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School traffic congestion in Bukit Timah more manageable, but long queues of cars remain
Parents continue to wait along Dunearn Road as early as 1.10pm to pick their c... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/morning-briefing-top-stories-from-the-straits-times-on-jan-21-2024 | 2024-01-21T01:29:06Z | blocked_url |
LIMA - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte faced fierce backlash on Saturday from residents during a visit to the southern Andean region of Ayacucho, where 10 people were reported killed during anti-government protests in December 2022.
Unverified videos shared on social media show people pushing up against security offic... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/murderer-peru-president-faces-fierce-backlash-in-slain-protesters-hometown | 2024-01-21T01:29:16Z | blocked_url |
The Australian lock that the Hurricanes signed out of MLR in America
Ben Grant was the tallest player in Major League Rugby (MLR) last year and is the tallest recruit in the Hurricanes Super Rugby squad in 2024.
The Australian lock stands 2.05m making him the second tallest player in MLR history behind Houston lock Jus... | https://www.rugbypass.com/news/the-australian-lock-that-the-hurricanes-signed-out-of-mlr-in-america/ | 2024-01-21T02:08:33Z | blocked_url |
Watch: Son of former Wallabies great Lynagh produces stunning solo try
Louis Lynagh, son of a former Wallabies great and once in line to be an England winger, may have helped reboot his international rugby dream with a spectacular performance for Harlequins in the European Champions Cup.
The English club’s Australian b... | https://www.rugbypass.com/news/watch-son-of-former-wallabies-great-lynagh-produces-stunning-solo-try/ | 2024-01-21T02:08:40Z | blocked_url |
Best Surprise of 2023 - Article
by Lee Mehr , posted 42 minutes ago / 162 ViewsWhether in games, movies, or what have you, everyone likes an underdog story. When you consider the arduous task of making a good game, the odds can already feel stacked against everyone; now, consider making that good title and garnering at... | https://www.vgchartz.com/article/459597/best-surprise-of-2023/ | 2024-01-21T03:00:43Z | blocked_url |
SYDNEY – On Dec 22 at 8pm, police in Australia were called to a quiet beach north of Sydney after a person discovered a strange package that had washed ashore.
The package, which was covered with barnacles, was found after testing to contain 39kg of cocaine that had been carefully wrapped in plastic.
Already a subscrib... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/cocaine-washes-up-on-beaches-across-sydney-as-police-warn-of-growing-drug-trade | 2024-01-21T03:01:18Z | blocked_url |
MANILA - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr drew flak on social media for his use of a presidential helicopter to attend a concert by British rock band Coldplay in a province north of the capital, Manila.
The Philippine Arena, the world's largest indoor arena, saw an influx of 40,000 concert-goers resulting in "... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippines-marcos-draws-ire-for-helicopter-use-for-coldplay-concert | 2024-01-21T03:01:28Z | blocked_url |
AYODHYA, India - A grand temple to Hindu god Lord Ram opens on Monday on a site in India millions believe is his birthplace, in a religious spectacle led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi months before he seeks a rare third term in elections.
The construction of the temple is a 35-year-old, central promise of Modi’s Hind... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/religious-spectacle-to-mark-opening-of-ram-temple-by-indias-modi | 2024-01-21T03:01:38Z | blocked_url |
KAMPAR, Perak - Different types of coral fossils, estimated to be some 300 million years old, were discovered in a 6.9ha area near Kampung Changkat Tualang in Perak.
The fossils of the long-extinct sea snail species were found by a group of researchers from the Perak Geotourism Association who were conducting research ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/300-million-year-old-coral-fossils-discovered-in-perak | 2024-01-21T03:01:49Z | blocked_url |
KUANTAN – A total of 2,095 farmers in the agri-food sector nationwide have been affected by the north-east monsoon floods to date, involving an estimated area of 4,701ha.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Arthur Joseph Kurup said 72 fruit and vegetable farmers were affected in Pahang, with an initial rep... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/over-2000-farmers-take-a-hit-from-monsoon-floods | 2024-01-21T03:01:59Z | blocked_url |
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a ceremony on Monday to consecrate a grand new temple to the Hindu god-king Ram, delivering on a campaign promise his political party made more than three decades ago.
The construction, begun in 2020, had been a contentious issue as the temple stands on the site of a 16th c... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/what-are-the-contentious-events-behind-indias-new-ram-temple | 2024-01-21T03:02:10Z | blocked_url |
BERLIN – Germany started the year with Berlin’s streets choked with tractors and farmers blaring horns in furious protest at proposed budget cuts. Then train engineers walked off the job to demand better pay, stranding commuters and carloads of freight and leaving the country angry and gridlocked.
The same could be sai... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/economy/germany-once-a-powerhouse-is-at-an-economic-standstill | 2024-01-21T03:02:20Z | blocked_url |
Strong sanctions must be implemented to combat racism, AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan said after he briefly left the pitch in protest during a 3-2 win in a Serie A match at Udinese on Saturday.
