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Niecy Nash has officially waved goodbye to Simone Clark, two months after her hit show, The Rookie: Feds, was canceled by ABC. Speaking in the press room at the Emmys, Niecy was asked if she had plans to reprise her role in the flagship series, The Rookie.
"It was one of my favorite casts and jobs, but there are no pla... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/511322/niecy-nash-at-emmys-star-wont-appear-on-the-rookie-after-feds-cancelation/ | 2024-01-16T09:37:40Z | blocked_url |
Kelly Ripa's youngest son Joaquin Consuelos lives in Michigan and the doting mom misses him very much.
The Live with Kelly and Mark star and her husband, Mark Consuelos, often make the trip to Ann Arbor to visit the college student, and did just that this weekend.
Throwing her support behind the aspiring wrestler's col... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/511291/kelly-ripa-throws-support-behind-rarely-seen-son-new-personal-photo/ | 2024-01-16T09:37:47Z | blocked_url |
Michael Weatherly has some unfinished business with his NCIS character, Tony DiNozzo. The actor, who starred in the CBS drama alongside Mark Harmon for 13 years until 2016, revealed his plans to reprise the role while replying to a fan on social media.
When asked to pick his favorite role out of Tony DiNozzo and his Bu... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/511325/michael-weatherly-reveals-plans-reprise-ncis-role-tony-dinozzo/ | 2024-01-16T10:21:27Z | blocked_url |
Denmark has a new reigning couple, King Frederik X and Queen Mary, after the monarch's mother Queen Margrethe chose to officially abdicate last week.
And judging by the stars, Frederik, a Gemini, and Mary, an Aquarius, were born to be together and are "perfectly poised to make a great team," says astrologer to the star... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/511326/why-king-frederik-queen-mary-denmark-born-to-be-together/ | 2024-01-16T10:21:33Z | blocked_url |
BEIJING – The son of former Chinese leader Hu Jintao, who was dramatically escorted out of a major political meeting in 2022, has been appointed to a senior ministerial position, the government said on Jan 16.
Mr Hu Haifeng has been named vice-head of China’s Human Resources and Social Security Ministry, according to a... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-appoints-son-of-ex-president-hu-jintao-to-senior-gov-t-role | 2024-01-16T10:33:41Z | blocked_url |
TOKYO - Two planes – one from Korean Air and the other from Cathay Pacific – collided at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on Jan 16, the Japanese media reported.
The incident occurred at about 5.30pm local time (4.30pm Singapore time).
There were 289 passengers and crew on board the Korean Air flight, Yahoo Japan report... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/korean-air-cathay-pacific-planes-collide-at-hokkaido-airport | 2024-01-16T10:33:51Z | blocked_url |
SHANGHAI - Mr Victor Li is determined to get married soon, but like many other young Chinese grappling with an uncertain economic outlook, the well-heeled Shanghai entrepreneur is not sure he can afford to.
“It’s very expensive for us to get married, especially in a big city like Shanghai,” the 32-year-old said, as he ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/some-wealthier-chinese-say-they-cant-afford-marriage-as-economy-slows | 2024-01-16T10:34:02Z | blocked_url |
DUBAI - Iran said on Tuesday it had launched ballistic missiles at targets in Iraq and Syria in defence of its sovereignty and security as well as to counter terrorism.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the "spy headquarters" of Israel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region late on Monday, in addition ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/iran-says-it-launched-missiles-toward-iraq-and-syria-to-deter-security-threats | 2024-01-16T10:34:12Z | blocked_url |
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet decided on Tuesday to double the planned amount of emergency budget reserves for fiscal 2024/25 to help recovery from the deadly Noto peninsula quakes, government officials said on Tuesday.
The magnitude 7.6 earthquake devastated the Noto peninsula, northwest from... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/japan-doubles-planned-emergency-budget-reserves-to-back-noto-quake-relief | 2024-01-16T10:34:22Z | blocked_url |
ISLAMABAD - The party of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been stripped of its traditional electoral symbol of a cricket bat in a court ruling, the latest blow to the jailed leader ahead of a national election in February.
Here are some facts about the significance of electoral symbols and the challenges f... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pakistan-election-symbols-and-their-importance | 2024-01-16T10:34:33Z | blocked_url |
SEOUL – South Korea and the United States have agreed to start early talks on how to share the cost of keeping US forces in the country in a bid to reach a deal before the possible re-election of Donald Trump as president, local media reported on Jan 16.
Trump, who has emerged as the undisputed front runner for the Rep... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-korea-us-to-start-defence-cost-talks-early-before-us-elections-media | 2024-01-16T10:34:43Z | blocked_url |
The main business of the World Economic Forum kicks off on Tuesday with a speech by Chinese premier Li Qiang top of the agenda.
Li's address to global business leaders and investors comes as Beijing grapples with a sluggish post-pandemic recovery and a real estate slump.
We'll be watching to see if Li sits down with U.... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/what-to-expect-from-davos-on-tuesday | 2024-01-16T10:34:53Z | blocked_url |
It may be time to witness a miracle again during Chinese New Year.
