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Amid the economic downturn and an increased unemployment rate caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, all of Singapore’s 85,000 civil servants will not receive any mid-year annual variable component (AVC) payment, in an announcement made by the Public Service Division (PSD) on Thursday (June 18). In addition, there will be a …

Here’s what you need to know: U.S. states struggle with a shifting pandemic as federal guidance falls silent. The weekly tally of U.S. state jobless claims again exceeds a million. Beijing’s outbreak prompts a backlash against salmon. Reversing course, Arizona and Texas allow some local governments to require masks. ‘We …

In a sign the pandemic continues to bolster – and strengthen — the global delivery and logistics market, warehouse robotics startup Geek+ today announced that it extended its series C funding round to $ 200 million, up from $ 150 million in July 2019. The company says the deal, which …