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Motsi Mabuse often keeps her five-year-old daughter out of the spotlight, not even confirming the youngster's name, but during the week the star shared a stunning video of the young girl.
As you can see in the clip below, the young girl was channelling her inner Disney princess, using an outfit from Princess Tiana whil... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/512198/strictly-motsi-mabuse-follows-footsteps-daddy-daughter-dance/ | 2024-01-27T20:23:58Z | blocked_url |
Viktor Labin, a Russian military intelligence (GRU) officer living in Brussels just kilometers from EU and NATO headquarters, has supplied indispensable measurement machines to Russian defense contractors for over a decade while avoiding Western sanctions, an investigation by The Insider revealed on 27 January.
The Ins... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/27/insider-gru-officer-in-brussels-funnels-military-exports-to-russia/ | 2024-01-27T20:35:55Z | blocked_url |
The US aims to station nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time in 15 years due to increased threat from Russia, The Telegraph reported on 27 January, citing Pentagon documents.
According to the statement, the nuclear weapon the US intends to place in eastern England is three times more powerful than the bomb dropp... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/27/us-to-deploy-nuclear-weapons-to-uk-air-base-amid-increased-threat-from-russia/ | 2024-01-27T20:36:35Z | blocked_url |
Q: What can universities do to prepare students like my daughter for a fast-changing world and manage the threat from generative artificial intelligence (AI)?
A: Worries about the impact of AI are common. In its latest Future of Jobs report, the World Economic Forum estimates that nearly three-quarters of global compan... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/askst-what-can-universities-do-to-prepare-students-for-a-fast-evolving-uncertain-world | 2024-01-27T20:42:26Z | blocked_url |
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast - Angola's Gelson Dala scored twice as they reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals with a comprehensive 3-0 last-16 victory over neighbours Namibia, who were left to rue four mad first half minutes on Saturday.
Angola, who claimed their biggest ever Cup of Nations finals win, had an early ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/angola-breeze-into-cup-of-nations-quarters-with-3-0-namibia-win | 2024-01-27T20:42:36Z | blocked_url |
LEVERKUSEN, Germany - Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen squandered a bagful of chances before settling for a 0-0 draw against visitors Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday and seeing their lead at the top cut to two points.
Unbeaten Leverkusen head the standings on 49 points, with Bayern Munich, 3-2 winners at Augsb... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/misfiring-leverkusen-held-at-home-by-gladbach | 2024-01-27T20:42:46Z | blocked_url |
TURIN, Italy - Empoli midfielder Tommaso Baldanzi scored a second-half equaliser to hold leaders Juventus to a 1-1 home draw in Serie A on Saturday after Massimiliano Allegri's side were reduced to 10 men early in the first half.
Dusan Vlahovic put Juventus ahead in the 50th minute, scoring from close range following a... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/ten-man-juventus-held-to-home-draw-by-lowly-empoli | 2024-01-27T20:42:57Z | blocked_url |
BARCELONA - Alexander Sorloth and Jose Luis Morales struck deep into stoppage time to earn Villarreal a 5-3 win at Barcelona in a roller-coaster LaLiga clash on Saturday.
Villarreal opened a two-goal lead with efforts from Gerard Moreno in the 41st minute and Ilias Akhomach in the 54th, but the hosts fought back within... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/villarreal-score-twice-in-added-time-to-stun-barcelona-in-goal-fest | 2024-01-27T20:43:07Z | blocked_url |
Geri Halliwell-Horner and husband Christian were giddy with excitement on Saturday as their horse, Hope, marked its first-ever race.
The former Spice Girls singer took to Instagram to share the exciting news alongside a collage of photos of herself posting with the black mare. Geri looked ravishing in a pair of white t... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/512201/geri-halliwell-horner-husband-christian-supported-horse-racing-first/ | 2024-01-27T22:13:18Z | blocked_url |
Zara Tindall was at the Cheltenham Festival Trials Day on Saturday and the royal looked absolutely flawless in a striking maroon outfit for her day at the races.
The daughter of Princess Anne turned heads in her stylish maroon coat as she arrived at the Cheltenham Racecourse on a mild Saturday in January. Alongside the... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/royal-style/512200/zara-tindall-all-smiles-steals-the-show-maroon-outfit/ | 2024-01-27T22:13:24Z | blocked_url |
Jennifer Garner left fans over the moon on Saturday January 27 when she shared pictures of a reunion with two of her Alias co-stars, Victor Garber and Ron Rifkin.