A man believed to be Taiwanese magician Lu Chen, who created the mantra for his magic shows, was recently spotted at the first joint rehearsal for China Central Television’s (CCTV) Spring Festival Gala on Jan 15.
The video went viral on Chinese social m... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/taiwan-magician-lu-chen-may-return-to-cctv-s-spring-festival-gala-after-5-years | 2024-01-16T10:35:04Z | blocked_url |
Taiwanese actor Wu Kang-jen has added another feather to his cap after winning the Best Actor award at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society on Jan 15.
The 41-year-old received the award for his role in the Hong Kong film Fly Me To The Moon, a story about the relationship between a father and his two daughters, spanning 2... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/wu-kang-jen-beats-tony-leung-to-hong-kong-film-critics-society-s-best-actor-award | 2024-01-16T10:35:14Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – By now, those resolutions you made at the giddy turn of the new year may have started fading from memory.
Perhaps you had planned to be at the gym right now. Maybe you swore off the biscuits your hand is inching towards. And whatever happened to picking up that new skill?
Well, you are not the only one. New... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/given-up-on-new-year-s-resolutions-experts-say-to-try-again-in-march | 2024-01-16T10:35:24Z | blocked_url |
Trade policy is where the rubber meets the road between Mr Joe Biden’s two favourite interest groups – American workers and American allies. Consider the recent statement about Japanese giant Nippon Steel’s bid for US Steel by the US President’s top economic adviser, Ms Lael Brainard.
While Mr Biden welcomes “manufactu... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/america-needs-straight-talk-on-trade | 2024-01-16T10:35:35Z | blocked_url |
The Boeing 737 Max is in the news again, this time because the door plug on a brand-new plane came off soon after take-off. The pilots of the Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon, managed to return the Max 9 safely to Portland International Airport, but the consequences would have been far more serious had the ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/boeing-s-737-max-should-probably-be-scrapped | 2024-01-16T10:35:45Z | blocked_url |
Here’s some good news for electric cars: They are cheaper than ever. Here’s some bad news for electric cars: They are cheaper than ever.
If this sounds like a paradox, it should not. On Jan 12, Tesla cut prices in China for its best-selling Model 3 sedan by 5.9 per cent, lowering the starting price to 245,900 yuan (S$4... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/electric-cars-are-cheaper-than-ever-and-that-is-bad-for-ev-owners | 2024-01-16T10:35:56Z | blocked_url |
After months of intense campaigning, the Democratic Progressive Party emerged victorious in the 2024 Taiwan presidential election, securing a historic third consecutive term. However, the party’s dominance has gone from absolute to relative; it secured only 40 per cent of the presidential votes, and fell short of retai... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/taiwan-keeps-status-quo-but-political-landscape-transformed-after-poll | 2024-01-16T10:36:06Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Embattled cord blood bank Cordlife has requested a halt in trading of its shares, pending the release of an announcement.
Cordlife shares last traded at $0.305 before trading was halted on Jan 16.
The private cord blood bank has been embroiled in controversy after it was found to have improperly stored cord... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/cordlife-requests-trading-halt-pending-announcement | 2024-01-16T10:36:17Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Dog training firm Xavian and Pack has suspended two of its employees after videos which show the pair pushing and hitting dogs were widely shared on social media.
The videos, which were posted by user monkey_bear2 on Jan 15, show two individuals in navy blue tops bearing the company’s name with a group of s... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/dog-trainers-suspend-pair-after-disgustingly-inappropriate-behaviour-pushing-hitting-animals-avs-investigating | 2024-01-16T10:36:27Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – To help Singaporeans locate cheaper meals amid cost-of-living pressures, a new crowdsourcing initiative called the Great Budget Meal Hunt, which lists meals for $3.50 or less, was officially launched on Jan 16.
Since the pilot of the initiative began in late October 2023, members of the public have submitte... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/great-budget-meal-hunt-initiative-officially-launched-to-allow-public-to-crowdsource-cheap-meals | 2024-01-16T10:36:37Z | blocked_url |
DAVOS, Switzerland - Singapore has proposed a new governance framework for generative artificial intelligence and is seeking international feedback on it.
The new Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI builds on an existing framework from 2019 that covers only traditional AI, and comes at a time when the gener... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/s-pore-seeks-international-feedback-on-new-governance-framework-for-generative-ai | 2024-01-16T10:36:48Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – The Community Ageing in Place Ecosystem (Cape) – a project to make the Republic a better place for elderly citizens to live and thrive in – is a key part of the agreement that SingHealth and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) signed on Jan 16 to deepen their collaboration in research, ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singhealth-sutd-renew-partnership-to-enhance-seniors-health-and-lives | 2024-01-16T10:36:58Z | blocked_url |
Sarina Wiegman has extended her contract as England women's coach and will remain in charge of the team for the 2027 Women's World Cup, the Football Association said on Tuesday.
Wiegman, who took the reins in September 2021, led the team to their first major trophy at the 2022 European Championship and to the final of ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/england-womens-coach-wiegman-extends-contract-to-2027 | 2024-01-16T10:37:09Z | blocked_url |
TRIPOLI – Under the watchful eye of her father, Libyan Retaj Al-Sayeh practised discus throws near the edge of a dilapidated running track at Tripoli’s Sports City.
