Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jul 19)
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Two crew members airlifted to hospital after vessels catch fire near Pedra Branca
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TWO crewmen were airlifted to the Singapore General Hospital after two shipping vessels caught fire near the island of Pedra Branca on Friday.
AS VIETNAM’S ailing Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong steps back from his duties due to health issues, sparking rumors and attention shifts to potential successors, experts say he will leave a void difficult to fill given his lengthy tenure, authority and chutzpah.
Tech jitters weigh on stocks; STI ends the day down 0.68%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) ended Friday at 3,447.44, down 23.72 points or 0.68 per cent amid broad selling across the Asia-Pacific.
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