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Megacity Slums Are Incubators Of Disease – But Coronavirus Response Isn’t Helping The Billion People Who Live In Them

May 21, 2020

Having ravaged some of the world’s wealthiest cities, the coronavirus pandemic is now spreading into the megacities of developing countries. Sprawling urban areas in Brazil, Nigeria and Bangladesh are all…

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People

U.S. Records The Highest Share Of Single-Parent Households Worldwide

May 21, 2020

Study reveals an upward trend in the rate of single parenting in the U.S. The United States has the highest rate of single parenting in the world, a 2018 study…

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NUS And UNESCO Establish Chair On Architectural Heritage Conservation And Management In Asia

May 21, 2020

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have announced the establishment of the UNESCO Chair on Architectural Heritage Conservation and Management…

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Technology

M1 And SGInnovate To Help Start-ups Adopt 5G Technology Through New Collaboration

May 21, 2020

M1 Limited (M1) and Singapore Innovate Pte. Ltd. (SGInnovate) announced that they will be embarking on a collaboration that will help start-ups use 5G technology for their products and solutions.…

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How We Took Everything For Granted – And Will We Do It Again?

May 21, 2020

As COVID-19 sweeps away from country to country and governments start imposing lockdown measures, we realize how much things have changed. It seems like an eternity ago that we were…

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Cities

What We Can Learn From The Stoics In Rethinking Urban Design

May 20, 2020

Apart from self-improvement, Stoic wisdom also provides insights on how we can improve urban design. Stoicism, the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded centuries ago by Zeno of Citium has…

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Coronavirus: Governments Knew A Pandemic Was A Threat – Here’s Why They Weren’t Better Prepared

May 20, 2020

Most people think or at least hope their government is doing a good job in the face of COVID-19, according to the polls. But there can be no doubt that…

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One-Hour Antibody Test Tracks Neutralising Antibodies Of COVID-19

May 19, 2020

Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS), a research intensive graduate-entry medical school, GenScript Biotech Corporation (“GenScript”), a leading global biotechnology company, and the Diagnostics Development Hub (DxD) at Singapore’s Agency for Science,…

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Cities

Here’s How Industries Shape Cities And Economies

May 18, 2020

As data and mobility erase physical constraints, the shape of cities facilitates innovation and growth. By 2050, 68% of the world is projected by the United Nations Department of Economic…

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NEA Urges Collective Community Action As We Enter Traditional Peak Dengue Season

May 18, 2020

The National Environment Agency (NEA) is seeking community support in our collective dengue prevention efforts, as we enter the traditional peak dengue season. 529 dengue cases were reported in the week ending 16 May 2020, higher than the 300 to…

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