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LONDON – Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced a multi-year partnership with Formula E, Extreme E and E1 powerboat racing on Jan 22 to “supercharge” the growth of electric motorsport globally.
The Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund said that the Electric 360 partnership would also drive technological in... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/saudi-arabia-s-pif-to-sponsor-three-electric-motorsport-series | 2024-01-23T04:20:13Z | blocked_url |
The University of Colorado Boulder announced that the campus will operate on a delayed schedule on Tuesday due to inclement weather conditions, including temperatures below zero degrees.
All in-person and remote synchronous classes beginning before 10 a.m. will be canceled. Classes beginning at or after 10 a.m. will no... | https://www.cuindependent.com/2024/01/15/cu-to-operate-on-delayed-schedule-on-jan-16-due-to-inclement-weather/ | 2024-01-23T04:44:36Z | blocked_url |
Conservative activist Chris Rufo told an audience of CU Boulder community members that diversity should be a secondary goal of higher education. The lecture echoed his efforts to eliminate critical race theory and diversity initiatives on college campuses nationwide.
Rufo, who was vital in ousting former Harvard Presid... | https://www.cuindependent.com/2024/01/18/conservative-activist-chris-rufo-tells-cu-boulder-audience-to-lay-siege-to-institutions/ | 2024-01-23T04:44:44Z | blocked_url |
The University of Colorado Boulder Retired Faculty Association hosted Jo Ann Joselyn, a 2002 Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame inductee for her career in the space sciences. Her talk on Jan. 16 focused on her research of sun activity and her career as a woman of many firsts.
Joselyn graduated with a PhD in astro-geophysics... | https://www.cuindependent.com/2024/01/20/astronomy-pioneer-jo-ann-joselyn/ | 2024-01-23T04:44:51Z | blocked_url |
For bioartist Darya Warner, the path to their somewhat unconventional career was a tumultuous one, beginning in post-Soviet Ukraine and bringing them nearly 6,000 miles away to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Warner, who uses both she and they pronouns, is a Colorado Art Science and Environment... | https://www.cuindependent.com/2024/01/21/how-a-bioartist-from-ukraine-brought-attention-to-colorado-groundwater-concerns/ | 2024-01-23T04:44:59Z | blocked_url |
As the saying goes, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and this couldn't be more true for Frankie Johnson, the youngest son of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie.
In a recent photo shared by Carrie Johnson on Instagram, young Frankie, born in July 2023, bears a striking resemblance t... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/511839/boris-johnsons-baby-looks-identical-to-his-famous-dad-in-rare-photo/ | 2024-01-23T05:07:49Z | blocked_url |
CANBERRA – Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has announced he will retire from politics in February, ending a prolonged period of speculation over his future following an election defeat in 2022.
In a Facebook post on Jan 23, the 55-year-old said he would be resigning from Parliament by the end of Februar... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/former-australian-pm-morrison-to-quit-parliament-in-february | 2024-01-23T05:50:52Z | blocked_url |
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia is considering initiating legal proceedings against foreign banks linked to the multi-billion dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) corruption scandal, the chairman of the 1MDB asset recovery taskforce said on Jan 23.
Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani did not identify the foreign banks but said... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-considers-legal-proceedings-against-foreign-banks-linked-to-1mdb-graft | 2024-01-23T05:51:02Z | blocked_url |
HONG KONG – China’s gaming regulator has removed from its website the rules it proposed in December aimed at curbing spending and rewards that encourage playing video games, checks by Reuters on Jan 23 showed, in a move that boosted gaming company shares.
The link to the draft rules on the National Press and Publicatio... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/china-regulator-removes-draft-video-game-rules-from-website-shares-jump | 2024-01-23T05:51:13Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Singapore consumer prices rose at a faster pace in December from a month earlier, even as full-year 2023 inflation eased considerably from a year ago.
Core inflation, which excludes private transport and accommodation costs to better reflect the expenses of local households, rose to 3.3 per cent year on yea... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/singapore-inflation-eases-to-48-in-2023-from-61-in-2022-december-prices-rise-at-faster-pace | 2024-01-23T05:51:23Z | blocked_url |
We Try First: Can AI help us hack our CVs?
Welcome to the latest edition of ST HeadSTart, bringing you the best of The Straits Times’ career and personal finance coverage every Monday morning. Sign up here to get weekly tips right into your inbox.
This week, we look at the use of AI in job applications, workplace trend... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/can-we-hack-our-cvs-with-the-help-of-ai-why-you-shouldn-t-quit-right-after-a-promotion | 2024-01-23T05:51:44Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Five puppies and three kittens were found during a vehicle inspection at Woodlands Checkpoint on Jan 10, in what is the first case of animal smuggling detected in 2024.
