Singapore has become the world’s most vaccinated state, after fully inoculating 80 per cent of its population against the coronavirus, the Singapore health minister said.
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Chief Justices of India, Singapore feature in virtual mediation summit
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Singapore unveils world’s largest floating solar energy farm
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SMEs to get extended COVID aid in Singapore
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