Maignan alerted the referee before leaving the pitch due to repeated racist chants from the local fans, according to Italian... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/milan-keeper-maignan-calls-for-sanctions-to-combat-racism | 2024-01-21T03:02:30Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday, all times local (GMT +11):
1215 PLAY BEGINS AT MELBOURNE PARK
Coco Gauff and Magdalena Frech kicked off their fourth round clash at Rod Laver Arena. The temperature was hovering around 21 degrees Celsius (70 Fahrenheit) with a ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/australian-open-day-eight | 2024-01-21T03:02:41Z | blocked_url |
CHICAGO - Where have you gone, Chicago rat hole? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Life, as German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said, is a pendulum that swings between pain and boredom. But Mr Schopenhauer could not account for the elation with which residents of Chicago embraced an unlikely attraction i... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/someone-filled-the-chicago-rat-hole-residents-took-action | 2024-01-21T03:02:51Z | blocked_url |
JAKARTA – A new breed of young, self-made tycoons has struck gold by tapping unfulfilled market gaps in Indonesia. Driven by a commitment to social impact, these entrepreneurs have flourished while uplifting and building mutual prosperity for their communities.
Here are some success stories.
Trading up
Mr Wellson Lo an... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/meet-indonesia-s-new-breed-of-businessmen-focusing-on-social-impact | 2024-01-21T04:33:31Z | blocked_url |
LOS ANGELES - FedEx is waging financial battles on two fronts.
The delivery giant wants a more profitable contract with the US Postal Service (USPS) and is seeking an elusive labour deal with its pilots. How both efforts shake out will be key to improving profit at its largest business, overnight-delivery provider FedE... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/analysis-fedex-express-revamp-hangs-on-fate-of-usps-pilot-talks | 2024-01-21T04:33:42Z | blocked_url |
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 3 and Symphony 3
Jae-Hyuck Cho with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra under Hans Graf
Esplanade Concert Hall
Jan 18
Pity the pianist who must perform Rachmaninov’s titanic third piano concerto a week after American pianist Garrick Ohlsson’s magnificent performance of the more approachable sec... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/concert-review-jae-hyuck-cho-makes-a-game-attempt-with-rachmaninov-s-piano-concerto-no-3 | 2024-01-21T04:33:52Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Frustrations are mounting among companies that are looking to sell insects as food, with some mulling over business closure, as the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) delays its approval for the sale of these species for human consumption.
In April 2023, SFA said that 16 species of insects – including crickets, si... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/frustrations-mounting-among-companies-selling-insects-as-food-as-sfa-delays-approval | 2024-01-21T04:34:03Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) students were able to improve the bus captain rostering for service 979 through a collaboration between the institution and public transport company SMRT.
Work that usually takes half a day can now be accomplished with a few clicks of a computer mouse using an automat... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sit-students-help-improve-smrt-processes | 2024-01-21T04:34:13Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Fourth seed Coco Gauff reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time on Sunday with a 6-1 6-2 victory over Pole Magdalena Frech.
The U.S. Open champion, who has yet to drop a set at the Melbourne Park major this year, broke the unseeded Frech in the opening game at a chilly Rod Laver Arena a... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/gauff-fells-frech-to-reach-first-melbourne-quarter-final | 2024-01-21T04:34:23Z | blocked_url |
MOSCOW - A fire broke out at a terminal of Russia’s largest liquefied natural gas producer Novatek on the Baltic Sea, the governor of the Leningrad region said early on Jan 21, amid reports of drone sightings in the area.
“There were no casualties as a result of the fire at the Novatek terminal in the port of Ust-Luga.... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/fire-breaks-out-at-russias-novatek-terminal-on-baltic-sea | 2024-01-21T04:34:34Z | blocked_url |
Humans have been influencing complex weather conditions for the last century, resulting in some areas getting increasingly drier while others see wetter conditions. According to new research published in Nature, researchers say these trends are only likely to continue with worsening consequences for humans.
To come to ... | https://www.iflscience.com/humans-have-been-influencing-droughts-for-100-years-and-its-likely-going-to-get-worse-52329 | 2024-01-21T04:53:55Z | blocked_url |
Leo Ku: I Really Love To Sing Around The World 2024 In Singapore
Sands Grand Ballroom
Jan 19, 8pm
Bright and cheery, and often spotting an infectious toothy grin, Hong Kong singer Leo Ku is the epitome of wholesomeness.
And things do not get any more family-friendly than the Cantopop star’s most recent concert, which w... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/concert-review-leo-ku-celebrates-wife-s-birthday-at-singapore-concert | 2024-01-21T06:05:52Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - More than 400 rental households have moved out of two blocks in Toa Payoh as part of broader plans to redevelop older estates to provide new homes and amenities.
The relocation exercise for the 414 rental households in Blocks 29 and 31 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh started in 2021 and took two years, with the last ten... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/more-than-400-rental-households-in-toa-payoh-relocated-two-blocks-to-be-redeveloped | 2024-01-21T06:06:03Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Former Olympic champion and advocate for clean sport Mack Horton has announced his retirement from swimming only a few months before the Paris Summer Games that were expected to be his swansong.