"NYC doesn’t happen if I don’t get a moment with my best guys, Ron and Victor," she captioned the post which featured a picture of the three of them wrapped ... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/512199/jennifer-garner-reunites-with-alias-co-stars-ahead-of-25th-anniversary/ | 2024-01-27T22:13:30Z | blocked_url |
BEIJING - At six months pregnant with a boy, actress Ma Qian is the envy of her girlfriends, many of whom want to have “dragon babies” as the auspicious year rolls around after a 12-year cycle.
She and her husband wasted no time after throwing their wedding banquet in July 2023 to try for a child.
“It was all planned. ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/baby-boom-expected-in-china-during-dragon-year-not-enough-to-save-fertility-crisis | 2024-01-27T22:14:43Z | blocked_url |
TAIPEI – English language tutor Lin Yu-syuan is in no hurry to get married and have children.
The 28-year-old Taiwanese is in a relationship, but baulks at the “notion that Taiwanese women have to do all the housework after getting married, and be good daughters-in-law”.
“I value my freedoms,” she told The Straits Time... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-s-plunging-birth-rate-not-just-about-money-but-also-gender-expectations | 2024-01-27T22:14:53Z | blocked_url |
The head of the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) said on Saturday that nine countries' decisions to suspend funding over allegations staff were involved in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel was shocking, and urged them to reverse course.
"These decisions threaten our ongoing humanitarian work across the region i... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/unrwa-chief-shocked-after-countries-pause-funding | 2024-01-27T22:15:03Z | blocked_url |
It’s a joyous ritual almost as old as Singapore itself: A young couple get hitched, buy an HDB flat, renovate it and then hold the formal wedding ceremony once the dream home is ready.
All heartwarming so far, but in one recent case, the happy-ever-after was over in the blink of an eye and the couple ended up fighting ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/invest/newly-weds-divorced-and-fought-over-hdb-flat-even-before-moving-in | 2024-01-27T22:15:14Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – It was a cold winter’s day when I received my Master of Science, around two years after I first thought of doing the higher degree and sent out applications.
But as I clutched the scroll in the rain, I wondered: “Was it all worth it?” I had spent over a year away from work, living in a tiny cramped space in... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/invest/young-and-savvy-counting-the-costs-and-blessings-of-pursuing-a-master-s-in-britain | 2024-01-27T22:15:24Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Mistakes are unavoidable, but learning from them, and learning fast, can keep you from getting into even more trouble, notes financial entrepreneur Eugene Huang.
Mr Huang is candid about the errors he stumbled into, including a painful property deal, knowing that they have proved valuable lessons along his ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/me-my-money-mistakes-are-unavoidable-learning-from-them-is-key | 2024-01-27T22:15:35Z | blocked_url |
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There is nothing spectacular about the void deck at my Housing Board block. As is the case in thousands of other blocks in Singapore, it is perfectly unremarkable – the usual bicycle racks, stone table and seats, rows of mailboxes. Except that for a couple of days in early January, there was a small DIY cupboard house,... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/in-memory-of-ginger-the-community-cat-gone-without-a-trace | 2024-01-27T22:16:16Z | blocked_url |
There it goes, into oblivion, I thought for a split second. It was a sinking feeling on seeing the words Outram Secondary School splashed across the headline.
Another consigned to the swirling dust clouds of demolition. Collateral damage as the country grapples with low fertility and land scarcity.
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In teeming, self-absorbed cities, two clans – both somewhat privileged – share the urban space. One comes to work groomed, the other dishevelled. The first goes to an office, the second an arena. The former chases the worthy idea of work-life balance, the other is somewhat unfamiliar with the term.
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SINGAPORE – Ten shophouses owned by two Chinese nationals who were reportedly linked to an accused person in the $3 billion money laundering case have been put on the market by DBS Bank as it seeks to recover repayments of its loans.
The properties – estimated by observers to be valued at more than $100 million combine... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/dbs-puts-up-shophouses-for-sale-to-recover-loans-amid-money-laundering-probe | 2024-01-27T22:17:19Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Two former schools that pre-date Singapore’s independence are set to be demolished, paving the way for a plum site next to Commonwealth MRT station to be developed for housing.
The roughly 7.6ha site – equivalent in size to more than 10 football fields – houses the former New Town Primary School at 402 Comm... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/2-former-schools-next-to-commonwealth-mrt-station-to-make-way-for-housing | 2024-01-27T22:17:29Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Mrs Jane Devasahayam, 85, was just a four-day-old baby when she was given up for adoption by a Chinese widower.