The National Parks Board (NParks) and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in a joint statement on Jan 23 that the animals were... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/5-puppies-3-kittens-rescued-in-first-smuggling-case-of-2024 | 2024-01-23T05:51:54Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - A man who was a CityCab driver when he allegedly shoved a private hire driver, causing him to fall into a drain, was charged in court on Jan 23 with causing hurt by performing a rash act.
Tok Wee Hoong, 53, is accused of pushing Mr Allan Wong, 59, at the Pan Island Expressway towards Changi at around 5.20am... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/cabby-who-allegedly-shoved-private-hire-driver-charged-with-performing-rash-act | 2024-01-23T05:52:05Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Coldplay concert-goers will be able to travel for free from the National Stadium to four MRT stations on selected days from Jan 23 to 31.
In a Facebook post on Jan 22, ride-hailing company Grab said it will offer shuttle buses that will go to Redhill, Jurong East, Boon Keng and Toa Payoh MRT stations.
Coldp... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/grab-to-offer-free-shuttle-buses-to-4-mrt-stations-from-coldplay-concerts | 2024-01-23T05:52:15Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - A teen who advertised two girls as social escorts on a Telegram chat group, leading them to provide sexual services to multiple strangers, has been sentenced to at least six months of reformative training.
On Jan 23, the 18-year-old received his sentence via video link in a district court. He had previously... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/reformative-training-for-teen-who-prostituted-two-underage-girls-on-telegram-chat-group | 2024-01-23T05:52:26Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Mr Amparo Juan Carlos Camero and his wife, Ms Jasmine Tan, had taken their 21-month-old son for a vaccination at Punggol Polyclinic on Jan 3, when a coordinator there told them that they could tap on free parenting programmes nearby at the same time.
Previously, parents would have to search for such program... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/support-programme-for-young-families-launched-at-punggol-polyclinic | 2024-01-23T05:52:36Z | blocked_url |
PHILADELPHIA – Joel Embiid was mad at himself because he wanted to score more points on Jan 22.
It came after the Cameroonian centre became only the ninth player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history to score 70 points or more in a single game, as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 133-123... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/basketball/brilliant-joel-embiid-scores-70-as-philadelphia-76ers-down-san-antonio-spurs | 2024-01-23T05:52:46Z | blocked_url |
DOUALA, Cameroon - The global fight against malaria took a stride forward on Jan 22 as Cameroon started the world’s first routine vaccine programme against the mosquito-borne disease, although Reuters journalists witnessed few people in clinics receiving the shot.
Around 40 years in the making, the World Health Organis... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/cameroon-begins-routine-malaria-shots-in-global-milestone | 2024-01-23T05:52:57Z | blocked_url |
In the early morning of 23 January, Russians started another missile attack against Ukraine.
The first reports on the takeoff of 12 Tu-95MS strategic bombers, capable of carrying Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles, from the Olenya air base in Russia emerged around 2 a.m. Kyiv time. The Olenya base is located in Murmansk Obl... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/23/russia-launches-another-massive-missile-attack-against-ukraine-updates/ | 2024-01-23T06:07:35Z | blocked_url |
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (NS) - Review
by Paul Broussard , posted 48 minutes ago / 197 ViewsIt continues to be Metroidvania month around here, with Ubisoft of all companies now throwing its hat into the ring. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was announced last year to a chorus of “eh” from the general Prince of... | https://www.vgchartz.com/article/459705/prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-ns/ | 2024-01-23T07:00:51Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Users of AXS here can now pay a multitude of bills, fines, taxes and student fees in digital currencies, following a tie-up that opens up a new payment option in the market.
Popular bills payment platform AXS and cryptocurrency payment firm Triple-A on Jan 23 said they have partnered up to allow people to p... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/banking/axs-to-allow-payments-in-digital-currencies-in-tie-up-with-crypto-payment-firm | 2024-01-23T07:23:09Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Seatrium has obtained a $400 million committed green revolving loan facility from UOB to support environmentally sustainable projects.
The loan is secured via its unit Seatrium Financial Services, the offshore and marine engineering group said on Jan 23.
The facility will support the group’s green projects,... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/seatrium-secures-400-million-green-loan-for-sustainability-projects | 2024-01-23T07:23:19Z | blocked_url |
LOS ANGELES – Norman Jewison, the Oscar-nominated director of In The Heat Of The Night (1967) and Moonstruck (1987) whose half-century career of film-making defied categorisation, has died at age 97, his publicist said on Jan 22.
The Canada-born Jewison worked with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Steve McQ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/heat-of-the-night-moonstruck-director-norman-jewison-dies-aged-97 | 2024-01-23T07:23:30Z | blocked_url |
LOS ANGELES – When Hollywood heavyweights Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks team up on a World War II drama, you can expect big things.
And according to actors Austin Butler and Callum Turner, big is what you get with Masters Of The Air, the historical miniseries produced by Spielberg and Hanks – reportedly at a cost of m... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/set-of-wwii-drama-masters-of-the-air-had-live-airport-with-runways | 2024-01-23T07:23:40Z | blocked_url |
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SINGAPORE - At least 30 cases of pet animal and wildlife smuggling were detected by the authorities in 2023.
