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Singapore is monitoring a recent spate of suicides and attempted suicides involving migrants which have heightened concerns over the mental health of thousands of lowpaid workers confined to their dormitories in the citystate due to COVID19.

Remote medicine company Teladoc Health Inc has agreed to acquire chronic care provider Livongo Health Inc for $18.5 billion, seeking to expand its offerings amid a boom in virtual healthcare spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) does not have to be shut and drained per a lower court order, but a legal battle continued over the permit that allowed the line to be finished.

Facebook Inc on Wednesday took down a post by U.S. President Donald Trump, which the company said violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the coronavirus.

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Texas Tech women's basketball players have accused coach Marlene Stollings and her staff of fostering a culture of abuse that led to an exodus from the program, according to a report published Wednesday.

Federal prosecutors have charged 11 alleged members of the MS13 street gang with sex trafficking and other charges after they say a 13yearold runaway was repeatedly beaten with a baseball bat and forced into prostitution in northern Virginia.

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Dharamnath Singh was fined on one charge of exposing others to the risk of COVID-19, while four similar charges were taken into consideration during the sentencing by a local court.

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Wednesday following upbeat services industry survey and Disney's surprise quarterly profit, with sentiment aided by signs that a coronavirus fiscal relief package was imminent.

Arsenal said in their statement that the cuts were the result of the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Canada has signed separate deals with Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc to supply millions of doses of their experimental coronavirus vaccines, a top official said on Wednesday.

As heavy rains lashed Mumbai and tracks got flooded, another local train coming from opposite direction also got stuck near the same spot and a team has been sent to rescue the passengers.

Surya comments, in a series of tweets, came on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the groundbreaking ceremonyfor the Lord Ram temple at Ayodhya.

The RSS chief said "atma-vishwas" (self-confidence) was needed for India to become "atma-nirbhar" (self-sufficient) and that the laying of the foundation stone of the Ram temple is the first step towards achieving that goal.