Her biological mother had died giving birth to her.
Born to a Chinese farmer and his wife in Johor, she said: “It’s like I brought bad luck to my family... there was also no one to look after me.”... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/inspired-by-her-mother-s-birth-story-she-wrote-a-book-about-inter-racial-adoptions-in-s-pore | 2024-01-27T22:17:39Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Ostracised and bullied in school, 11-year-old Jane (not her real name) sought refuge in an online karaoke app where she posted videos of herself singing the latest tunes.
She felt validated by the praise she received and was happy she could make friends.
Things took a sinister turn in 2021, when some of the... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-teens-sexually-exploited-by-online-predators-many-cases-unreported-lawyers-and-counsellors | 2024-01-27T22:17:50Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – For years, they played together as young girls in a village in Aljunied. Neighbours then often asked Madam Thangah Koh, 72, and Madam Fatimah Mohidin, 71, if they were sisters.
Madam Fatimah, a retired factory worker, said in Malay: “People said we looked alike and asked if we were sisters. I said I’m Malay... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/they-were-childhood-best-friends-who-later-discovered-they-are-sisters | 2024-01-27T22:18:00Z | blocked_url |
From the time he was a baby till he was 20, Dr Noubar Afeyan shared a bedroom with his great-aunt Armenouhi, who was 70 years older. They were roommates in Lebanon where he was born, then in Canada, when the family migrated there.
Most children would not have been too pleased to be bunking with an elderly relative, but... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/want-to-save-the-world-ask-the-big-what-if-questions-says-moderna-co-founder-noubar-afeyan | 2024-01-27T22:18:11Z | blocked_url |
Ukraine and Lithuania have agreed on joint steps for manufacturing drones to meet the needs of the Ukrainian military, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during a joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart Gabrielius Landsbergis in Kyiv.
The step comes as Ukraine aims to increase its drone produc... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/27/ukraine-lithuania-agree-on-joint-drone-production/ | 2024-01-27T22:18:23Z | blocked_url |
BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said he will leave his post at the end of the season after his struggling team were beaten 5-3 by Villarreal on Jan 27 in La Liga.
“On June 30, I will leave the club, it’s a decision I have taken with the president, with the staff,” Xavi told reporters.
Champions Barcel... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/barca-coach-xavi-hernandez-says-will-leave-at-end-of-season | 2024-01-27T22:18:31Z | blocked_url |
New Zealand's Nick Cassidy earned Jaguar a first win of the season in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and in his 50th Formula E race, to take the lead in the all-electric championship.
Cassidy has a 19-point advantage over Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein, winner of the opening race in Mexico City, after three rounds.
Envision Raci... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/formula-one/cassidy-wins-in-diriyah-to-take-formula-e-lead | 2024-01-27T22:18:42Z | blocked_url |
KYIV - Ukraine on Jan 27 pressed Russia to provide proof that a military plane shot down earlier in the week had been carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war, as it claimed.
The latest twist in the bitter row over the incident came as Ukrainian officials said a Russian raid had killed two civilians near their bor... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/ukraine-presses-russia-for-proof-over-pow-deaths-in-military-plane-crash | 2024-01-27T22:18:52Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump on Jan 27 underlined his opposition to a bipartisan immigration plan that President Joe Biden has promised to use to “shut down” the border with Mexico if it becomes overwhelmed.
With immigration seen as one of the hottest electoral issues in what increasingly looks like a Trump-Biden rematch ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-toughens-opposition-to-deal-linking-border-security-ukraine-aid | 2024-01-27T22:19:03Z | blocked_url |
Hennessy
French cognac house Hennessy worked with Chinese artist Yang Yongliang to design limited-edition packaging for its Hennessy Paradis, Hennessy X.O and Hennessy V.S.O.P liquids.
The rarest and most expensive of the bunch, the Hennessy Paradis (from $13,250 a bottle), is also the most striking, in a porcelain whi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/food/top-tipples-drinks-with-a-dragon-twist-for-chinese-new-year?utm_campaign=STPicks | 2024-01-27T22:19:20Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – By the time Fayra Armel Iskandar turned one year old, she had already travelled to five destinations by air and clocked more than 31,000km.
She was barely four months old when she took her first flight, which was three hours long, in November 2022, to the Indonesian island of Lombok.
Already a subscriber? L... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/meet-the-globetoddlers-this-tot-flew-31000km-visited-five-destinations-in-her-first-year?utm_campaign=STPicks | 2024-01-27T22:19:30Z | blocked_url |
December is all about downtime and meeting friends and family over Christmas. Switch over to January and it is all about activity, with a back-to-work buzz and upbeat New Year resolutions.