Despite injury, a patriarchal society uninterested in women’s sport and disruption from Libya’s chronic insecurity, Sayeh has set her sights on this summer... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/libyan-olympic-hopeful-defies-war-patriarchy-and-adversity | 2024-01-16T10:37:19Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Stefanos Tsitsipas was left yearning for the quiet decorum of Wimbledon after playing doubles with his brother Petros on the Australian Open's new "party court" on Tuesday.
Echoing the party holes that have become popular at some golf events, Court Six at Melbourne Park now has a double-decker bar running d... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tsitsipas-hankers-for-wimbledon-quiet-after-party-court-outing | 2024-01-16T10:37:29Z | blocked_url |
BRUSSELS – Northern Europe’s big freeze will give way to unseasonably warm weather next week.
Parts of Britain were expecting snow on the morning of Jan 16, but London will shift from a minimum of minus 2.5 deg C on Jan 16 to 7 deg C a week later, according to forecaster Maxar Technologies.
The sub-zero temperatures wi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/europe-s-arctic-weather-to-shift-to-much-warmer-spell-next-week | 2024-01-16T10:37:40Z | blocked_url |
GENEVA - Global tobacco use has tumbled in a generation with one in five people smoking versus one in three in 2000, the World Health Organization said on Jan 16.
The drop comes despite what the UN global health agency said were ongoing efforts by Big Tobacco to seek to influence global health policies to its own advan... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/global-tobacco-use-tumbles-despite-industry-lobbying-who | 2024-01-16T10:37:50Z | blocked_url |
REYKJAVIK - A volcanic eruption in Iceland that had threatened to engulf a seaside town appeared to have calmed down early on Tuesday, although authorities and geologists warned that danger still persisted.
A flow of red-hot lava on Sunday reached the outskirts of Grindavik, a fishing town of some 4,000 residents, sett... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/icelandic-volcano-calms-down-but-risk-remains | 2024-01-16T10:38:01Z | blocked_url |
DAVOS - The United States-led coalition meant to safeguard commercial traffic in the Red Sea against attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis is weak because regional powerhouses Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt did not take part, Yemen’s Vice-President said on Jan 16.
The Houthis have been attacking shi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/red-sea-coalition-weak-because-regional-powerhouses-abstained-yemen-vp | 2024-01-16T10:38:12Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON – The world saw former United States president Donald Trump in the unfamiliar role of unifier in his victory speech on a freezing winter night in Iowa on Jan 15.
He could afford to be generous – the Republican Party’s first nomination caucus in the 2024 presidential election gave him a resounding win in all ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-takes-higher-ground-after-big-iowa-caucus-win | 2024-01-16T10:38:22Z | blocked_url |
Salma Hayek had an emotional message for fans on Monday when she took to Instagram to share her heartache over the untimely death of one of her co-stars.
The star posted a clip from her comedy movie, Grown Ups, in which Alec Musser, set pulses raising in a funny shirtless poolside scene.
The All My Children actor tragi... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/511324/salma-hayek-shares-heartbreaking-message-amid-tragic-news-death-alec-musser/ | 2024-01-16T11:09:44Z | blocked_url |
Danny DeVito was quick to give his estranged wife Rhea Perlman a sweet shoutout when he appeared on stage at this year's Emmys. Appearing with the cast of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as part of a tribute segment for awards show, the 79-year-old actor quipped: "Even Rhea won four for Cheers".
Just prior to the ma... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/511328/danny-devito-shoutout-estranged-wife-rhea-perlman-emmys/ | 2024-01-16T11:09:50Z | blocked_url |
Roy Battersby, Kate Beckinsale's stepfather, has died aged 87. The actress shared a heartbreaking announcement and tribute to the respected film and television director.
"It is with great sorrow that the family of film and television director Roy Battersby announce the news of his recent death after a brief period of i... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/511333/kate-beckinsale-confirms-death-stepfather-roy-battersby-heartbreaking-post/ | 2024-01-16T11:09:51Z | blocked_url |
It has been a historic week for young Princess Josephine of Denmark as her grandmother Queen Margrethe abdicated the throne on Sunday and her parents became King Frederik and Queen Mary. The Princess, 13, was seen in a car with her siblings Crown Prince Christian, 18, Princess Isabella, 16, Prince Vincent, 13, and on t... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/royal-style/511330/princess-josephine-sweet-mother-queen-mary-jewellery/ | 2024-01-16T11:09:52Z | blocked_url |
Gracefully gliding across the room, Strictly Come Dancing champion Ellie Leach is glowing with a new-found confidence when she reunites with her professional dance partner Vito Coppola – and with good reason.
"Strictly has changed my life," the former Coronation Street star tells HELLO!, as we join her at rehearsals fo... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/511331/strictly-stars-reveal-how-show-changed-them-tour-rehearsals/ | 2024-01-16T11:09:53Z | blocked_url |
Rob Kardashian is notoriously private when it comes to posting on social media, but paid tribute to a much-adored family member this week.
