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How COVID-19 Is Reversing The Progress In The Fight Against Global Poverty

May 29, 2020

Various forecasts suggest that years worth of poverty reduction are slowly being negated by COVID-19. Forecasts from multiple organisations show that the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to push millions of…

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Remote Work Policies Likely To Propel Post-Pandemic Exodus From Expensive Cities

May 28, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic-driven surge in remote work may result in an exodus from expensive cities. One in four U.S. employees not working remotely before the COVID-19 lockdowns expect to continue…

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Cities

How City Streets Are Being Transformed During COVID-19 Lockdown

May 28, 2020

After COVID-19, some city streets might never revert to how they were before the lockdown. Global-scale lockdowns have emptied the city streets. With cars staying parked and public transportation mostly…

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Technology

Singtel And NBCUniversal International Networks Launch DreamWorks On Singtel TV And CAST in Singapore

May 28, 2020

Singtel and NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) today announced the launch of DreamWorks, the 24-hour channel dedicated to kids and family entertainment, on Singtel TV and on Singtel’s CAST video streaming app. From…

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Strengthened Active Mobility Regulations for Better Safety and Connectivity

May 28, 2020

The Small Motorised Vehicles (Safety) Bill (SMV Bill) and Active Mobility (Amendment No. 2) Bill (AM Bill) were passed by Parliament, strengthening active mobility regulations aimed at stemming the inflow…

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Space Exploration Is Still The Brightest Hope-Bringer We Have

May 27, 2020

I am one of the few African-American aerospace engineers who helped design the Apollo spaceships that took men to the Moon. My great-grandfather was a slave in Claiborne, Alabama, who…

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Science

Using The ‘Shadow-effect’ To Generate Electricity

May 27, 2020

Shadows are often associated with darkness and uncertainty. Now, NUS researchers are giving shadows a positive spin by demonstrating a way to harness this common but often overlooked optical effect…

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Society

In Conjunction With Kindness Day SG, BT BAF Beneficiaries And Certis Continue To Give Back To The Community Despite The COVID-19 Circuit Breaker

May 27, 2020

Music and movement can certainly transcend physical boundaries during this COVID-19 Circuit Breaker period. Two beneficiaries of The Business Times Budding Artists Fund (BT BAF) took the lead in taking…

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27,000 Students To Benefit From DBS-ITE Financial Literacy Programme Via Home-based Learning (HBL) Amid Covid-19

May 27, 2020

The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and DBS Bank are rolling out an enhanced ITE-wide financial literacy programme to all 27,000 of ITE’s attending students. With ITE rolling out Home-Based…

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SG Circuit Breaker: Gradual Resumption Of Religious Activities

May 26, 2020

On 19 May 2020, the Multi-Ministry Taskforce announced a phased approach to resuming activities safely from 2 Jun 2020. This advisory provides guidance to religious organisations (ROs) on the phased…

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