Tragically, as many Japanese were busy ushering in New Year’s Day, western Japan was hit by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that has cau... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/japan-what-a-magical-country-for-someone-travelling-there-for-the-first-time?utm_campaign=STPicks | 2024-01-27T22:19:51Z | blocked_url |
HONG KONG – Maa-muk. It’s the Cantonese word for “numb”, describing someone having become desensitised, or feeling apathetic, towards something.
And that’s what 26-year-old Hong Konger Erin feels about her life in the city now.
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There it goes, into oblivion, I thought for a split second. It was a sinking feeling on seeing the words Outram Secondary School splashed across the headline.
Another consigned to the swirling dust clouds of demolition. Collateral damage as the country grapples with low fertility and land scarcity.
Already a subscriber... | https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/outram-secondary-relocation-is-always-better-than-forgotten?utm_campaign=STPicks | 2024-01-27T22:20:11Z | blocked_url |
BRIGHTON, England - England forward Lauren James scored twice in Chelsea's 3-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion in the Women's Super League on Saturday.
Chelsea were frustrated by a number of missed chances in the fits half as James and Fran Kirby wasted good opportunities.
James opened the scoring with a superb shot in... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/james-strikes-twice-as-chelsea-thrash-brighton-in-wsl | 2024-01-27T23:46:53Z | blocked_url |
ABIDJAN - Ademola Lookman’s brace ensured Nigeria a place in next weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as they beat long-standing foes Cameroon 2-0 in the last 16 on Saturday.
Lookman’s 36th minute goal at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium opened the scoring and he contributed a second on the stoke of full t... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/lookman-double-puts-nigeria-into-cup-of-nations-quarter-finals | 2024-01-27T23:47:04Z | blocked_url |
MILAN - AC Milan were left to rue two missed penalties as they were held to a 2-2 home draw by Bologna who converted a late spot-kick themselves in a roller-coaster Serie A match on Saturday.
Bologna broke the deadlock with a goal from Joshua Zirkzee in the 29th minute before Ruben Loftus-Cheek equalised just before th... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/milan-pay-the-penalty-in-draw-with-bologna | 2024-01-27T23:47:14Z | blocked_url |
HELSINKI - Finland elects a new president on Sunday to lead the country in its new role within NATO after it broke with decades of non-alignment to join the Western defence alliance in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Nordic country's admission to NATO last year drew threats of "counter measures" from its ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/finns-choose-new-president-for-nato-era-with-russia-in-mind | 2024-01-27T23:47:25Z | blocked_url |
KYIV - Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Jan 27 that it had uncovered a corruption scheme in the purchase of arms by the country’s military totalling the equivalent of about US$40 million (S$53.7 million).
The announcement of mass procurement fraud, confirmed by Ukraine’s Defence Ministry, will have a huge resonan... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-it-uncovers-mass-fraud-in-weapons-procurement | 2024-01-27T23:47:35Z | blocked_url |
The U.S. is reviewing its sanctions policy against Venezuela after a court in that country upheld a ban preventing presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado from holding office, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday.
The ruling by Venezuela's Supreme Justice Tribunal on Friday means Machado, a 56-year-old indust... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/us-reviewing-venezuelan-sanctions-policy-in-wake-of-court-decision-state-dept | 2024-01-27T23:47:46Z | blocked_url |
Nikki Haley targeted in ‘swatting’ incident
Authorities responded to a fake emergency at the South Carolina home of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley in December, after a man claimed to have shot a woman and threatened to harm himself at her home, according to town records obtained by Reuters.
The previousl... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/while-you-were-sleeping-5-stories-you-might-have-missed-jan-28-5 | 2024-01-27T23:47:57Z | blocked_url |
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy (NS) - Review
by Paul Broussard , posted 34 minutes ago / 136 ViewsHey, Ace Attorney, didn’t see you there. What, is Papa Capcom short on cash again and decided to wring a couple of your old games out for a few more dollars? What’s it this time, yet another version of the original P... | https://www.vgchartz.com/article/459753/apollo-justice-ace-attorney-trilogy-ns/ | 2024-01-27T23:51:17Z | blocked_url |
France has accused Russia of an ongoing disinformation campaign targeting the country since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, according to a communiqué released Friday.
