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0:00 - THE BIG STORY
0:45 - OLYMPICS UPDATE
YU MENGYU GOES FOR BRONZE
Paddler Yu Mengyu is also set to face second-ranked Mima Ito in the bronze medal match on Thursday. Earlier in the morning, Yu had lost to world number 1 Chen Meng in the semi-finals.
SCHOOLING BEGINS TITLE DEFENCE
Singapore's Olympic champion Joseph Schooling will begin his title defence in the 100-metre butterfly on Thursday (July 29) night. With his best time this year more than two seconds off his Olympic record in 2016, can he make it out of the heats? Assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath weighs in.
4:11 - COVID-19 UPDATES
5:51 - COVID-19 IN SINGAPORE
On the latest Covid-19 news, staff and pupils of Punggol Primary School are undergoing mandatory swab tests on Thursday and Friday, following a growing cluster linked to a cleaner working there. The school will also switch to home-based learning until August 6.
Village Hotel Sentosa is the latest addition to the Ministry of Health's list of community care facilities designated for those who have contracted Covid-19 but are experiencing mild or no symptoms. This brings the total number of such designated facilities to six, with the other five being D'Resort NTUC, Tuas South, former Ang Mo Kio Institute of Technical Education, Civil Service Club @ Loyang and Bright Vision Hospital.
7:13 - AUGUST 10 STILL A SCHOOL HOLIDAY
There is no change to the scheduled school holiday on Aug 10, the day after National Day. However, the Ministry of Education said the Monday (Aug 23) after the postponed National Day Parade, which will now take place on Aug 21 instead of Aug 9, will not be a school holiday.
8:50 - LIFE PICKS
In this week's Life Picks, senior food correspondent Wong Ah Yoke recommends his favourite take-away dishes from Birds Of A Feather restaurant, and Taiwanese eatery 8 Degrees, while music correspondent Eddino Abdul Hadi talks about performances to look out for at the Esplanade’s annual Red Dot August concert series. Film correspondent John Lui reviews Jungle Cruise, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.
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