A healthcare worker in personal protective equipment takes a swab sample from a person to be tested for COVID-19 as travellers return to the capital city after the Eid al-Fitr festival, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Cikarang, Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
ZURICH/SINGAPORE: The World Economic Forum has cancelled its annual meeting - the blue-ribbon event for the global elite to discuss the world's problems - due to be held in Singapore this year, the organisers said on Monday.
The COVID-19 pandemic meant it was not possible to hold such a large event as planned on Aug. 17-20, they said.
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