The largest of these cases took place in March 2023 and involved the smuggling of 337 birds, according to a joint statement on Jan 23 from the National Parks Board (NParks) and Immigrations and Checkpoints Autho... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/over-30-cases-of-illegal-pet-wildlife-smuggling-detected-in-2023 | 2024-01-23T07:24:12Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - A self-styled religious teacher who admitted to committing sex crimes against four boys, including one he met on a dating app, was sentenced to 21½ years’ jail and eight strokes of the cane on Jan 23.
His offences were uncovered after police officers patrolling near Changi Beach conducted a spot check on th... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/self-styled-religious-teacher-who-preyed-on-boys-gets-21-years-jail-for-sex-offences | 2024-01-23T07:24:23Z | blocked_url |
PARIS – From the windows of “Les Bons Vivants” cafe, a short walk from the athletes’ village for the Paris Olympics, the changes underway in the once run-down neighbourhood are instantly visible.
Next door, the makeover of the 130-metre Tour Pleyel skyscraper is nearly complete, turning the 1970s eyesore into a modern ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/paris-grittiest-suburb-awaits-olympics-dividend | 2024-01-23T07:24:33Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff came through a huge test at the hands of Ukrainian world number 37 Marta Kostyuk 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time on Tuesday.
The fourth-seeded American will rarely play as badly and still progress but prevailed after more tha... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/coco-survives-kostyuk-test-to-reach-australian-open-semis | 2024-01-23T07:24:43Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON - Israel has proposed to Hamas via Qatari and Egyptian mediators a pause in fighting of up to two months as part of a deal to free all the hostages being held in Gaza, United States news site Axios reported on Jan 22.
The report, citing unnamed Israeli officials, said the deal would take place in multiple st... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-proposes-pause-in-fighting-as-part-of-hostage-deal-report | 2024-01-23T07:24:54Z | blocked_url |
LONDON - Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed during intense fighting in Gaza, military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday, marking the highest one-day Israeli death toll since fighting began in the enclave.
Hagari said militants had fired rocket-propelled grenades, triggering the collapse of a bui... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-says-21-soldiers-killed-in-gaza-fighting | 2024-01-23T07:25:04Z | blocked_url |
KYIV -Russia launched a missile strike on Kyiv and Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, wounding several people and damaging residential buildings in both cities, as well as a gas pipeline, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday.
Seven people were injured in the capital's districts of Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi,... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/russia-launches-missile-attack-on-kyiv-kharkiv-ukraine-says | 2024-01-23T07:25:15Z | blocked_url |
A man suspected of shooting eight people to death and wounding another in suburban Chicago has turned up dead hundreds of miles away in Texas, where he apparently took his own life after an encounter with law enforcement there, police said on Monday.
The death of 23-year-old Romeo Nance near the town of Natalia, Texas,... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/suspect-in-8-chicago-area-slayings-turns-up-dead-in-texas | 2024-01-23T07:25:25Z | blocked_url |
NEW YORK – Fruits and vegetables grown in urban gardens in Europe and the US have a carbon footprint six times larger on average than the same produce grown on conventional farms, according to researchers.
Farmers and gardeners at 73 urban agriculture sites in France, Germany, Poland, the UK and the US participated as ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/urban-farming-has-a-surprisingly-high-climate-toll | 2024-01-23T07:25:36Z | blocked_url |
Cartoons of the week Published: Jan 23, 2024 Cartoons of the week Published: Jan 23, 2024 Manny Francisco www.inklingsanddrawnconclusions.com Lee Chee Chew @chewonit.comics Lee Chee Chew @chewonit.comics Manny Francisco www.inklingsanddrawnconclusions.com Restart Share these cartoons Facebook WhatsApp Telegram Messenge... | https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2024/01/cartoons-of-the-week-january-23/index.html?shell | 2024-01-23T07:27:48Z | blocked_url |
PREBLE COUNTY — Consider helping older adults in your community by representing your county on the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council. We currently seek a representative for Preble County. The Advisory Council advises the AAA Board of Trustees regarding administration of federal and state funds for services to peopl... | https://www.registerherald.com/2024/01/19/advisory-council-representative-sought-for-preble-county-3/ | 2024-01-23T07:35:15Z | blocked_url |
ENGLEWOOD — January is an important time to give blood. Join the mission of National and Ohio Blood Donor Awareness Month by donating at the Kleptz YMCA community blood drive Monday, Jan. 22 from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 1200 West National Road, Englewood or at the Fairview Brethren in Christ Church monthly community ... | https://www.registerherald.com/2024/01/19/blood-drives-this-week-in-englewood/ | 2024-01-23T07:35:21Z | blocked_url |
CLAYTON — Northmont will be inducting six people into the Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 27 beginning with a ceremony at 3:30 p.m., followed by dinner and a public acknowledgement during the basketball game that evening.