The reality star took to Instagram on Monday to post a never-before-seen picture of his seven-year-old daughter Dream sitting in a restaurant with her cousin Chicago West.
The pair ... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/511329/rob-kardashian-breaks-social-media-silence-rare-family-photo-daughter-dream/ | 2024-01-16T11:10:05Z | blocked_url |
Mike and Zara Tindall looked besotted on the red carpet on Monday evening as they stepped out to attend the world premiere of Six Nations: Full Contact.
The couple, who recently got back from Australia, twinned in blue and paused to pose for a slew of photographs. For the special occasion, equestrian star Zara, 42, wow... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/511321/mike-zara-tindall-smitten-world-premiere-six-nations-full-contact/ | 2024-01-16T11:10:11Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – The Kazakh passport ranked 66th, moving four spots up in the Henley Passport Index 2024 released on Jan. 9.
The citizens can travel to 78 destinations visa free, according to the report.
The index includes 199 passports and 227 travel destinations. In 2023, Kazakhstan ranked 70th.
France, Germany, Italy, Japan... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/kazakhstan-advances-in-2024-henley-passport-index/ | 2024-01-16T11:20:56Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) and the National Payment Corporation compiled the first results on the newly designed Open API and Open Banking pilot project in a report published on the bank’s website in early Janury. The initiative aims to modernize the country’s financial sector and transform digital ... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/kazakhstan-joins-open-banking-countries-produces-initial-results/ | 2024-01-16T11:21:02Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – In more than 30 years of cooperation, Kazakhstan and the World Bank have implemented 48 projects worth over $8 billion, Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said at a Jan. 16 meeting with World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia Tatiana Proskuryakova, reported the Prime Minister’s press service.
Six proj... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/kazakhstan-world-bank-implement-48-projects-worth-8-billion/ | 2024-01-16T11:21:08Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) began the Year of Environment, chaired by Kazakhstan, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Aibek Smadiyarov said at a Jan. 15 briefing, reported the ministry’s press service.
In July, SCO member states unanimously endorsed Kazakhstan’s initiative to declare 2024 the Year of... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/sco-kicks-off-year-of-environment-chaired-by-kazakhstan/ | 2024-01-16T11:21:15Z | blocked_url |
Emma Raducanu stunned tennis fans back in 2021 when she beat Leylah Fernandez in the final of the US Open at the tender age of 18. She became the first ever qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam event and thereafter enjoyed a meteoric rise to stardom.
She is hoping to make magic once again this January at the Austra... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/511335/emma-raducanu-staggering-net-worth-revealed-australian-open/ | 2024-01-16T11:53:37Z | blocked_url |
Khloe Kardashian's latest Instagram post has sparked concern. Taking to the platform on Monday, the reality star shared a snap from her latest photoshoot with TMRW Magazine. Pictured crying, Khloe captioned the shot: "[tear emoji] I promise I'm done now."
While the mom-of-one was referring to the fact that she'd posted... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/511336/khloe-kardashian-tearful-photo-has-fans-concerned/ | 2024-01-16T11:53:43Z | blocked_url |
Love Island: All Stars left viewers stunned on Monday night when exes Callum Jones and Molly Smith were reunited after walking through the villa doors as bombshells. The former couple found themselves in a sticky situation when host Maya Jama explained that Callum would have to steal one of the girls from a fellow isla... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/511339/love-island-molly-callum-relationship-timeline-manchester-flat-break-up/ | 2024-01-16T11:53:50Z | blocked_url |
New year, new me sound familiar? While January might be the time of year when we all dust off our gym clothes and get serious about our health, it can be hard to stay motivated for more than a few weeks. If you're finding your resolve to cut the crips and hit the treadmill waning already, booking into an exercise class... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/511286/best-fitness-classes-london-tried-and-tested/ | 2024-01-16T11:53:56Z | blocked_url |
BEIJING - China is gearing up for a record number of trips during the coming Chinese New Year and has vowed efforts to ensure safety as hundreds of millions of people take to the skies, roads and rails.
“According to our estimation, a record high 9 billion trips will likely be made during the 40-day holiday travel peri... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-sees-record-nine-billion-trips-over-this-chinese-new-year | 2024-01-16T12:06:14Z | blocked_url |
SEOUL – A Korean man in his 30s suspected of attacking a female Singaporean student in broad daylight last week was arrested by the police on Jan 16.
The suspect, whose name and age were withheld as of afternoon on Jan 15, is accused of punching the student several times in the face at around 4pm on Jan 12, according t... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/suspect-who-attacked-singaporean-student-in-south-korea-arrested | 2024-01-16T12:06:24Z | blocked_url |
DAVOS - The West must not let up supplying Ukraine with weapons and money if it wants Kyiv to succeed in its war against Russia, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen warned on Tuesday.
"Ukraine can prevail in this war but we must continue to empower their resistance," she told business leaders at the World Ec... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/eus-von-der-leyen-warns-west-against-slackening-support-for-ukraine | 2024-01-16T12:06:35Z | blocked_url |
BEIJING - Hu Haifeng, son of former Chinese President Hu Jintao, was appointed on Tuesday by the cabinet as a vice minister of civil affairs, making a leap into the senior ranks of the central government from a small city in an eastern province.