The campaign is part of Russia’s ongoing effort to undermine the West’s military support for Ukraine, with Germany’s special services reporting the... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/28/france-accuses-russia-of-fake-news-campaign-after-debunked-mercenary-strike/ | 2024-01-27T23:56:52Z | blocked_url |
An in-depth investigation by The Insider and Taiwanese outlet The Reporter has revealed that Taiwan has become the primary source of precision metalworking machines for Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, despite Taipei’s public support for Kyiv.
Precision machine tools, also called Computer Numerical Control (CNC) m... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/28/insider-taiwan-becomes-russias-top-supplier-of-precision-machine-tools/ | 2024-01-27T23:56:56Z | blocked_url |
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British Intel: Avdiivka likely to remain in Ukrainian control over coming weeks. Russian forces are trying to bypass Ukrainian defenses and enter Avdiivka. However, Ukrainian forces would remain in control over Avdiivka in the near future, as the main supply route remains undamaged and Ukrainian forces make lo... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/28/russo-ukrainian-war-day-703-turkey-emerges-as-key-intermediary-for-russian-sanctions-loopholes/ | 2024-01-27T23:56:59Z | blocked_url |
Designated Survivor cast members Kiefer Sutherland, Maggie Q and LaMonica Garrett reunited on Friday for a memorial to honor their late friend Adan Canto, who died on January 8, 2024.
Maggie and LaMonica both shared a picture that was taken of the group standing below a marquee sign that read: "In memory of Joseph Adan... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/512202/kiefer-sutherland-maggie-q-reunite-goodbye-designated-survivor-adan-canto-funeral/ | 2024-01-27T23:58:26Z | blocked_url |
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DBS puts up shophouses for sale to recover loans amid money laundering probe
2 former schools next to Commonwealth MRT station to make way for housing
S'pore can help ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/morning-briefing-top-stories-from-the-straits-times-on-jan-28-2024 | 2024-01-28T01:19:04Z | blocked_url |
UNITED STATES - Haleon is recalling some lots of its adult cough syrup Robitussin because of microbial contamination, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said.
The consumer healthcare company is recalling the cough syrup, sold under the brand name “Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult” in four-ounce (118 ml) and... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/haleon-to-recall-batches-of-some-robitussin-adult-cough-syrups-due-to-contamination | 2024-01-28T01:19:14Z | blocked_url |
Last week, the 18th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group took place via video conference. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry confirmed that Ukraine will receive new long-range weapons, though the specifics of these weapons were not disclosed. Defense Express, a Ukrainian information and consulting firm, has specula... | https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/28/what-long-range-weapons-ukraine-can-get-in-the-wake-of-ramstein-18-meeting/ | 2024-01-28T01:32:59Z | blocked_url |
NEW DELHI - India is seeking to distance itself from its largest arms supplier after Russia's ability to supply munitions and spares was hobbled by the war in Ukraine, but must step carefully to avoid pushing Moscow closer to China, Indian sources said.
The world's biggest arms importer is slowly turning West as the Un... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/india-pivots-away-from-russian-arms-but-will-retain-strong-ties | 2024-01-28T02:51:13Z | blocked_url |
HONG KONG – Since China reopened its borders in 2023 after three years of Covid-19 isolation, domestic travel has thrived and high-speed rail has grown increasingly popular. But international trips in and out of the country are lagging behind, and flight capacity is still just two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels.
The eco... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/china-s-travel-economy-is-slowly-coming-back-here-s-where-it-stands | 2024-01-28T02:51:24Z | blocked_url |
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Jan 27 stepped up public pressure on Qatar to bring about the release of Gaza hostages, saying the Gulf emirate should apply the leverage it has as a host and funder of the Hamas militants holding them.
The unusually blunt remarks came on the eve of what Reuters ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-pressures-qatar-over-gaza-hostages-ahead-of-spy-chiefs-meeting | 2024-01-28T02:51:34Z | blocked_url |
AUSTIN - Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, is in the process of hiring 100 content moderators for a new office in Austin, Texas that will focus on fighting child abuse content, a goal it hopes to complete by the end of the year, an X executive said on Jan 27.
The Elon Musk-owned company announced the n... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/elon-musk-s-x-aims-to-hire-100-content-moderators-in-texas-by-end-of-2024 | 2024-01-28T02:51:45Z | blocked_url |
BEIJING – China has resumed reporting youth unemployment figures in its monthly published economic data using a new methodology, after abruptly withdrawing the jobless rate months ago.