Jim Campbell
Jim Campbell played baseball at Northmont from 1979 to 1981. He did appea... | https://www.registerherald.com/2024/01/19/northmont-to-induct-six-into-hall-of-fame/ | 2024-01-23T07:35:27Z | blocked_url |
BEIJING – The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Jan 23 it hoped all parties at the United Nations reviewing China’s human rights record would be “constructive” and “non-politicised”.
According to diplomats and documents, China has been lobbying non-Western countries to praise its human rights record ahead of a UN group’... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-hopes-un-review-of-human-rights-is-constructive-non-politicised | 2024-01-23T08:55:40Z | blocked_url |
Hong Kong film director Danny Pang, one half of the Pang Brothers, has withdrawn his bankruptcy application because a new film project has helped to resolve his financial woes.
The 58-year-old told Hong Kong’s Oriental Daily News in December that he had filed for bankruptcy after accumulating debts of about HK$2 millio... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/hong-kong-director-danny-pang-withdraws-bankruptcy-application | 2024-01-23T08:55:50Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – A gruelling Olympic triathlon comprises a 1.5km swim, a 40km bike ride and a 10km run, for a total distance of 51.5km.
Now, imagine multiplying that by more than 100 times. In a remarkable feat of human endurance, Mr Luigi Castelli, who used to be a casual jogger, has set the Guinness World Record for the l... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/man-swam-cycled-ran-9555km-in-singapore-to-set-record-for-longest-triathlon | 2024-01-23T08:56:00Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Thirteen people were evacuated after an offshore fish farm near Pulau Tekong caught fire on the evening of Jan 21.
The fire, which involved a generator at the fish farm, happened at about 11.50pm, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
SCDF used a water monitor from a Rapid Response Fire Vessel to e... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/13-evacuated-after-offshore-fish-farm-near-pulau-tekong-caught-fire-no-reported-injuries | 2024-01-23T08:56:11Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff came through a huge test at the hands of Ukrainian world number 37 Marta Kostyuk 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time on Tuesday.
The fourth-seeded American will rarely play as badly and still progress but prevailed after more tha... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/coco-gauf-survives-marta-kostyuk-test-to-reach-australian-open-semis | 2024-01-23T08:56:21Z | blocked_url |
Following is a factbox on the five-match test series between India and England beginning in Hyderabad on Thursday:
FIXTURES
First test: Jan. 25-29, Hyderabad
Second test: Feb. 2-6, Vishakhapatman
Third test: Feb. 15-19, Rajkot
Fourth test: Feb. 23-27, Ranchi
Fifth test: March 7-11, Dharamsala
*Play begins 0400 GMT/0930... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/cricket-india-v-england-test-series | 2024-01-23T08:56:32Z | blocked_url |
NEW DELHI - India have not lost a test series at home in more than a decade but that formidable record will be under threat when Rohit Sharma's side take on England in a five-match series beginning in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Ben Stokes returns from knee surgery to skipper the side under coach Brendon McCullum, with the ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/india-put-proud-home-record-on-the-line-against-flamboyant-england | 2024-01-23T08:56:42Z | blocked_url |
DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - A Ukrainian soldier near the front line looks into video goggles and clutches a control set in both hands as he guides a drone during the war against Russia.
The soldier, who goes by the call sign Sam, looks up and complains: "There's no video".
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, have... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/drones-are-hit-and-miss-for-ukrainian-soldiers | 2024-01-23T08:56:53Z | blocked_url |
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been placed in solitary confinement for 10 days in a prison above the Arctic circle for "incorrectly introducing himself" to a guard, his spokesperson said late on Monday.
Navalny, 47, a former lawyer who rose to prominence more than a decade ago by lampooning President Vladimir... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/jailed-kremlin-critic-navalny-put-in-solitary-confinement-in-arctic-prison-spokesperson | 2024-01-23T08:57:03Z | blocked_url |
MIAMI – When Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas embarks on its first official voyage on Jan 27, the journey is sure to make waves. The world’s largest cruise ship, the Icon, is over 360m long and weighs in around 250,000 gross registered tonnes. It boasts 20 different decks; 40 restaurants, bars and lounges; seven pool... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/the-world-s-largest-cruise-ship-is-a-climate-liability | 2024-01-23T08:57:13Z | blocked_url |
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello shocked their fans when they announced on July 17, 2023, that they were ending their seven-year marriage.
Two days later, when Joe, 47, filed divorce papers, he cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the couple's split.
However, six months on, Sofia, 51, has shared the re... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/511841/sofia-vergara-joe-manganiello-real-reason-divorce-children/ | 2024-01-23T09:09:01Z | blocked_url |
Viewers who tuned into the second episode of True Detective: Night Country were left asking the same question after spotting direct links to season one, which starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
Warning! Spoilers for episode two ahead!