The 27-year-old Australian, who won his only individual global gold in the 400 metres freestyle at the 2016 Rio O... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/australian-horton-calls-it-quits-months-out-from-paris-olympics | 2024-01-21T06:06:13Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in dominant fashion on Sunday when she swept past American Amanda Anisimova with a clinical 6-3 6-2 victory on Margaret Court Arena.
The top remaining seed after Saturday's early exit for world number one Iga Swiatek, Sabale... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/clinical-sabalenka-strides-into-melbourne-quarter-finals | 2024-01-21T06:06:24Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic marked a rare daytime appearance at the Australian Open with a dominant victory over Adrian Mannarino on Sunday as the 10-times champion flirted with a 'triple bagel' before sealing a 6-0 6-0 6-3 win to reach the quarter-finals.
Djokovic, handed an early session slot at Melbourne Park for the... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/no-triple-bagel-but-djokovic-thumps-mannarino-to-reach-quarters | 2024-01-21T06:06:34Z | blocked_url |
The scale of NATO's Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises mark an "irrevocable return" of the alliance to Cold War schemes, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told the state RIA news agency in remarks published on Sunday.
NATO said on Thursday it was launching its largest exercise since the Cold War involvi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/natos-steadfast-defender-exercises-mark-return-to-cold-war-schemes-russia-says | 2024-01-21T06:06:45Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON - Nasa has re-established contact with its tiny helicopter on Mars, the US space agency said on Jan 20, after an unexpected outage prompted fears that the hard-working craft had finally met its end.
Ingenuity, a drone about 50cm tall, arrived on Mars in 2021 aboard the rover Perseverance and became the first... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/nasa-regains-contact-with-mini-helicopter-on-mars | 2024-01-21T06:06:55Z | blocked_url |
Prince William and Prince Harry's estranged relationship has very little chance of being mended, royal author Robert Hardman has said whilst in conversation with HELLO!'s A Right Royal Podcast team.
In a special podcast episode, which you can listen to below, Robert reveals that whilst King Charles is open to a reconci... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/511593/prince-william-really-hurt-by-prince-harrys-veiled-criticisms-of-kate/ | 2024-01-21T07:35:07Z | blocked_url |
HENAN - Authorities in central China’s Henan Province on Jan 21 were looking into the cause of a night-time fire that killed 13 schoolchildren as they slept in a dormitory.
The inferno, which took place at the Yingcai School in Yanshanpu village, was reported to the local fire department at 11pm local time on Jan 19 an... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/investigation-under-way-after-china-school-fire-kills-13 | 2024-01-21T07:38:07Z | blocked_url |
When Microsoft announced it was baking ChatGPT into its Bing search engine last February, bullish analysts declared the move an “iPhone moment” that could upend the search market and chip away at Google’s dominance.
“The entire search category is now going through a sea change,” chief executive officer Satya Nadella sa... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/microsoft-s-bing-market-share-barely-budged-with-chatgpt-add-on | 2024-01-21T07:38:17Z | blocked_url |
Same Same
Dame de Pic/Cie Karine Ponties & Temporary Collective (Belgium and Czech Republic)
Esplanade Theatre Studio
Jan 20, 8pm
Two women in office blazers, skirts and heels, engaging in actions at times mundane, at times ridiculous. Same Same presented a quirky look at the work culture of banality and burnout.
When ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/dance-review-same-same-contemplates-absurdity-of-work-culture | 2024-01-21T07:38:27Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - A former male nurse who allegedly stole banking details from patients in his care, will be charged in court with cheating, theft and unauthorised access to computer material, among others.
The accused, 23, was a Woodlands Health nurse deployed to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital at the time of the offence, pol... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/former-nurse-to-be-charged-over-stealing-patients-bank-card-details-to-make-unauthorised-transactions | 2024-01-21T07:38:38Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Make family time all the more special with these ideas and activities.
CNY Family Fun
Chinese New Year starts on Feb 10, but you can get your kids pumped up about the Year of the Dragon from Jan 26 to 28 at CNY Family Fun.
Organised by the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and Singapore Chinese Orchestra at... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/fun-with-kids-cny-family-fun-make-dragon-s-beard-candy-bluey-series | 2024-01-21T07:38:48Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – When Marco Chua had to pick a company for a work experience programme organised by his school in 2022, he decided on a funeral home as he was curious about what went on behind the scenes.
Even though he had no plans to go into that industry, he was eager to see what soft skills he could learn.
Already a sub... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/interning-at-a-funeral-home-students-may-benefit-from-attachments-not-related-to-future-careers | 2024-01-21T07:38:58Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – I had put off writing about this for more than two years and the reason is a bit silly: I did not want to tempt fate.
You know, that feeling that you will jinx your good luck if you draw attention to it.
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SINGAPORE - StarHub users complained of log-in issues late on Jan 20, which prevented them from accessing the telco’s TV services.
Several users faced issues which extended until the early hours of Jan 21, with some telling The Straits Times that the incident had also prevented their viewing of English Premier League m... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/starhub-users-complain-of-log-in-issues-on-jan-20-some-unable-to-watch-epl-matches | 2024-01-21T07:39:19Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Australia opener Usman Khawaja looks increasingly likely to play the second test against West Indies in Brisbane this week after completing concussion protocols on Sunday.