The numbers announced in January appear to be significantly better than the previous release, but have done little to quell scepticism ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-s-new-youth-jobless-rate-does-little-to-quell-scepticism-about-economic-data | 2024-01-28T04:23:28Z | blocked_url |
TOKYO - A Japanese man sentenced to death for an arson attack on an anime studio that killed 36 people in 2019 said he accepted the court’s verdict, a local media report said.
Shinji Aoba, 45, was convicted on Jan 25 over the blaze at the studios of Kyoto Animation – Japan’s deadliest crime in decades.
On Jan 26, his d... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-arsonist-sentenced-to-death-says-accepts-verdict-media | 2024-01-28T04:23:38Z | blocked_url |
SEOUL - North Korea fired several cruise missiles on Jan 28, Seoul’s military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state.
The launch comes just days after Pyongyang fired multiple cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea, which it said was a first test of a new generation of strategic... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fired-multiple-cruise-missiles-south-korea-military | 2024-01-28T04:23:49Z | blocked_url |
JOHOR BAHRU - The Malaysian authorities should take the necessary steps to reduce congestion at the Causeway and Second Link during the coming Chinese New Year, said the Johor Tourist Guides Association.
Its chairman Jimmy Leong said arrivals into the state would spike at that time and this would be good for local busi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/johor-urged-to-take-steps-to-reduce-traffic-jams-for-s-porean-visitors-in-run-up-to-cny | 2024-01-28T04:23:59Z | blocked_url |
PUTRAJAYA – Former Malaysian finance minister Daim Zainuddin, who will face two charges on Jan 29 for failing to declare his assets, said he is ready to have his day in court.
Tun Daim said his lawyers had been informed that he would be facing the charges.
“So be it. I look forward to my day in court,” he said in a sta... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-ex-finance-minister-daim-to-face-two-charges-in-court-on-jan-29 | 2024-01-28T04:24:10Z | blocked_url |
BATU ARANG - Residents of a former coal mining town in Malaysia’s Selangor state are up in arms over plans to build an RM4.5 billion (S$1.28 billion) incinerator in their district, fearing health hazards from the waste plant’s emissions.
The planned incinerator in Batu Arang, some 50km north-west of Kuala Lumpur, will ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/waste-incinerator-plan-sparks-protests-highlights-malaysia-s-landfill-shortage | 2024-01-28T04:24:20Z | blocked_url |
When Volkswagen spun off Porsche in late 2022, the investment community had visions of a supercar stock to rival Ferrari. The dream is yet to become a reality, and some investors are doubting it ever will.
While Ferrari shares have soared more than 50 per cent since the start of 2023, Porsche has declined by about a fi... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/porsche-investors-lose-hope-of-a-supercar-stock-like-ferrari | 2024-01-28T04:24:30Z | blocked_url |
This year’s Chinese New Year concert by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) was simply a blast.
Conducted by Quek Ling Kiong, its 110 minutes had none of the usual gimmicky and time-filling costumed skits. Instead, it offered just solid music which was far greater than the sum of its parts.
Already a subscriber? Log ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/concert-review-singapore-chinese-orchestra-rings-in-new-year-with-rowdy-gusto | 2024-01-28T04:24:41Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – To reduce the ecological impact of sand mining in South-east Asia, researchers in Singapore are working on ways to help companies harvest sand in a more sustainable way.
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University have developed the first monitoring system that quantifies the exact scale and extent of ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/ntu-researchers-to-help-mining-companies-source-sand-sustainably-in-south-east-asia | 2024-01-28T04:24:51Z | blocked_url |
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump on Jan 27 said he feels “sharper now than I did 20 years ago,” reacting to recent attacks on his age and verbal gaffes by Republican presidential rival Nikki Haley.
He also said presidential candidates should have to take a cognitive test, apparently a response to a challenge from Mrs Haley, w... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trump-says-he-feels-mentally-sharp-after-haley-attacks-his-age-gaffes | 2024-01-28T04:25:02Z | blocked_url |
NEW YORK – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed on Jan 28 to hold to account “any UN employee involved in acts of terror” after allegations that some refugee agency staff were involved in the Oct 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
But Mr Guterres implored governments to continue supporting the UN refugee age... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/guterres-un-to-punish-staffers-involved-in-terror-urges-unrwa-funding | 2024-01-28T05:55:27Z | blocked_url |
JOHOR BAHRU – Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has been appointed as the Regent of Johor.
The appointment, which took place at Istana Bukit Serene on Jan 28, is in anticipation of Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar’s ascent to the federal throne as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Jan 31.