In the latest installment, we learned that Rose Aguineau was led to the... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/511840/true-detective-viewers-ask-same-question-spot-huge-link-to-season-one/ | 2024-01-23T09:09:07Z | blocked_url |
AYODHYA - Tens of thousands of Hindus braved biting cold on Jan 23 to pray at a new temple to Lord Ram in India’s northern city of Ayodhya, a day after its inaugural by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a site believed to be the god-king’s birthplace.
Hindu groups, Mr Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and i... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/hindus-throng-ram-temple-in-indias-ayodhya-as-it-opens-to-the-public | 2024-01-23T10:28:04Z | blocked_url |
BRUSSELS - NATO has signed a 1.1 billion euro contract for 155mm artillery ammunition, the alliance said on Tuesday, with part of the shells to be supplied to Ukraine after complaints a shortage of munitions was hampering its war efforts.
"The war in Ukraine has become a battle of ammunition," NATO Secretary-General Je... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/nato-signs-11-billion-euro-contract-for-155mm-artillery-ammunition | 2024-01-23T10:28:15Z | blocked_url |
NEW DELHI – South-east Asian countries are pulling out all stops to woo increasingly affluent Indian travellers, amid rising competition from other regions to tap the expanding appetite for travel in the world’s fastest-growing economy.
Malaysia and Thailand are among the countries that have introduced visa-free entry ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/south-east-asian-countries-step-up-efforts-to-woo-indian-tourists | 2024-01-23T10:28:24Z | blocked_url |
ANKARA - Turkey's parliament is widely expected to approve Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance.
Turkey's general assembly, where President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling alliance holds a majority, is set to vote on Sweden's application about... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/turkey-set-to-approve-swedens-nato-membership-bid-after-long-delay | 2024-01-23T10:28:24Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - With the merger between Singtel Singapore’s consumer and enterprise arms now complete in just over six months, the hard work of streamlining the integrated business will likely continue for at least another 2.5 years, its top executive said.
“We have a three-year time frame to accomplish this multiphased co... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/singtel-s-pore-business-units-merged-but-still-lots-to-do-says-s-pore-ceo | 2024-01-23T10:28:27Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – British pop artist Philip Colbert, known even among his friends as “the lobster man”, came across his first lobster by a Scottish seaside when he was eight.
It was a Damascene moment, one that fired his imagination and began the obsession with the crustacean that has made his career.
Already a subscriber? L... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/lobster-artist-philip-colbert-there-is-nothing-more-unattractive-than-pretentiousness | 2024-01-23T10:28:48Z | blocked_url |
Colombian-American actress Sofia Vergara has broken her silence on her divorce from American actor Joe Manganiello.
In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais on Jan 15, the Modern Family (2009 to 2020) actress revealed they had conflicting opinions about having children.
In July 2023, Vergara, 51, and Manganiello,... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actress-sofia-vergara-reveals-reason-for-divorcing-actor-joe-manganiello | 2024-01-23T10:28:58Z | blocked_url |
In 2022, Republicans seemed to have an easy path to regaining the White House, no actual policy proposals required. All they had to do was contrast Donald Trump’s economic record – which they portrayed as stellar – with the lousy economy under President Joe Biden.
That rosy view of the Trump economy involved a lot of s... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/is-the-vibecession-finally-coming-to-an-end | 2024-01-23T10:29:09Z | blocked_url |
Technology innovation requires solving hard technical problems, right? Well, yes. And no.
As the Apple Macintosh turns 40, what began as Apple prioritising the squishy concept of “user experience” in its 1984 flagship product is, today, clearly vindicated by its blockbuster products since.
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SINGAPORE - Within just 15 minutes, a man allegedly molested three women and choked a fourth in Orchard Road on Aug 6, 2023.
On Jan 23, Joseph Mark Mervin, 48, was charged with three counts of molestation and one count of using criminal force on another person.
He is accused of starting his crime spree around 6.50pm wh... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/man-who-allegedly-molested-3-women-in-15-minutes-among-multiple-men-charged-with-molestation | 2024-01-23T10:29:29Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - A 34-year-old lorry driver had to be extricated from his vehicle after it collided with a tipper truck along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on the evening of Jan 22.
The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident on the PIE towards Tuas before the Jurong West Ave... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/driver-rescued-from-lorry-taken-to-hospital-after-collision-with-tipper-truck-along-pie | 2024-01-23T10:29:40Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – There are just four physiotherapists at the 224-bed Sree Narayana Mission (Singapore) nursing home, but some bed-bound residents still get an extra therapy session in the afternoon that will help them live more comfortably.
This is because 20 nursing aides and healthcare assistants have been trained to prov... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/healthcare-workers-get-superstar-awards-for-going-the-extra-mile | 2024-01-23T10:29:50Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make a four-day working visit to New York City from Jan 24 to Jan 27.
