How Cities Shape Pandemics
Cities and pandemics are closely linked throughout history. A lot of lives have been claimed by disease outbreaks. Each time, these outbreaks act like some sort of a lesson that…
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NEA Offers Automatic Six-Month Extension Of Cleaning Business Licence And Accreditation To Alleviate Administrative Workload For Cleaning Businesses
The National Environment Agency (NEA) is offering an automatic one-time six-month licence extension to all licensed cleaning businesses with licences expiring between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2021 (both…
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What Do Smart Cities Mean For Healthcare And Nursing?
Smart cities are cities that are built upon data and automated systems. They have the ability to adjust their infrastructure according to the needs of their citizens. This means, for…
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Cross Island Line – Punggol Extension: Better Rail Connectivity For Punggol And Pasir Ris Residents
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is pleased to announce the alignment and station locations for the Cross Island Line (CRL) – Punggol Extension, which connects Pasir Ris to Punggol, providing…
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Only Eight Countries Have Full Equal Rights For Women
Right now, there are only eight countries in the world which offer gender equality guaranteed by the law. This is according to the report from the World Bank’s project, Women,…
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Unexpected Side Effect Of Coronavirus In China – Lesser Air Pollution
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide continues to increase, now with a total of 110,416 cases, according to the tally of Johns Hopkins CSSE as of March 9. Mainland…
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Developing Countries Could Get Sick Before They Get Rich. Policy Can Help
Improved human well-being is one of the modern era’s greatest triumphs. The age of plenty has also led to an unexpected global health crisis: two billion people are either overweight…
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The Economic, Geopolitical And Health Consequences Of COVID-19
What started as an outbreak in China near the end of 2019 has now developed globally. Last week, for the first time since the COVID-19 epidemic started, the number of…
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Factsheet: Islandwide Cycling Network (ICN) Programme To Improve Safety And Connectivity for all Path Users
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will accelerate the building of cycling path networks and active mobility infrastructure across Singapore over the next 10 years under a new Islandwide Cycling Network…
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2020’s Best And Worst US States For Women
It will take 99.5 years for the world to attain gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s study, the Global Gender Gap Report 2020. In terms of political empowerment,…
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