The 37-year-old batsman retired hurt on Friday in the final few overs of Australia's thumping 10-wicket victory in the first test after ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/australias-khawaja-set-to-return-to-training-for-brisbane-test | 2024-01-21T07:39:29Z | blocked_url |
CALIFORNIA – Nick Dunlap tied the lowest round by an amateur in PGA Tour history on Jan 20, shooting a 12-under 60 to carry a three-shot lead into the final round at The American Express in La Quinta, California.
Dunlap, a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Alabama, posted 10 birdies and an eagle – on the par-f... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/golf/nick-dunlap-ties-amateur-record-with-60-at-american-express | 2024-01-21T07:39:40Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Taylor Fritz stormed past last year's runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas and into the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time after beating the Greek seventh seed 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3 6-3 at Melbourne Park on Sunday.
The American 12th seed arrived in Australia having never beaten a top-10 opponent at a Grand ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/fritz-stuns-tsitsipas-to-reach-last-eight-in-melbourne | 2024-01-21T07:39:50Z | blocked_url |
ADDIS ABABA - Thousands of Ethiopian Orthodox followers gathered in the capital Addis Ababa on Friday and Saturday to celebrate Epiphany, also called Timket, a religious festival commemorating Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River.
The annual festival is recognised by UNESCO as an important intangible cultural heritage.
F... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/ethiopians-celebrate-timket-festival-that-marks-jesus-baptism | 2024-01-21T07:40:01Z | blocked_url |
Exports of the Korean staple kimchi reached a new high in 2023, amid the climbing popularity of South Korea’s other wildly successful product – K-entertainment.
Outbound shipments of kimchi surged 7.1 per cent to 44,041 tonnes, breaking the previous record set in 2021 when export volume hit 42,544 tonnes, according to ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/kimchi-exports-hit-record-high-in-2023-as-k-entertainment-soars | 2024-01-21T09:10:29Z | blocked_url |
KABUL – The Russian aviation authorities said on Jan 21 that a Russian-registered plane with six people thought to be on board had disappeared from radar screens over Afghanistan the previous night.
This came after local Afghan police said they had received reports of a crash on Jan 21.
The Russian aviation authorities... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/russian-charter-flight-with-6-people-disappears-over-afghanistan-crash-reported | 2024-01-21T09:10:40Z | blocked_url |
BAD ISCHL, Austria – Eurovision Song Contest 2014 winner Thomas Neuwirth, better known as Conchita Wurst, was a star attraction in the spa town of Bad Ischl on Jan 20.
Singing three songs, including his Eurovision hit Rise Like A Phoenix, the drag queen helped launch a year-long programme of festivities for the Austria... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/singer-conchita-wurst-kicks-off-capital-of-culture-year-for-austrian-region | 2024-01-21T09:10:50Z | blocked_url |
NEW YORK – Two Madonna fans are suing the megastar for damages over concerts in New York that started two hours late, accusing her of “flippant difficulty”, court documents show.
Mr Michael Fellows and Mr Jonathan Hadden are suing Madonna, 65, as well as touring giant LiveNation and New York venue the Barclays Center f... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/justify-my-love-fans-sue-madonna-for-late-gigs | 2024-01-21T09:11:00Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Local actress Zoe Tay spent a memorable afternoon on Jan 20 when she volunteered at the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home in Bukit Merah.
The event, organised by Tay’s fans from Zoe Tay Official FC, was also to celebrate the veteran home-grown star’s 56th birthday on Jan 10.
Tay and her fans treated the nursing home... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/zoe-tay-celebrates-birthday-with-residents-at-lee-ah-mooi-old-age-home | 2024-01-21T09:11:11Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - A 49-year-old man was arrested and taken to the hospital on Jan 20 after he had allegedly armed himself with a knife in public and climbed onto the roof of a connecting sheltered walkway in a Housing Board estate.
The police said they received a call for assistance at Block 623 Hougang Avenue 8 at 8.05pm on... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-who-was-naked-and-allegedly-armed-with-a-knife-in-hougang-arrested | 2024-01-21T09:11:21Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON – Damian Lillard “got into a rhythm” and scored a season-high 45 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 31 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the National Basketball Association’s doormats, the Detroit Pistons, 141-135 on Jan 20.
Lillard, who arrived from Portland in a pre-season trade, had 11 assists and made... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/basketball/damian-lillard-s-45-points-spark-milwaukee-bucks-to-win-joel-embiid-s-33-lift-philadelphia-76ers | 2024-01-21T09:11:31Z | blocked_url |
TORONTO - Dricus du Plessis outpointed Sean Strickland to claim a split-decision win and the UFC middleweight title at UFC 297 at the Scotiabank Arena on Saturday, becoming South Africa's first world champion in the promotion.
In the co-main event, Raquel Pennington came on strong over the final two rounds to secure a ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/combat-sports/mixed-martial-arts-du-plessis-outpoints-strickland-to-take-ufc-middleweight-title | 2024-01-21T09:11:42Z | blocked_url |
FLORIDA – New Zealand’s Lydia Ko carded a four-under 68 on Jan 20 to remain atop the leaderboard after three rounds at the Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Florida.
