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China to plough ê360 bln into renewable fuel by 2020

China - NNA

China will plough 2.5 trillion yuan (ê361 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020, the country's energy agency said on Thursday, as the world's largest energy market continues to shift away from dirty coal power towards cleaner fuels. The investment will create over 13 million jobs in the sector, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a blueprint document thatRead more

Total number of Zika infections in Singapore rises to 318

Singapore - XINHUA

Singapore confirmed 14 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection on Saturday, bringing the total number of Zika infections in the city state to 318, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a joint statement. MOH said among these newly reported cases, seven cases are linked to the Aljunied Crescent/ Sims Drive/ Kallang Way/Read more

Total number of Zika infections in Singapore increases to 292

Singapore - XINHUA

Singapore confirmed nine new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection on Thursday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) in a joint statement. Thursday's update brings the total number of Zika infections in Singapore to 292. The ministry said among these newly reported cases, four cases are linked to the Aljunied Crescent/ Sims Drive/ KallangRead more

Singapore confirms 26 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection

Singapore - XINHUA

Singapore confirmed 26 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection as of Saturday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) in a joint statement. Saturday's update brings the total number of Zika infections in Singapore to 215. MOH said among these, 24 cases are linked to the Aljunied Crescent/ Sims Drive/ Kallang Way/ Paya LebarRead more

Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus

Singapore - Arab Today

Singapore authorities have confirmed 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus, which in Brazil has been linked to a rare birth defect, and said more cases were expected to be identified. Those infected include 36 foreign construction workers employed at a site near Aljunied in the southeast of the island, the health ministry and the National Environment Agency (NEA) saidRead more

Singapore shrouded in smog

Singapore - Arab Today

Acrid smog blanketed Singapore Friday as the city-state was hit by the year’s first major outbreak of haze, an annual crisis sparked by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia. Singapore's air quality index reached unhealthy levels with conditions deteriorating through the day, marking the worst haze episode in the city since vast parts of Southeast Asia were blanketed in smoke inRead more

Singapore reports first case of Zika virus infection

Singapore - XINHUA

The first imported case of Zika virus infection in Singapore was reported on Friday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) in a statement. The patient, a 48-year-old male Singapore Permanent Resident, was tested positive for Zika virus infection on Friday. He had traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil from March 27 to May 7. According toRead more