In a statement on Jan 23, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said PM Lee will be accompanied by his wife, Mrs Lee, and officials from the PMO as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During PM Lee’s a... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/pm-lee-to-visit-new-york-city-from-jan-24-to-27 | 2024-01-23T10:30:01Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Highlights of the 10th day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, all times local (GMT +11):
2030 DJOKOVIC BEATS FRITZ IN FOUR SETS
Novak Djokovic stormed into the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 6-3 victory over American Taylor Fritz.
The Serbian top seed will meet ei... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/australian-open-day-10-0 | 2024-01-23T10:30:11Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic continued his dominance over Taylor Fritz but not before a big test as he sealed a 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 6-3 win over the 12th-seeded American on a steamy Tuesday at the Australian Open to move into a record-extending 48th Grand Slam semi-final.
The 36-year-old defending champion had beaten Fritz in... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/djokovic-extinguishes-fritz-fire-to-make-melbourne-semis | 2024-01-23T10:30:21Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Coco Gauff eked out a victory to reach her first Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday and while the victory was more graft than glamour the U.S. Open champion was just fine with that.
The three-hour, eight-minute battle against Ukrainian world number 37 Marta Kostyuk took nearly as long as three of her pre... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/gauff-doesnt-need-to-read-coachs-winning-ugly-manual | 2024-01-23T10:30:32Z | blocked_url |
Graduating from an accelerator program backed by the federal government helped improve the performance of a Holland-area energy storage startup’s battery components and prepared it for commercialization.
Jolt Energy Storage Technologies LLC, which has been developing organic energy storage materials for power grid appl... | https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/energy/accelerator-brings-holland-energy-storage-startup-closer-to-market/ | 2024-01-23T10:55:51Z | blocked_url |
A Grand Rapids apartment developer had one item on his holiday wish list: an easier environment for debt financing.
Brad Laackman is CEO of Honor Construction, which he founded in 2009. In 2020, he co-founded Victory Development Group with Brian Hamrick and Jeff Royce to expand multi-tenant housing in West Michigan, wi... | https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-estate/grand-rapids-multifamily-developer-says-financing-will-be-this-years-biggest-hurdle/ | 2024-01-23T10:55:57Z | blocked_url |
A Walker board deadlocked Wednesday in a vote over a developer’s long-running plan for townhomes off Greenridge Drive, resulting in a decision to table the proposal for a fourth time.
The Walker Planning Commission on Wednesday evening voted 4-4, with one member absent, on a motion to consider the preliminary area site... | https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-estate/walker-board-again-deadlocks-over-plan-for-townhomes-at-former-golf-course/ | 2024-01-23T10:56:04Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – Almaty city witnessed an earthquake on Jan. 23 at 12.09 a.m. Astana time, causing no fatalities or severe damage, said Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov, according to the Prime Minister’s press service.
With an epicenter 264 kilometers southeast of Almaty on the border of the Kyrgyz Republic and China, the... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/kazakh-officials-confirm-no-casualties-in-almaty-earthquake/ | 2024-01-23T11:14:17Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – In the first half of 2023, Kazakhstan surged $4.1 billion in net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI), 86% more than in the previous year, Acting Chairman of the Kazakh Invest National Company Zhandos Temirgali said in an interview with Forbes, published on Dec. 28, 2023, reported the Kazakh Invest’s pres... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/kazakhstan-attracts-4-1-billion-in-fdi-in-first-half-of-2023/ | 2024-01-23T11:14:23Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – The National Center for Manuscripts and Rare Books published a copy of the manuscript of the great philosopher and scientist, Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, found in the United States, the Kazakh Culture and Information Ministry’s press service reported on Jan. 23.
The three-chapter original book “Risala Mirat al-Qulub,”... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/kazakhstan-publishes-khoja-ahmed-yasawi-manuscript-copy-discovered-in-us/ | 2024-01-23T11:14:30Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – Sergek, Kazakhstan’s leading platform for monitoring and analyzing traffic offenses on city roads and streets, completed a pilot project based on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud solutions, having tested the technical capabilities of integration to increase efficiency and deploy Sergek solutions abroad, reporte... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/kazakhstans-sergek-service-starts-applying-amazon-web-services-cloud-solutions/ | 2024-01-23T11:14:36Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is set for a scheduled working trip to Almaty on Jan. 24-25, said Tokayev’s spokesperson Berik Uali on his Instagram page.
The President will visit several facilities, particularly the city administration building renovated after the 2022 January events.
Tokayev will hold a meet... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/president-tokayev-to-visit-almaty-this-week/ | 2024-01-23T11:14:43Z | blocked_url |
White House expresses concern about Ukraine’s lack of weapons as Russia is building up military potential.
“The next few months are going to be critical for Ukraine,” US National Security spokesperson John Kirby said at the White House press briefing on 22 January. “If you think the fighting’s going to stop because the... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/23/kirby-next-few-months-to-be-critical-for-ukraine/ | 2024-01-23T11:17:26Z | blocked_url |
Poland has raised its military aircraft readiness amid the Russian morning missile attack on Ukraine, the Operational Command of Polish Armed Forces reported on 23 January.
