SINGAPORE: ExxonMobil said on Tuesday (Mar 2) it will cut about 7 per cent of its workforce in Singapore, as “unprecedented market conditions” due to the COVID-19 pandemic accelerate ongoing reorganisation. About 300 positions will be impacted by the end of 2021, the oil major said. ExxonMobil has more than […]
Day: March 2, 2021
NEW YORK: Britain has requested a new United Nations Security Council meeting on coup-hit Myanmar for Friday, diplomatic sources told AFP yesterday, as security forces have stepped up their use of violence against demonstrators in the Southeast Asian nation. The meeting would be behind closed doors at 1500 GMT, according […]
WASHINGTON: A US House of Representatives panel has reissued a subpoena seeking Donald Trump’s tax and financial records, saying in a memo made public yesterday it needs the documents to address “conflicts of interest” by future presidents. In a court filing yesterday, House lawyers told a judge that the House […]
HOUSTON: Texas governor Greg Abbott issued the most sweeping rollback of coronavirus restrictions of any US state yesterday, lifting a mask mandate and saying most businesses may open at full capacity next week. Abbott’s executive order comes as many US states and major cities seeing a sharp decline in coronavirus […]
People fill forms before receiving a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination site, during a government-organised visit, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China January 19, 2021. BEIJING: China aims to vaccinate 40 per cent of its population against Covid-19 by the end […]
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has faced growing criticism, including from within his own Democratic Party, for suggesting the two ex-aides had ‘misinterpreted’ him. NEW YORK: New York governor Andrew Cuomo was fighting for his political life yesterday after a third woman accused him of sexual harassment. The Democrat […]