World No. 12 Ko entered the day in a tie for first with Ayaka Furue of Japan before playing bogey-free golf while tallying four birdies at Lake Nona Gol... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/golf/lydia-ko-still-on-top-at-lpga-tour-tournament-of-champions | 2024-01-21T09:11:52Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Sore arms, calloused palms and blistered hands are par for the course in kayaking. But beyond the scars that remain long after the races, Singapore kayaker Stephenie Chen also had to endure the anguish of missing out on an Olympic spot by less than a second – twice.
In a bid to banish those demons, the 32-y... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singapore-s-kayakers-out-to-secure-paris-olympics-berth-after-encouraging-spell | 2024-01-21T09:12:03Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic flirted with a rare "triple bagel" and Aryna Sabalenka produced yet another powerful performance as the defending champions swept into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday.
American fourth seed Coco Gauff also rattled through her match in double quick time and while she was onl... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/djokovic-into-australian-open-quarter-finals-as-big-names-win-easy | 2024-01-21T09:12:23Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Jannik Sinner was far from his best but found a way to come out on top in the key moments as he reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a 6-4 7-5 6-3 win over Karen Khachanov on Sunday.
The Italian fourth seed, widely tipped as a title contender after a scorching finish to last season, had st... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/sinner-comes-through-khachanov-test-to-reach-quarter-finals | 2024-01-21T09:12:34Z | blocked_url |
ADELAIDE – Welshman Stephen Williams surged away from his rivals to win the sixth stage up Mount Lofty and claim Australia’s Tour Down Under crown in the WorldTour season opener in Adelaide on Jan 21.
Three riders were in the final general classification mix in the summit finish but Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) dashe... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/welshman-stephen-williams-wins-australia-s-tour-down-under | 2024-01-21T09:12:44Z | blocked_url |
A fire at a terminal of Russia's largest liquefied natural gas producer Novatek on the Baltic Sea was caused by two explosions, the state RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing local officials.
The agency said that the fire has since been contained to a 100-cubic-metre fuel depot. REUTERS | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/fire-at-novateks-terminal-caused-by-explosions-russias-ria-agency | 2024-01-21T09:12:54Z | blocked_url |
Andy Murray has found the silver lining of leaving the first round of the Australian Open in Melbourne earlier this week – getting time to spend more time with his four children, Sophia, Edie, Teddie and Lola.
The Wimbledon champ, who shares four children with wife Kim Murray, posted a hilarious photo of himself to Ins... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/511741/andy-murray-cute-parenting-confession-after-australian-open-exit/ | 2024-01-21T10:39:24Z | blocked_url |
SEOUL – With Seoul quickly becoming a centre of luxury spending, even when compared to cities like London and Paris, global luxury powerhouses are flocking to the city to launch gourmet programmes at their flagship stores as part of their efforts to cement their loyal fan base, as well as attract new buyers.
Industry i... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/luxury-brand-flagship-stores-are-now-gourmet-hot-spots | 2024-01-21T10:43:09Z | blocked_url |
SEOUL – Mr Choi Seung-hoon, 32, a regular patron of self-service venues in South Korea, recently broadened his experiences in unstaffed shops by purchasing a takeaway sashimi dinner set at one.
“I usually eat alone,” he told The Korea Herald at Sea Fridge, an unmanned sashimi store near Sangwangsimni Station, central S... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/rise-in-unstaffed-stores-in-s-korea-as-they-expand-to-sectors-like-fish-markets-clothing | 2024-01-21T10:43:20Z | blocked_url |
CHHATTISGARH, India – While India’s great and good gather for the opening of a controversial temple to the Hindu god Ram, some of his most fervent but least privileged adherents gather separately to celebrate the deity – covered from head to toe in tattoos of his name.
Once barred from entering holy sites because of th... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/body-is-a-temple-tattooed-indians-show-hindu-devotion | 2024-01-21T10:43:30Z | blocked_url |
NEW DELHI - India plans to erect a fence along its vast and porous frontier with Myanmar and will scrap a free-movement border zone agreement, Indian media reported on Jan 21.
The announcement by Home Minister Amit Shah comes after hundreds of troops from Myanmar who were fleeing insurgent attacks crossed into India.
T... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-plans-to-fence-off-myanmar-frontier | 2024-01-21T10:43:41Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - At the company’s annual general meeting held on Jan 19, Jumbo Group’s shareholders approved the renewal of its share buyback mandate.
In a bourse filing, the food and beverage player said that it will offer 26 cents in cash per share to buy back up to 10 per cent of the company’s 643,658,465 shares in issue... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/jumbo-group-to-buy-back-10-of-shares-at-026-each | 2024-01-21T10:43:51Z | blocked_url |
Enhypen World Tour Fate in Singapore
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Jan 20, 8pm
Over the weekend, seven young men have been sending teenage girls into a frenzy. K-pop boy band Enhypen were performing in Singapore for the first time.
As their heart-thumping hit Bite Me (2023) goes: “It’s you and me in this world.”