“We are observing the intense activity of the Russian Federation’s long-range aircraft, which is connected to the intention to carry out strikes on... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/23/poland-activates-its-air-defenses-amid-russias-morning-missile-attack-on-ukraine/ | 2024-01-23T11:18:06Z | blocked_url |
After a week-long break, Russia launched another massive aerial attack on Ukraine. The main target of the assault was the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. The Interior Minister said the attack killed at least five civilians and injured dozens. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Air Force says Russia has used 41 missiles of five types... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/23/ukraine-downs-21-41-russian-missiles-in-another-massive-missile-assault-that-killed-at-least-five-civilains/ | 2024-01-23T11:18:46Z | blocked_url |
Peter Andre has given fans a sweet new update on his wife Emily's pregnancy. The couple, who are already parents to two young children, are gearing up for the new arrival in the coming months.
The new baby is set to be the Mysterious Girl singer's fifth child and third with his doctor wife Emily. During a new chat with... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/511851/peter-andre-praises-wife-emily-andre-new-pregnancy-update/ | 2024-01-23T11:20:40Z | blocked_url |
The Duchess of Edinburgh looked so stylish as she stepped out for another public engagement and she looked so elegant. The royal, 59, was seen arriving in Surrey for a visit that truly put the forest in her forest green outfit.
The Duchess wore a tasteful tailored power suit that was comprised of a fitted single-breast... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/royal-style/511847/duchess-sophie-edinburgh-gorgeous-leg-lengthening-suit/ | 2024-01-23T11:20:46Z | blocked_url |
Tre Lowe is just one of 18 hopefuls competing for Lord Sugar's investment in the upcoming season of BBC One's The Apprentice. The new series, which kicks off on Thursday 1 February, will see a fresh batch of aspiring entrepreneurs battle it out for a chance to bag the £250,000 investment and mentorship after facing a s... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/511850/the-apprentice-tre-lowe-all-we-know-wife-lifestyle/ | 2024-01-23T11:20:52Z | blocked_url |
Sharon Osbourne shared the heartbreaking confession that she tried to take her own life after she learned her husband, Ozzy, was having an affair in 2016.
The 71-year-old temporarily split from the Black Sabbath frontman, 75, after she discovered emails that revealed he had been unfaithful with celebrity hairdresser, M... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/511843/sharon-osbourne-attempted-end-her-life-ozzy-osbourne-affair/ | 2024-01-23T11:20:58Z | blocked_url |
Happiness after heartbreak becomes possible once we’ve faced the pain and accepted the new status quo, one which incorporates heartbreak into our lives. We have to accept that our loved one is gone and that they perhaps love someone else.
We don’t have to like it, forgive them or condone their actions in any way, but w... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/511849/finding-happiness-after-heartbreak/ | 2024-01-23T11:21:04Z | blocked_url |
Dakota Johnson's on and off-duty wardrobes are sartorial havens for classic, no-nonsense capsule-dressing lovers.
The 33-year-old actress, best known for playing Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades movies adaptations, has a penchant for putting an It-girl stamp on the 'less is more' dress code, and her latest look is ... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/fashion-trends/511846/dakota-johnson-sheer-tights-black-mini-dress/ | 2024-01-23T11:21:10Z | blocked_url |
Shirlie Kemp often shares updates on her and husband Martin Kemp's enormous transformation project which they began in 2021. The couple, who met in the 1980s while in their popstar heydays, have even revamped a separate cottage on their sprawling land, as well as an outhouse, which was once a pig shed, and Shirlie gave... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/511848/roman-kemps-mum-shirlie-reveals-glimpse-inside-revamped-outhouse-as-she-updates-on-renovation-journey/ | 2024-01-23T11:21:16Z | blocked_url |
Sexual wellness products have been having a moment for a while now, and with January officially Self-Love month, plus Valentine's Day around the corner, what better time is there than now to explore the best sexual wellness products at Ann Summers right now? The brand is known for its extensive range of sexual wellness... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/shopping/511356/ann-summers-trending-sexual-wellness-buys/ | 2024-01-23T11:21:22Z | blocked_url |
Brides to be - if the idea of scheduling appointments and traipsing around boutiques isn’t appealing, you may want to consider buying your wedding dress online. There are so many great websites where you can browse for 'the one', from the comfort of your own home.
