美国参议院以52-48投票确认小罗伯特•肯尼迪出任美国卫生部部长，全体民主党人与前参议院共和党领袖麦康奈尔投下反对票。
特朗普提名的小罗伯特•肯尼迪是著名的疫苗怀疑论者。他将掌管1.7万亿美元的美国联邦支出，医保，食品安全和大约一半美国人的医保。
（美联社）
BY Lymbo@碎碎念
The global forecast for the Asian markets is murky following recent volatility, with crude oil prices providing support in what has been an otherwise tough month. The European markets were down and the U.S. bourses were mixed and flat and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.The TSE finished modestly lower on Friday following losses from the financial shares and property stocks.For the day, the index sank 15.09 points or 0.49 percent to finish at 3,061.35 after trading between 3,057.84 and 3,089.78. Volume was 1.39 billion shares worth 1.30 billion Singapore dollars. There were 285 decliners and 184 gainers.
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