And that wa... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/concert-review-k-pop-s-enhypen-enthral-with-nearly-three-hour-gig | 2024-01-21T10:44:01Z | blocked_url |
Former Hong Kong actress Gigi Lai took to Instagram to share a rare photo with her billionaire husband Patrick Ma (both above) on Jan 19.
The couple, who met after she retired from show business in 2008, celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary on Jan 18.
“Hand in hand, we have walked through 15 years together,” Lai w... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/former-actress-gigi-lai-celebrates-15th-wedding-anniversary-with-tycoon-husband | 2024-01-21T10:44:11Z | blocked_url |
Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.
Green Pulse is starting off 2024 with an appropriately green theme -- renewable energy. Specifically, the investment opportunity for green power in Sout... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/power-to-the-people-south-east-asia-on-cusp-of-green-energy-revolution | 2024-01-21T10:44:22Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Several StarHub users said they faced a host of log-in issues late on Jan 20, which meant they could not access the telco’s TV services.
Speaking to The Straits Times, one user said she faced issues that stretched until the early hours of Jan 21, which meant her husband could not watch English Premier Leagu... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/several-starhub-users-unable-to-watch-tv-epl-matches-due-to-problems-logging-in | 2024-01-21T10:44:32Z | blocked_url |
Harry Brook has withdrawn from England's squad for their tour of India due to personal reasons, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Sunday.
The ECB added that it would name a replacement for the right-hander in due course.
"The Brook family respectfully requests privacy during this time," the ECB said in a statem... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/brook-withdraws-from-england-squad-for-tour-of-india | 2024-01-21T10:44:43Z | blocked_url |
DOHA – China’s midfielder Dai Weijun said on Jan 19 that the team still has the confidence to qualify for the Asian Cup knockout stages, after being held to two goalless draws.
In the third round of Group A on Jan 22, China, with two points, will take on host Qatar, who have already won the group with six points. China... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/chinese-midfielder-dai-weijun-confident-of-reaching-asian-cup-last-16 | 2024-01-21T10:44:53Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Stefanos Tsitsipas said he hoped to emerge stronger from his fourth-round defeat by Taylor Fritz at the Australian Open on Sunday after the Greek world number seven suffered his earliest exit in four years at the Melbourne Park Grand Slam.
The 25-year-old reached the last four in 2019 and lost in the third ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tsitsipas-sees-australian-open-exit-as-another-chance-to-evolve | 2024-01-21T10:45:04Z | blocked_url |
A fire broke out at a Baltic Sea terminal belonging to Novatek, Russia's largest liquefied natural gas producer, regional officials said on Sunday, amid reports of explosions and Ukrainian drone sightings in the area.
The Ust-Luga complex, located on the Gulf of Finland about 170 km (110 miles) west of St. Petersburg, ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/fire-erupts-at-russias-novatek-baltic-sea-terminal-after-explosions-heard | 2024-01-21T10:45:14Z | blocked_url |
DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates urged the United States to support an immediate ceasefire of Israel’s war in Gaza. It warned that the risk of a regional conflagration is growing daily as the three-month long war rages on.
“We need a humanitarian ceasefire now, we can’t wait another 100 days,” the UAE Ambassador to the... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/uae-warns-us-time-running-out-to-avoid-wider-mideast-crisis | 2024-01-21T10:45:24Z | blocked_url |
The six-legged puppy that made headlines after she was found dumped in a supermarket carpark in Pembrokeshire, Wales, has had surgery to remove her extra limbs.
Well-wishers around the world raised about £15,000 (S$25,550) for Ariel – a spaniel – to have the surgery, reported the BBC.
Though there were fears that one o... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/six-legged-dog-ariel-has-operation-in-uk-to-remove-extra-limbs | 2024-01-21T10:45:35Z | blocked_url |
Rhys Carre goes viral after propish mishap
Welsh prop Rhys Carre made headlines this weekend for an unexpected reason after the 20-stone Cardiff powerhouse found himself in a comical collision with the posts in the Champions Cup.
As the game against Racing 92 unfolded, Carre, who wasn’t named in Warren Gatland’s Six Na... | https://www.rugbypass.com/news/rhys-carre-goes-viral-after-colliding-with-posts/ | 2024-01-21T11:15:03Z | blocked_url |
The Netherlands has provided a mobile field hospital to Ukraine’s border guard service, Ukraine’s Border Guard reported on 20 January.
The Netherlands provided a mobile hospital to support Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion. It will likely be deployed near the front lines to provide urgent medical care to wounded Ukrainian... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/21/netherlands-provides-mobile-field-hospital-to-ukraine/ | 2024-01-21T11:46:20Z | blocked_url |
Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported on 21 January that Russian Smolensk Oblast came under drone attack overnight, with a total of four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) shot down by Russian air defenses.
The first attack was around midnight. Russia’s air defense shot down one drone over Smolensk Oblast.
Later, at aroun... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/21/russia-reports-downing-4-drones-over-smolensk-oblast/ | 2024-01-21T11:47:00Z | blocked_url |
Russian occupation forces attacked Donetsk Oblast 11 times, injuring two people, Ukraine’s National Police reported on 21 January.