Best wedding dress websites at a glance
Monsoon: Best f... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/511545/best-websites-to-buy-a-wedding-dress-online/ | 2024-01-23T11:42:36Z | blocked_url |
It’s been a huge few weeks for famed faces of all variations, and things aren’t looking so slow down any time soon. From awards shows, red carpet appearances, front row Fashion Week sightings and regular celeb business, the world’s most notable stars are out in full force, of course donning some seriously stylish looks... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/hfm/fashion-trends/511853/sundance-film-festival-2024-best-dressed-celebrities/ | 2024-01-23T11:42:42Z | blocked_url |
GENEVA - China underwent scrutiny of its human rights record at a key U.N. meeting on Tuesday, with Western countries calling for more protections for Xinjiang Uyghurs and greater freedom in Hong Kong while Beijing said it had made historic progress.
The review at the U.N. in Geneva is the first since the global body's... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-undergoes-rare-scrutiny-of-rights-record-at-un-meeting | 2024-01-23T12:00:26Z | blocked_url |
ROME - Italy will use its presidency of the Group of Seven major democracies to challenge growing perceptions that Russia is winning in Ukraine and that the West is tiring of the war, a source familiar with Italy's G7 plans said.
Italy will chair the G7, which also groups the United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, Fra... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/italy-looks-to-use-g7-chair-to-boost-support-for-ukraine-scrutinise-ai | 2024-01-23T12:00:36Z | blocked_url |
TOKYO - Japan and the United States said on Tuesday they would continue to work with each other in maintaining the sanctions against Russia and supporting Ukraine in line with an agreement the Group of Seven industrialised nations reached last year.
During an hour-long meeting with visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of the... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/japan-us-agree-to-maintain-sanctions-on-russia-support-ukraine | 2024-01-23T12:00:46Z | blocked_url |
MANILA - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the country's constitution needs to be amended because it was "not written for the globalised world".
Marcos, in an interview with GMA News TV aired on Tuesday, said the economic provisions of the 1987 constitution, which was introduced a year after the overthrow ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/philippines-marcos-says-constitution-should-be-changed-to-fit-globalised-world | 2024-01-23T12:00:57Z | blocked_url |
MANILA – The Philippine government will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into a brutal anti-narcotics campaign, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Jan 23.
“I consider it as a threat to our sovereignty. Therefore, the Philippine government will not lift a finger to help any in... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-will-not-lift-a-finger-to-assist-icc-s-drug-war-probe | 2024-01-23T12:01:07Z | blocked_url |
BENGALURU - Singapore’s Keppel said on Jan 23 that it has launched a sustainability-linked financing framework and has secured a total of $1 billion of sustainability-linked revolving loans from DBS Bank and United Overseas Bank.
The framework spells out the key performance indicators and sustainability performance tar... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/keppel-launches-sustainability-framework-secures-1b-sustainability-linked-loans | 2024-01-23T12:01:18Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - The Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, is pressing AEM Holdings for more details on an inventory shortfall that is expected to hit the semiconductor equipment maker’s fourth-quarter earnings.
The shortfall, first disclosed on Jan 14, is estimated to be between $17.9 million and $25.1 mil... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/sias-presses-aem-for-more-details-on-inventory-shortfall-financial-impact | 2024-01-23T12:01:28Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - Stocks in Singapore ended in the red on Jan 23, continuing their losing streak for the second day in a row. Their performance bucked the trend of regional bourses which mostly ended in the black.
The Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.4 per cent or 13.87 points to close at 3,135.25. Across the broader market,... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/singapore-shares-continue-losing-streak-even-as-asian-markets-rally | 2024-01-23T12:01:38Z | blocked_url |
Hong Kong actor Lee Lung Kei, 73, has refuted speculation that his relationship with fiancee Chris Wong, 36, is on the rocks.
The couple have been in the spotlight since their relationship came to light in 2019 due to their huge age gap.
Wong removed all her posts, including her photos with Lee, from Instagram on Jan 2... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actor-lee-lung-kei-73-says-relationship-with-fiancee-36-is-not-on-the-rocks | 2024-01-23T12:01:49Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Fans of British band Coldplay were out in full force at the National Stadium on Jan 23, the first night of the band’s six concerts at the 55,000-capacity venue.
The quartet, famous for pop and rock hits from the last two decades such as Yellow (2000) and My Universe (2021), is the first act to schedule six ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/coldplay-fans-pack-national-stadium-for-first-of-six-sold-out-concerts | 2024-01-23T12:01:59Z | blocked_url |
“As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding. Like the Roman, I seem to see the River Tiber foaming with much blood...”
Enoch Powell’s warning about the danger of mass immigration into Britain was made in 1968. Those who regard the late Tory politician as a prophet will be feeling vindicated right now. A backlash agai... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/in-praise-of-mass-immigration | 2024-01-23T12:02:10Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE - There were three reported deaths from local dengue infections from October to December 2023, making a total of six fatalities for the year, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) in its latest quarterly report.
A total of 2,546 cases were reported in the fourth quarter, a 16.6 per cent decrease compared... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/3-reported-deaths-from-dengue-in-4q-2023-number-of-infections-rise-for-7th-straight-week | 2024-01-23T12:02:20Z | blocked_url |
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