Prior to his central government appointment based in Beijing, Hu, 51, had ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/former-chinese-presidents-son-becomes-a-vice-minister | 2024-01-16T12:06:45Z | blocked_url |
JAKARTA - Indonesian government said on Tuesday there was a strong indication of a safety procedure violation that led to a fire at a nickel smelter on Sulawesi island that killed 21 workers.
A fire broke out on Dec 24 at a furnace in a smelter operated by Tsingshan Stainless Steel Indonesia, located in the country's l... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/indonesia-says-strong-indication-of-safety-procedure-violation-in-nickel-fire | 2024-01-16T12:06:56Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Shares in Singapore pulled back in tandem with most key regional bourses, taking the cue from European markets’ declines and lower US stock futures.
Wall Street was closed for a public holiday on Jan 15.
Investors are wondering if they have been overly enthusiastic about central banks’ early rate cuts, as o... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-retreat-amid-uncertainty-over-rate-cut-outlook-sti-down-05 | 2024-01-16T12:07:06Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – The much-delayed 75th Primetime Emmy Awards finally took place on the night of Jan 15 in Los Angeles, coming on the heels of a months-long labour strike by writers and actors in Hollywood.
Hosted by Black-ish star Anthony Anderson, the milestone edition of the show honoured primetime television programming ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/the-life-list-reunions-smooches-and-pretend-beef-at-the-75th-emmy-awards | 2024-01-16T12:07:16Z | blocked_url |
Taiwanese TV and talk-show host Dee Hsu spoke for many mothers when she penned her thoughts on the birthday of her eldest daughter.
Hsu, 45, is married to businessman Mike Hsu and they have three daughters: Elly, Lily and Alice. Elly turned 18 on Jan 16.
“My eldest baby Elly is 18 years old and I must let her go,” Dee ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/tv-host-dee-hsu-shares-rare-photo-of-family-of-five-as-eldest-daughter-turns-18 | 2024-01-16T12:07:27Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Singaporeans can expect the weather to be wet and chilly till the end of January, with temperatures going as low as 23 deg C on some days.
Wet weather is likely to continue in the first week of the coming fortnight, said the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) on Jan 16, adding that there may be widespre... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/wet-and-cold-weather-expected-to-continue-until-end-of-january-met-service | 2024-01-16T12:07:37Z | blocked_url |
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S’pore seeks international feedback on new governance framework for generative AI
Speaking to ST in Davos, at the World Economic Forum, Minister for Communications and Information Josephi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/evening-update-today-s-headlines-from-the-straits-times-on-jan-16-2024 | 2024-01-16T12:07:48Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Even in his 90s, former national hockey player Ajit Singh Gill’s love and passion for sport and the Olympics never diminished.
Singapore’s oldest Olympian, who competed in the 1956 Melbourne Games, died on Jan 16 aged 95 after battling end-stage renal failure. He is survived by his 92-year-old wife Surjit K... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/ajit-singh-gill-singapore-s-oldest-olympian-dies-at-94 | 2024-01-16T12:07:58Z | blocked_url |
DOHA - Tajikistan coach Petar Segrt said on Tuesday the Asian Cup debutants will take the game to hosts and defending champions Qatar in their second Group A match, aiming to earn the three points as well as the respect of the home fans.
Tajikistan gave a good account of themselves in their group opener when they drew ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/asian-cup-minnows-tajikistan-plan-to-go-on-offensive-against-qatar | 2024-01-16T12:08:09Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE – Angelique Kerber’s Grand Slam comeback ended with a whimper in the first round of the Australian Open on Jan 16, but the new mum said she was determined to keep going.
In her first Slam following an 18-month hiatus to give birth, the 35-year-old German fought hard but succumbed to 2022 Melbourne Park finali... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/angelique-kerber-undeterred-after-hitting-grand-slam-comeback-roadblock-in-australia | 2024-01-16T12:08:19Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Sumit Nagal, India's top-ranked singles player, was left with less than a thousand dollars in his bank account at one point last year so it was no surprise he was beaming on Tuesday after ensuring a bumper payday at the Australian Open.
The world number 137 had battled his way through three rounds of qualif... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/indias-nagal-guaranteed-big-payday-after-stunning-win-in-melbourne | 2024-01-16T12:08:29Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Third seed Elena Rybakina made a slow start but shifted into top gear when it mattered to down tricky Czech Karolina Pliskova 7-6(6) 6-4 in the opening round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.
Broken to open the contest on Rod Laver Arena as her serve faltered and 6-3 down in the first-set tiebreak, Rybakin... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/primetime-rybakina-fights-her-way-past-pliskova-into-second-round | 2024-01-16T12:08:40Z | blocked_url |
NEW YORK - Donald Trump could be ordered to pay millions of dollars more to E. Jean Carroll at a second civil trial after the writer accused the former U.S. president of raping her decades ago.