Over the past day, six settlements came under fire. In particular, the cities of Avdiivka, Novohrodivka, and Toretsk, the towns of Ocheretyne, Shcherbynivka, and the village of Berdychi in ... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/21/russia-shelled-donetsk-oblast-11-times-over-the-past-day-injuring-2-people/ | 2024-01-21T11:47:40Z | blocked_url |
In the early hours of 21 January, explosions and a large fire broke out at the Novatek natural gas company terminal in the Ust-Luga port in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast, local governor Alexander Drozdenko said on Telegram.
The Ust-Luga port handles crude oil and liquefied natural gas exports. Novatek, Russia’s largest ind... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/21/russian-natural-gas-company-in-leningrad-oblast-on-fire/ | 2024-01-21T11:48:21Z | blocked_url |
Ukraine’s Police identified five people involved in illegal actions against Yuriy Nikolov, a journalist of the Nashi Hroshi project, the Kyiv City’s police reported on 21 January.
The identified are residents of Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Cherkasy oblasts. The authorities searched the suspects’ homes and reportedly seized mat... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/21/ukraines-police-identify-five-suspects-in-harassment-of-investigative-journalist/ | 2024-01-21T11:49:01Z | blocked_url |
Stacey Solomon looked sensational as she showed off her incredible figure ahead of a rare night out with husband Joe Swash, to celebrate his 42nd birthday.
The mum of five looked incredible in a lilac strappy mini dress as she shared a mirror selfie of herself and hubby Joe, who she wed in 2022. The couple beamed as th... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/celebrity-style/511742/stacey-solomon-wows-in-lilac-mini-dress/ | 2024-01-21T12:07:09Z | blocked_url |
David Beckham takes wellness very seriously. The sports star – who follows a strict seven-minute skincare regimen, and regularly trains with Gunnar Peterson – is also a fan of cold therapy.
Taking to Instagram on Sunday, David, 48, gave fans a glimpse of his latest 'Self-care Sunday' at what appears to be his £12 milli... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/511743/david-beckham-shares-topless-video-in-pool-self-care-sunday/ | 2024-01-21T12:07:15Z | blocked_url |
Christopher Dean is one of the most recognisable faces on our screens thanks to his impressive career as an Olympic ice skater as well as his appearances on the judging panel of Dancing On Ice alongside his former professional partner, Jayne Torvill. But before his rise to fame and success in the sporting world, Christ... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/511681/christopher-dean-blocks-out-memories-from-tragic-family-heartbreak/ | 2024-01-21T12:07:21Z | blocked_url |
SEOUL - South Korea saw its first ever decline in the overall number of registered fuel-powered vehicles in 2023, as reported by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Jan 19.
The total number of registered vehicles powered by petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas fell by 85,000 to 23.647 million in... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/korea-records-first-ever-drop-in-fuel-powered-vehicle-count | 2024-01-21T12:15:41Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - iFast Corporation has secured in-principle approval from the Securities Commission Malaysia to operate a bond marketplace through its subsidiary Bondsupermart Malaysia.
In a bourse filing on Jan 20, the company said that Bondsupermart aims to be a “centralised and easily accessible” marketplace to buy and s... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/ifast-gets-in-principle-approval-to-operate-bond-marketplace-in-malaysia | 2024-01-21T12:15:51Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - As part of No Signboard’s annual report release on Jan 19, the company’s auditor, PKF-CAP, flagged uncertainty over the company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The auditor noted that the company posted a net loss of $4.7 million for the financial year ended Sept 30, 2022, with net cash outflow fro... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/no-signboard-s-auditor-flags-going-concern-uncertainty-asset-impairments | 2024-01-21T12:16:02Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE — The first two condominium launches in 2024 were off to a slower start, following a year where annual private home sales fell to the lowest level since 2008.
The Arcady at Boon Keng in the city fringe sold about 30 per cent of its units on Jan 20, while suburban condo Hillhaven in Hillview Rise sold about 31... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/property/new-condo-launches-arcady-and-hillhaven-sell-over-50-units-each-on-launch-day | 2024-01-21T12:16:12Z | blocked_url |
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More than 400 rental households in Toa Payoh relocated, two blocks to be redeveloped
25 cases of mpox in Singapore from September to December
20 of the 32 cases in 2023 were locally trans... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/evening-update-today-s-headlines-from-the-straits-times-on-jan-21-2024 | 2024-01-21T12:16:22Z | blocked_url |
Tajikistan will play their last Asian Cup group game against Lebanon like a final as the tournament debutants seek their first win and first goal, coach Petar Segrt said on Sunday.
Tajikistan and Lebanon have one point each to sit third and fourth respectively, five points adrift of already-qualified leaders Qatar but ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/tajikistan-ready-for-most-important-game-in-our-history-coach-segrt | 2024-01-21T12:16:33Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE – Coco Gauff said she was enjoying “learning adulthood” after showing poise and determination to storm into a first Australian Open quarter-final on Jan 21.