Johor Royal Co... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/johor-crown-prince-appointed-regent-of-johor-0 | 2024-01-28T05:55:37Z | blocked_url |
NEW YORK – Heist capers such as the Ocean’s Eleven (1960 to 2018) and Money Heist (2017 to 2023) franchises have been wildly popular with audiences, and American actor Kevin Hart hopes to replicate that formula with a more international twist.
The stand-up-comic-turned-movie-star leads the cast of the action comedy Lif... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/actor-kevin-hart-praises-multinational-cast-for-giving-his-heist-caper-a-lift | 2024-01-28T05:55:48Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Make family time all the more special with these ideas and activities.
Free dragon-themed hongbao
Here is a good reason to go museum-hopping with your children as the Year of the Dragon approaches.
More than just educational visits, you can collect dragon-themed red packets at 43 museums, heritage instituti... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/fun-with-kids-free-dragon-themed-hongbao-bts-themed-exhibition | 2024-01-28T05:55:58Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – Conflicts, like the latest fighting in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as other sensitive topics such as the mass shooting in Prague have dominated the news.
Some involve political or religious issues, and information – both real and fake – is propagated widely over the Internet.
As a result, kids, twe... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/how-to-talk-to-your-children-about-sensitive-news-topics-such-as-wars | 2024-01-28T05:56:09Z | blocked_url |
SEOUL -North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast on Sunday, its second such launch in less than a week, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
The missiles were launched at around 8 a.m. (2300 GMT on Saturday) and were being analysed by South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities, the JC... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/north-korea-fired-multiple-cruise-missiles-off-east-coast | 2024-01-28T05:56:19Z | blocked_url |
American police raided the home of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley in December 2023 after a man falsely claimed he had shot a woman at her residence.
In January, a bomb squad arrived at the home of an American judge involved in former US president Donald Trump’s civil trial in Manhattan after someone made... | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/explainer-what-is-swatting-and-why-is-it-dangerous | 2024-01-28T05:56:29Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – Global fascination with coffee culture has transformed the industry into a trend. For over half a year, an entrepreneur from Kazakhstan Talgat Aubakirov has been learning the business features of this fast-paced sector in the Netherlands. In an interview with The Astana Times, he shared a story of opening the ... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/kazakh-entrepreneur-shares-story-of-opening-first-ever-qazaq-coffee-house-in-amsterdam/ | 2024-01-28T06:54:54Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – Martin Gray, a photographer from the United States, included the mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan in his recently published book “Secret Sacred Sites,” placing it among the 12 spots he chose to share, Spanish daily newspaper El País reported on Jan. 19.
Gray described the mausoleum as an “unfinishe... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/mausoleum-of-khoja-ahmed-yasawi-featured-in-new-book-of-american-photographer/ | 2024-01-28T06:55:00Z | blocked_url |
ASTANA – The winter season in the Burabay resort area provides an enchanting experience. The region is characterized by snowy and frosty weather, with occasional January days experiencing air temperatures dropping to 40 degrees below Celsius. Located in the Burabay State National Natural Park near Kokshetau, it is incl... | https://astanatimes.com/2024/01/winter-in-burabay-resort-offers-captivating-adventures-around-frozen-lakes-and-snowy-peaks/ | 2024-01-28T06:55:06Z | blocked_url |
SYDNEY - The premier of Australia’s New South Wales state condemned on Jan 28 a neo-Nazi rally in the state capital Sydney as “appalling”, a day after Prime Minister Mr Anthony Albanese said neo-Nazism was on the rise in the country.
Police on Jan 28 said around 30 men gathered at a park in the city’s north and were is... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australias-new-south-wales-state-premier-condemns-neo-nazi-rally | 2024-01-28T07:27:46Z | blocked_url |
MANILA – Supporters of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte were set to hold rival rallies on Jan 28, as a battle over the country’s Constitution highlighted a deepening rift between the powerful clans.
In the nearly two years since Mr Marcos was swept to victory with the help of... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/marcos-duterte-supporters-rally-in-philippines-as-family-rift-deepens | 2024-01-28T07:27:56Z | blocked_url |
BANGKOK - Thailand and China agreed on Jan 28 to waive visa requirements for each other’s nationals to facilitate travel and tourism between the two countries, hurt by Covid-19.
Thai Foreign Minister Mr Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara and his Chinese counterpart Mr Wang Yi signed the mutual visa exemption, which takes effect ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/thailand-china-sign-mutual-visa-waiver-agreements | 2024-01-28T07:28:07Z | blocked_url |
Even by the standards of a news business whose fortunes have plummeted in the digital age, the last few weeks have been especially grim for American journalism.