Jury selection for the second trial is scheduled to begin on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. Trump has said he wants to at... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/donald-trump-heads-to-trial-again-against-e-jean-carroll | 2024-01-16T12:08:50Z | blocked_url |
DAVOS - Military strikes will not contain attacks by Yemen's Houthis on commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea, but an end to the war in Gaza will, Qatar's prime minister said on Tuesday during the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos.
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani described the current regional sit... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/end-gaza-war-to-stop-houthi-attacks-qatari-pm-at-davos | 2024-01-16T12:09:01Z | blocked_url |
DAVOS – Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella on Jan 16 defended his company’s multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI after the European Union (EU) and Britain launched probes into whether it resembles a merger.
Mr Nadella was speaking on the sidelines during an event organised by Bloomberg at the... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/microsoft-ceo-defends-openai-partnership-after-eu-uk-launch-probes | 2024-01-16T12:09:11Z | blocked_url |
DAVOS - A number of European states, "concerned" Arab countries and the United States are working on a concept for a unified Palestinian government that could attract reconstruction funds, Norway's foreign minister said in an interview in Davos.
"A number of countries are working with us... trying to build a broad unit... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/norway-allies-working-on-concept-for-unified-palestinian-government | 2024-01-16T12:09:21Z | blocked_url |
Canada's abnormally dry winter is worsening drought conditions across the western provinces, where most of the country's oil, gas, forest products and grain are produced.
Western Canada is slowly emerging from a blast of arctic temperatures over the weekend, but the winter had otherwise been unusually mild.
Many cities... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/explainer-western-canadas-dry-winter-heralds-worsening-drought-for-2024 | 2024-01-16T12:09:32Z | blocked_url |
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories - Israel pummelled southern Gaza on Jan 16, killing dozens, even as authorities announced the winding down of the intense phase of the war that has inflamed tensions across the Middle East.
The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under mounting internatio... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-continues-to-pound-southern-gaza-as-fears-grow-of-widening-war | 2024-01-16T12:09:42Z | blocked_url |
GAZA/ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER - Israeli tanks stormed back into parts of the northern Gaza Strip they had left last week, residents said on Tuesday, bringing back some of the most intense fighting since the New Year when Israel announced it was scaling back its operations there.
Massive explosions could be seen over northern... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/israeli-tanks-storm-back-into-north-gaza-areas-where-they-had-withdrawn | 2024-01-16T12:09:53Z | blocked_url |
DAVOS - Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Tuesday accused Iran of killing innocent civilians in its strikes on the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards earlier said they attacked an Israeli spy centre in the region.
Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Fo... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/kurdish-pm-says-iran-is-attacking-civilians-accusations-of-israeli-spy-hq-are-baseless | 2024-01-16T12:10:03Z | blocked_url |
In an interview with the Voice of America, Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev gave details of Bulgarian military aid to Ukraine, including old Soviet-era systems and ammunition, which are, however, in good working condition and which the Ukrainian military already knows how to use without the need for additional ... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/16/bulgarias-military-industrial-complex-working-almost-24-7-for-ukraine-defense-minister-says/ | 2024-01-16T12:37:20Z | blocked_url |
On 16 January, Artem Lysohor, Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, reported that the Russian forces shifted their assault vector in western Luhansk Oblast, moving it to the region’s southwest.
In Ukraine’s northeast, Russians activated their assaults months ago, trying to seize Ukraine-controlled parts... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/16/official-russians-changed-assault-vector-in-luhansk-oblast/ | 2024-01-16T12:38:00Z | blocked_url |
On the evening of 15 January, Russian troops conducted an air strike on New York, Donetsk Oblast, with four KAB-500 guided bombs, injuring three people. More people may remain under the rubble of a half-destroyed three-storey apartment building, according to the regional police.
Donetsk’s New York is located near the f... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/16/police-russia-bombs-donetsks-new-york-injuring-three/ | 2024-01-16T12:38:40Z | blocked_url |
Vadym Skibitskyi, the representative of Ukrainian military intelligence, reports a shift in Russian targeting from Ukraine’s energy sector last winter to the facilities of the Ukrainian defense industry. However, the threat to the country’s energy sector still looms, according to him.
Russia conducted a campaign to des... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/16/ukrainian-intel-russias-recent-missile-attacks-targeted-ukraines-defense-industry/ | 2024-01-16T12:39:21Z | blocked_url |
Congratulations once again to Kieran Culkin who has picked up yet another win for his iconic role as Roman Roy in HBO's Succession after attending the Primetime Emmy's on Monday. But while his multiple wins this awards season have undoubtedly been in the spotlight, his super sweet shout-outs to his wife Jazz Charton du... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/511327/kieran-culkin-and-stunning-wife-jazz-chartons-wedding-was-seriously-unconventional/ | 2024-01-16T12:41:55Z | blocked_url |
Prince Mateen of Brunei's wedding with the Sultan's special advisor Pehin Dato Isa's granddaughter Anisha Rosnah is coming to a close following ten days of celebrations, which included the ceremony at Istana Nurul Iman on 14 January. This saw his bride step out in an ivory wedding dress with a delicate pattern, long sl... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/511342/why-prince-mateen-brunei-bride-borrowed-10-million-tiara-princess-azemah/ | 2024-01-16T12:42:01Z | blocked_url |
There is something so irresistibly polished about an all white outfit, as proven by the royal style set, who have been embracing the simplicity of monochromatic dressing for decades.
