Congress asked to approve US$179M arms sale to S’pore
The US is selling half a dozen TPQ-53 radar systems to Singapore. (8 Oct) - America's national checkbook may be frozen by the government shutdown, but luckily for our defense contractors, not all countries are in such dire straits. Case in point: The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Tuesday of plans...
What a US debt default would mean for the global economy
Ominous clouds. Photo posted on Instagram by annekejong. (9 Oct) - A U.S. debt default that lasts for more than a couple of days could potentially cause a financial crash unlike anything that the world has ever seen before. If the U.S. government purposely wanted to damage the global financial system, the best way that they...
Hand-foot-and-mouth cases in S’pore hit year’s high
Singapore SINGAPORE, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- There were 1,109 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) diagnosed during the week from Sept. 22-28 in Singapore, according to the data released by the city-state's Ministry of Health. The number was the highest this year and was over twice compared with 482 cases at the same time...
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