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August 13, 2022
Indoor mask rule stays as Covid-19 cases remain high
Health Ministry will continue to calibrate measures depending on the situation
![Indoor mask rule stays as Covid-19 cases remain high](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1038875/2SDkyn3bD1660355874960/INDOOR-MASK-RULE-STAYS-AS-COVID19-CASES-REMAIN-HIGH.jpg)
2 mins
Shift away from social distancing, quarantine as US eases virus guidelines
A woman at a Covid-19 testing site in Berkeley, California, last month. The CDC’s new guidelines come long after many Americans have dispensed with practices such as social distancing, quarantine and mask-wearing.
![Shift away from social distancing, quarantine as US eases virus guidelines](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1038875/kxzk-r0xY1660356040661/SHIFT-AWAY-FROM-SOCIAL-DISTANCING-QUARANTINE-AS-US-EASES-VIRUS-GUIDELINES.jpg)
2 mins
Pandemic deepened divisions in most nations, but not Singapore: Survey
7 in 10 here also say outbreak was tackled in ways reflecting strength of political system
![Pandemic deepened divisions in most nations, but not Singapore: Survey](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1038875/pzKxjsWB-1660355972798/PANDEMIC-DEEPENED-DIVISIONS-IN-MOST-NATIONS-BUT-NOT-SINGAPORE-SURVEY.jpg)
2 mins
Shipping hit in Germany as Rhine water levels drop
Uneconomical for many barges to sail through key waypoint as river dries out
![Shipping hit in Germany as Rhine water levels drop](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1038875/DGyTC17961660356181629/SHIPPING-HIT-IN-GERMANY-AS-RHINE-WATER-LEVELS-DROP.jpg)
3 mins
J&J to stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023
Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally next year, the drugmaker said, more than two years after it ended US sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits.
![J&J to stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1038875/DK34pS4yE1660356328483/JJ-TO-STOP-SELLING-TALCBASED-BABY-POWDER-GLOBALLY-IN-2023.jpg)
2 mins
Shelling at nuclear plant as Russia, Ukraine trade blame
West urges Moscow to withdraw troops; UN calls for facility to become demilitarised zone
![Shelling at nuclear plant as Russia, Ukraine trade blame](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1038875/JuepMNvfr1660356461995/SHELLING-AT-NUCLEAR-PLANT-AS-RUSSIA-UKRAINE-TRADE-BLAME.jpg)
3 mins
California governor plans to store, recycle water
California Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled a new water strategy that plans for a future with 10 per cent less water and shifts the emphasis from conservation to capturing more water that otherwise flows out to sea.
![California governor plans to store, recycle water](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1038875/7nQD3jqoj1660356735216/CALIFORNIA-GOVERNOR-PLANS-TO-STORE-RECYCLE-WATER.jpg)
1 min
Experts question India’s new climate change goals
Debate over whether 4th-biggest emitter of CO2 is doing enough to fight global warming
![Experts question India’s new climate change goals](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1038875/PZJpYLeXj1660356631625/EXPERTS-QUESTION-INDIAS-NEW-CLIMATE-CHANGE-GOALS.jpg)
3 mins
Japan turns to nuclear plants amid power crunch
Signboards at a 7-Eleven store that were partially switched off amid power-saving measures in Tokyo in June. The Japanese government has wrestled with power shortages, asking people to cut consumption and debating whether to increase reliance on nuclear energy.
![Japan turns to nuclear plants amid power crunch](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1038875/UAk_xPfJT1660356827279/JAPAN-TURNS-TO-NUCLEAR-PLANTS-AMID-POWER-CRUNCH.jpg)
1 min
Samsung heir gets presidential pardon amid economic crisis
S. Korean business leader, jailed for bribery, needed to help drive nation’s growth, says minister
![Samsung heir gets presidential pardon amid economic crisis](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1038875/x6pLI8KdN1660356903782/SAMSUNG-HEIR-GETS-PRESIDENTIAL-PARDON-AMID-ECONOMIC-CRISIS.jpg)
2 mins
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