For formal occasions, white has connotations of purity, simplicity and blankness, which is why it is such a popular palette for royal wed... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/royal-style/511340/royal-ladies-wearing-white-kate-middleton-princess-beatrice-zara-tindall/ | 2024-01-16T12:42:07Z | blocked_url |
Katie Holmes, 45, not only has a strong physical resemblance to her daughter Suri Cruise, whom she shares with her ex-husband Tom Cruise, 61, but she has also passed on her passion for the arts. The Dawson's Creek actress revealed she "always" asks her lookalike daughter, 17, to help contribute to her projects. So far,... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/511344/katie-holmes-asks-lookalike-teenage-daughter-suri-cruise-for-meaningful-help/ | 2024-01-16T12:42:13Z | blocked_url |
Though the 75th Emmy Awards ceremony was postponed by four months due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes, it was absolutely worth the wait for the fashion and beauty on display
In the clothing department, Suki Waterhouse took red carpet pregnancy dressing to new heights in a cut-out Maison Valentino dress, Selena Gomez nailed 20... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/fashion-trends/511323/best-jewellery-emmys-2024/ | 2024-01-16T12:42:19Z | blocked_url |
Last night Hollywood’s most famed faces gathered together to celebrate the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards. Like all good events, the real celebration starts when the formalities are well and truly over. Suit jackets come off, heels are swapped out for a more comfortable option and most importantly, champagne is flowing.
Yo... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/fashion-trends/511332/emmy-awards-2024-best-after-party-looks/ | 2024-01-16T12:42:25Z | blocked_url |
If January wasn’t already busy enough, this year, the 2024 Emmy Awards have entered the conversation. Traditionally, the celebration of the best in TV takes place in September, but thanks to 2023’s writers and actors strikes in Hollywood, we’ve got another major red carpet to kick off the new year — and we’re not compl... | https://www.nylon.com/fashion/2024-emmy-awards-red-carpet | 2024-01-16T13:01:41Z | blocked_url |
Harrison Ford looked totally besotted as he held wife Calista Flockhart's hand at the Apple TV+ Emmy Awards Post Ceremony Reception.
The 81-year-old actor joined his wife of 13 years at the afterparty, as the former Ally McBeal star was presenting at the ceremony. The couple looked super sleek as the Indiana Jones star... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/511350/harrison-ford-wife-calista-flockhart-dazzles-figure-hugging-suit-emmy-red-carpet-appearance/ | 2024-01-16T13:25:51Z | blocked_url |
Amanda Seyfried skipped the Emmy Awards on Monday, but she still made sure to celebrate the achievements of her peers in style from the comfort of her own home.
The 38-year-old, who was not nominated at this year's Emmys, marked the awards ceremony by still dressing up for the occasion – but instead of her usual red ca... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/celebrity-style/511347/amanda-seyfried-wears-dress-made-by-six-year-old-daughter-nina-photo/ | 2024-01-16T13:25:58Z | blocked_url |
Jodie Foster is back on our screens in the hotly-anticipated returning drama, True Detective: Night Country, in which she stars alongside Kali Reis as police officers investigating the mysterious disappearance of eight men in the fictional mining town of Ennis, Alaska.
The new HBO revival marks Jodie's first television... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/511348/meet-jodie-foster-famous-wife-alexandra-hedison/ | 2024-01-16T13:26:04Z | blocked_url |
Jake Cornish has already left the Love Island: All Stars villa, after being partnered with his ex-girlfriend, Liberty Poole when the show premiered on ITV on Monday.
According to The Sun, the reality show star was surprised to see Liberty on the show after having "no idea" that she would also be taking part in the seri... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/511349/love-island-all-stars-jake-cornish-quits-show/ | 2024-01-16T13:26:10Z | blocked_url |
Counting many celebrity and royal fans, Reiss is the premium womenswear brand loved for its timelessly chic tailoring and elegant eveningwear.
And if you've had your sights set on refreshing your workwear wardrobe for the new year, you'll be pleased to hear the brand is currently holding a sale with savings of up to 60... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/511282/reiss-workwear-favourite-pieces/ | 2024-01-16T13:26:16Z | blocked_url |
On this day 50 years ago an icon was born. That's right, it’s Kate Moss’ birthday.
It’s unlikely that at the time Linda Rosina Shepherd (Kate's mum) realised she’d just welcomed one of the world's most notable fashion moguls into the world (but that’s still up for discussion).
MORE: Kate Moss is collaborating with Anin... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/fashion-trends/511343/kate-moss-most-iconic-looks-of-all-time/ | 2024-01-16T13:26:22Z | blocked_url |
The cold weather doesn't seem to be going anywhere just yet, and if you're anything like us, you're looking for ways to beat the winter chill without breaking the bank.
