customers19/1/2022 11:29 pm Banks to remove clickable links in emails, SMSes sent to customers as part of new security measures19/1/2022 11:26 pm Lockdown romance: Chinese woman trapped in blind date’s house says they are engaged19/1/2022 11:16 pm Microsoft-Activision deal: Key things to know19/1/2022 11:15 pm Court of Appeal reserves judgment over complaint against Lee Kuan Yew's lawyer19/1/2022 11:11 pm Reunion Dinner review: A CNY farce that hits home the meaning of family19/1/2022 11:00 pm Stories you might've missed, Jan 19 - The Independent Singapore News19/1/2022 10:59 pm China to extend preferential taxes for some companies- state media19/1/2022 10:57 pm After killing scripted shows in 2018, YouTube finally shuts down original content channel19/1/2022 10:56 pm China forcibly returned nearly 10,000 in overseas crackdown: Report19/1/2022 10:45 pm Telecom Italia shares slide further as doubts over KKR's bid intensify19/1/2022 10:42 pm Betting Omicron has peaked, England set to lift COVID-19 rules19/1/2022 10:35 pm China central bank changes release time of monthly loan prime rate19/1/2022 10:35 pm DBS warns of SMS phishing scam 'actively targeting' customers19/1/2022 10:35 pm Exclusive: Novak Djokovic is one of only three unvaccinated players in men’s and women’s top 10019/1/2022 10:30 pm Fort Siloso to become a national monument: 7 things to know about the coastal fort19/1/2022 10:27 pm Chinese New Year budgeting (2022): How much does it cost to follow tradition?19/1/2022 10:24 pm 19/1/2022 10:16 pm Crypto ATMs halted in Singapore after marketing clampdown19/1/2022 10:15 pm Australians told to brace for more deaths amid Omicron wave19/1/2022 10:15 pm Robbie Williams lost his virginity in 'seconds' in his mum's bed19/1/2022 10:06 pm Emma Stone Called Ex-Boyfriend Andrew Garfield 'A Jerk' For Lying About His Spider-Man: No Way Home Cameo19/1/2022 10:05 pm India's new COVID-19 cases hit eight-month high, full impact weeks away19/1/2022 10:03 pm Family of otters no match for lone monitor lizards' powerful tail whacking as they try to steal a fish - The Independent Singapore News19/1/2022 9:53 pm Exclusive-Bain Capital nears $2.27 billion deal to buy French IT services firm Inetum - sources19/1/2022 9:52 pm Yorkshire appoint former West Indies all-rounder Gibson as new head coach19/1/2022 9:52 pm Samsung could add an Ultra model to the Galaxy Tab S8 lineup19/1/2022 9:51 pm Weibo users are backing Beijing's claim that it received Omicron via Canadian mail, saying an 'ugly nation' sent them 'poison'19/1/2022 9:47 pm Qatar World Cup ticket sales launched at reduced prices19/1/2022 9:46 pm 'Freer debates' in Parliament encouraged but 'out of order' MPs will be stopped from speaking: Tan Chuan-Jin19/1/2022 9:46 pm Japan brings back virus restrictions over Omicron surge19/1/2022 9:45 pm Japan sees record 27,000 Covid-19 cases as government mulls curbs19/1/2022 9:35 pm Chinese coal jumps over 6% on pre-holiday supply worry19/1/2022 9:32 pm China's COVID scare over post and pets19/1/2022 9:30 pm Indonesian militant jailed for 15 years over 2002 Bali bombings19/1/2022 9:30 pm Tonga runway cleared for volcano aid flights19/1/2022 9:25 pm Thousands in Hong Kong volunteer to adopt hamsters amid COVID-19 fears19/1/2022 9:24 pm Daily roundup: Joss Whedon says Gal Gadot misunderstood because English isn't her first language - and other top stories today19/1/2022 9:18 pm Food delivery rider slams into back of lorry while blinded by sunlight, then gets hit on head by taxi - The Independent Singapore News19/1/2022 9:07 pm Evening Update: Today's headlines from The Straits Times on Jan 1919/1/2022 9:06 pm 100 youths who quit ITE studies to take part in mentorship pilot to build their future19/1/2022 9:06 pm Health Check Podcast: How do you trust an AI-powered healthcare machine?19/1/2022 9:06 pm 5 things to eat and drink this week including Bedrock Bar & Grill’s Satsuma Gyu beef19/1/2022 9:03 pm Asia Has Kept COVID-19 at Bay for 2 Years. 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