The 19-year-old fourth seed was again in the zone to race past unseeded Magdalena Frech 6-1, 6-2 in just 63 minutes on Rod Laver Arena as she zeroes in o... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/ominous-coco-gauff-embracing-adulthood-as-she-steps-up-in-australia | 2024-01-21T12:16:43Z | blocked_url |
GAZA STRIP - Gaza’s Health Ministry on Jan 21 said the death toll in the war-torn Palestinian territory breached 25,000 as Israel pushed its southward offensive and renewed bombardment in the north.
Israel is pressing its push against Hamas in southern Gaza as it seeks to destroy the armed group responsible for an atta... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/gaza-deaths-top-25000-as-israel-pushes-offensive | 2024-01-21T12:16:54Z | blocked_url |
KAMPALA, Uganda - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Jan 21 denounced Israel for the "heartbreaking" deaths of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and called it unacceptable to resist statehood for the Palestinian people.
"Israel's military operations have spread mass destruction and killed civilians on a s... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/uns-guterres-condemns-israel-for-heartbreaking-killings-in-gaza | 2024-01-21T12:17:04Z | blocked_url |
Ireland rookie Tom Ahern hospitalised after ugly red card incident
Munster suffered not only a 26-23 defeat to Northampton Saints at Thomond Park in the Champions Cup on Saturday but also a concerning injury to their lock Tom Ahern.
The ugly incident occurred just before halftime when Northampton’s hooker Curtis Langdo... | https://www.rugbypass.com/news/ireland-rookie-tom-ahern-hospitalised-after-ugly-red-card-incident/ | 2024-01-21T12:48:49Z | blocked_url |
'I’ve been there myself with Eddie and Steve. Steve has got a tough job'
Georgia’s new head coach Richard Cockerill has backed Steve Borthwick’s plan for England in the face of significant changes within camp, not least the absence of Owen Farrell.
The 53-year-old former England forwards coach signed a contract this we... | https://www.rugbypass.com/news/six-nations-richard-cockerill-backs-steve-borthwick-to-have-right-plan-for-england/ | 2024-01-21T12:48:57Z | blocked_url |
Townsend names 39-man Six Nations squad with Russell and Darge as co-captains
Bath stand-off Finn Russell and Glasgow back-rower Rory Darge have been named as Scotland’s new co-captains for the upcoming Guinness Six Nations.
Jamie Ritchie had been the skipper since the summer of 2022 but Gregor Townsend has opted to ma... | https://www.rugbypass.com/news/townsend-names-39-man-six-nations-squad-with-russell-and-darge-as-co-captains/ | 2024-01-21T12:49:04Z | blocked_url |
Amanda Holden is the life and soul of the party! Taking to Instagram on Saturday, the mum-of-two gave fans a glimpse of the epic birthday bash she'd thrown for her daughter, Lexi, 18.
Sharing a video from the teen's milestone celebrations, Amanda, 52, grabbed the mic and headed to the dancefloor, where she joined Lexi ... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/511744/amanda-holden-video-from-daughter-lexi-18th-birthday-party/ | 2024-01-21T13:21:44Z | blocked_url |
We could all learn a thing or two from Martine McCutcheon’s latest outfit post, as she gave a masterclass in mixing cosy winter fashion with chic, and sexy, pieces. Wearing a stylish white and black fair isle knit from New Look, the 47-year-old actress proved that cosy doesn’t have to mean covered up by pairing her flu... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/celebrity-style/511745/martine-mccutcheon-exudes-snow-bunny-chic-in-micro-leather-shorts/ | 2024-01-21T13:21:50Z | blocked_url |
Eighteen people were killed and 13 injured after Ukrainian forces shelled the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Alexei Kulemzin, the city's Russian-installed mayor, said on Sunday.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the incident.
According to Kulemzin, Ukrainian forces shelled a busy ar... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/eighteen-killed-after-ukraine-shells-russian-controlled-city-of-donetsk-officials | 2024-01-21T13:48:16Z | blocked_url |
CAIRO - Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia or its security, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday, according to a statement from the presidency, after Ethiopia said it would consider recognising an independence claim by Somaliland.
Trying to "jump on a piece of land" to try to control it is something th... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/president-sisi-says-egypt-will-not-allow-any-threat-to-somalia-or-its-security | 2024-01-21T13:48:27Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - More people will benefit from support by the Singapore Indian Development Association (Sinda) after the self-help group broadened its criteria to determine who is eligible for several of its programmes.
In a press statement on Jan 21, Sinda said it has revised its per capita income criterion to broaden its ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-to-benefit-from-sinda-after-widening-of-eligibility-criteria-for-support | 2024-01-21T13:48:37Z | blocked_url |
JASNA, Slovakia - American Mikaela Shiffrin raced to a record-extending 95th career victory when won the World Cup women's slalom in Jasna, Slovakia on Sunday after building a big lead on her opening run.
Shiffrin's 150th World Cup podium moved her five shy of the record held by Ingemar Stenmark, while her 82nd World C... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/alpine-skiing-american-shiffrin-extends-victory-record-with-95th-career-win | 2024-01-21T13:48:47Z | blocked_url |
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