Finding a trusty pair of warm gloves is a winter essential, and this year we're swapping out our regular knitted styles for heated and thermal gloves a... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/shopping/511241/best-thermal-heated-gloves/ | 2024-01-16T13:26:28Z | blocked_url |
MOSCOW - North Korea's foreign minister lauded comradely ties with Russia on Tuesday ahead of a rare meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been invited by Kim Jong Un to visit the reclusive nuclear-armed country.
Putin has deepened ties with North Korea since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/north-korea-lauds-comradely-ties-with-russia-putin-to-meet-kims-foreign-minister | 2024-01-16T13:38:42Z | blocked_url |
KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he met with executives of JPMorgan, the largest U.S. lender, and other major international investors on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.
"It is important for us to attract private capital to the reconstruction of Ukraine. We hope that JP ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/ukraines-zelenskiy-meets-jpmorgan-executives-other-major-investors-in-davos | 2024-01-16T13:38:53Z | blocked_url |
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has exempted the imposition of capital gains tax and taxes on foreign-sourced income on unit trusts, said Second Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan at an event on Jan 16.
The exemption on foreign-sourced income took effect from Jan 1 this year and will last until Dec 31, 2026. The exemption on ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/malaysia-exempts-capital-gains-tax-foreign-sourced-income-taxes-on-unit-trusts | 2024-01-16T13:39:03Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – A Japanese bakery at Takashimaya Department Store in Orchard found out that you cannot have your cake and eat it too, when it accidentally sold a cake “sample” on Jan 14.
In a Facebook post on Jan 15, the mall said bakery DonQ at its basement food hall had accidentally sold a sample of Galette des Rois, als... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/cake-me-home-takashimaya-looking-for-customer-who-bought-cake-sample | 2024-01-16T13:39:14Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – A woman cheated multiple victims into giving her over $100,000, including for products she did not have and investment opportunities that did not exist.
One victim even handed her over $60,000 which she claimed would “release frozen bank accounts” for a business venture.
Nikeal Lim Shi Hui, 31, pleaded guil... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/35-months-jail-for-serial-cheat-who-duped-multiple-victims-into-giving-her-over-100k | 2024-01-16T13:39:24Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – A lawyer who falsely attested that she had witnessed the signing of several documents, even though they had not actually been signed in her presence, was handed a one-year suspension on Jan 16.
The Law Society of Singapore had argued for 30 months’ suspension for Ms Kasturibai Manickam.
But the Court of Thr... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/lawyer-suspended-for-falsely-attesting-that-documents-were-signed-in-her-presence | 2024-01-16T13:39:34Z | blocked_url |
BERLIN - Hertha Berlin president Kay Bernstein, a former ultra fan who surprisingly took over the presidency in 2022, has died at the age of 43, the club said in a statement on Tuesday.
Bernstein was a longtime ultra supporter and his presidential election win -- a first for Bundesliga clubs -- was hailed across German... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/hertha-berlin-president-bernstein-dies-aged-43-club | 2024-01-16T13:39:47Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Carlos Alcaraz made a winning return to the Australian Open on Tuesday but the Spanish second seed faced some early resistance from French veteran Richard Gasquet before cruising to a 7-6(5) 6-1 6-2 victory in the opening round.
The muscular 20-year-old, who skipped last year's tournament with a right leg i... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/alcaraz-hits-his-stride-to-sink-gutsy-gasquet-at-australian-open | 2024-01-16T13:39:58Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - British world number 55 Jack Draper had no time to enjoy sealing what he described as one of the most satisfactory wins of his career at the Australian Open on Tuesday as he was forced to race to a courtside bin to throw up.
The 22-year-old took three hours and 20 minutes in the hot Melbourne sun to see off... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/briton-draper-leaves-it-all-on-court-and-in-the-bin | 2024-01-16T13:40:08Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Local hopes will take centre stage on Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open on Wednesday as 10th seed Alex de Minaur takes on Matteo Arnaldi for a place in the third round, while Alexei Popyrin faces world number one Novak Djokovic.
De Minaur, the Australian number one, carries the hopes of his expectant h... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/home-hopes-aim-to-sparkle-in-australian-open-spotlight | 2024-01-16T13:40:18Z | blocked_url |
CARDIFF - Louis Rees-Zammit is an absentee from Wales’ Six Nations Championship squad after quitting rugby union to play American Football, a shock for coach Warren Gatland as he named his squad on Tuesday.
Rees-Zammit, 22, will join the NFL International Player Pathway (IPP) and turn his back on rugby, a massive blow ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/wales-wing-rees-zammit-quits-rugby-to-play-american-football | 2024-01-16T13:40:29Z | blocked_url |
DURA, West Bank - A Palestinian shop owner said Israeli troops used him as a human shield to protect themselves during a raid on the town of Dura in the occupied West Bank.
Mobile phone footage showed Baha Abu Ras being marched up a street by a soldier who guided him from behind with one hand and kept a rifle resting o... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/palestinian-says-israeli-soldiers-used-him-as-human-shield-in-west-bank | 2024-01-16T13:40:39Z | blocked_url |
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