Prominent newspapers like The Washington Post are shedding reporters and editors, and on Jan 23, the Los Angeles Times laid off more than 20 per cent of its ne... | https://www.straitstimes.com/business/the-news-about-the-news-business-is-getting-grimmer | 2024-01-28T07:28:17Z | blocked_url |
ANGOULEME, France - American cartoonist Daniel Clowes picked up the award for Best Comic Book at this year’s Angouleme comics festival in France, considered the world’s most prestigious awards for graphic novelists.
Clowes, whose previous work has been adapted for cinema, picked up the award for Monica, the festival ju... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/us-graphic-novelist-daniel-clowes-wins-at-french-comics-festival | 2024-01-28T07:28:28Z | blocked_url |
LOS ANGELES - British singer-songwriter Tom Odell surged in popularity in the last two years and even returned to the British charts in 2022 with his 2012 debut single Another Love, a song used heavily on social media to soundtrack anti-government protests in Iran and by peace activists in Ukraine.
His latest single Bl... | https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/singer-tom-odell-on-fans-embracing-his-truthful-anxieties-its-so-magical | 2024-01-28T07:28:38Z | blocked_url |
SINGAPORE – “Pa, are we alone in the universe?”
That is one of the most uncomfortable questions I have ever been asked by my kids. They wanted to know if there were other intelligent life forms out there beyond earth.
“Yes, we are alone, there are no aliens, now finish your dinner,” I brusquely answered, shutting down ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/minor-issues-when-kids-ask-tough-questions-about-alien-life | 2024-01-28T07:28:48Z | blocked_url |
SAN DIEGO – Not only will Frenchman Matthieu Pavon remember his first victory on the PGA Tour, but his country will, too.
Pavon made history on Jan 27, firing a three-under 69 to become the first golfer from France to win on the PGA Tour in the modern era with his victory at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego.
“It... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/golf/france-s-matthieu-pavon-makes-history-at-farmers-insurance-open | 2024-01-28T07:28:59Z | blocked_url |
HYDERABAD, India, - England were all out for 420 in their second innings, setting India 231 to win the opening test at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.
Ollie Pope was the last England batter out at the stoke of lunch on day four after his sublime 196, which contained 21 fours.
England risked defeat inside ... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/india-need-231-to-win-after-england-all-out-for-420 | 2024-01-28T07:29:09Z | blocked_url |
MELBOURNE - Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei and Belgium's Elise Mertens won the women's doubles crown at the Australian Open on Sunday with an emphatic 6-1 7-5 victory over Latvian-Ukrainian pairing Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok.
The win earned the second seeds their second women's Grand Slam doubles crown after victory... | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/hsieh-mertens-win-womens-doubles-title-at-australian-open | 2024-01-28T07:29:19Z | blocked_url |
PS5 vs PS4 Sales Comparison in the US - December 2023 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted 5 hours ago / 2,465 ViewsThe VGChartz sales comparison series of articles are updated monthly and each one focuses on a different sales comparison using our estimated video game hardware figures. The charts include comparisons be... | https://www.vgchartz.com/article/459670/ps5-vs-ps4-sales-comparison-in-the-us-december-2023/ | 2024-01-28T07:34:12Z | blocked_url |
After a busy 2023 touring the UK with her My Therapist Ghosted Me podcast, Vogue Williams is looking forward to slowing down. The mother-of-three, 38, isn't big on setting unattainable goals, but in an exclusive interview with HELLO!, Vogue reveals that making time for herself and her family is topping her priority lis... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/512134/exclusive-vogue-williams-relax-busy-mum-three-spencer-matthews/ | 2024-01-28T08:00:20Z | blocked_url |
Okay, I'll admit it. I'm not always full to the brim of motivation when it comes to working out. I exercise regularly to keep fit and I thrive off the rush of endorphins afterwards, but I'd be lying if I said there weren't times when I have to hype myself up before putting on my workout gear.
It's for this reason that ... | https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/512130/i-tried-joe-wicks-new-workout-videos-on-apple-fitness-this-is-my-honest-review/ | 2024-01-28T08:00:26Z | blocked_url |
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DUBAI - At least 26,422 Palestinians have been killed and 65,087 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Oct. 7, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
In the past 24 hours 165 Palestinians were killed and 290 injured, the ministry added. REUTERS | https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/26422-palestinians-killed-in-israeli-strikes-on-gaza-since-oct7-gaza-health-ministry | 2024-01-28T08:59:49Z | blocked_url |
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