channelnewsasia- Singapore will suspend reciprocal green lane (RGL) arrangements with Malaysia, Germany, South Korea for three months from Monday (Feb 1). In a statement released on Saturday morning (Jan 30), Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said: "The Government of...
ibtimes- A virus horror and a last-day-on-Earth comedy -- both entirely devised, shot and edited during the pandemic -- brought an apocalyptic flavor Friday to the Sundance film festival, which has moved online due to Covid. Speaking after "virtual" world...
independent.ie- Families who lost relatives during Wuhan’s initial outbreak of coronavirus are being blocked in their legal efforts to hold the Chinese authorities responsible, one year after lockdowns first started at ground zero of the pandemic. Five families have accused...
independent.ie- Senior scientists in the UK have questioned the British Government's decision to rush out data suggesting the new UK variant of Covid-19 has a 30pc increased mortality rate. The data, presented by Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Friday's Downing...
irishtimes- Police detained more than 3,000 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored police warnings to demand the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Mr Navalny had called...
irishtimes- One of my aims this year was to increase our intake of fish. This coincided with another of my aims which was to stay indoors and shop only once a week. Luckily, there are now several options for...
irishtimes- Ireland is beginning to flatten the curve again “through the solidarity shown by families and communities across the country”, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said on Saturday night as Nphet announced a further 77 deaths of Covid-19 patients. The...
irishtimes- For beleaguered clothing retailers, repeated shutdowns of non-essential shops isn’t the only seam in their business unravelling in the pandemic. Another is the inescapable fact that people who aren’t going to social events, work or indeed anywhere at...
irishcentral- Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that Joe Biden's election victory has been a "source of great pride" for the people of Ireland. Martin said that there was "genuine elation and joy" in Ireland this week when Biden was inaugurated...
breakingnews.i- Dua Lipa, Bruce Springsteen and Mary J Blige are among the artists included on the official playlist for Joe Biden’s inauguration. The 46th president of the United States will have 46 songs for his swearing-in ceremony on January 20,...