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Singapore House Speaker, MP resign
Singapore’s parliament Speaker and a woman MP yesterday resigned over an “inappropriate” affair, plunging the ruling party into further turmoil following a rare high-level corruption probe involving a cabinet minister.
17 July 2023, 18:00 PM
‘A daydream’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister dismissed the idea of talks with the United States as “a daydream” yesterday, the eve of the first US-South Korean meeting on nuclear deterrence.
17 July 2023, 18:00 PM
South Korea flood death toll rises to 40
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol yesterday blamed authorities’ failure to follow disaster response rules as the death toll from days of torrential rain rose to 40, including a dozen people found dead in a submerged underpass.
17 July 2023, 18:00 PM
US, S Korea, Japan hold missile drill
The US, South Korea and Japan held a joint naval missile defence exercise yesterday to counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats, the South’s navy said, days after the North launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM
US, China aim to revive climate cooperation
US climate envoy John Kerry arrived in China yesterday, state media reported, to restart stalled talks between the world’s two biggest emitters of planet-warming gases.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Japan issues heatstroke alerts
Japan yesterday issued heatstroke alerts to tens of millions of people as near-record high temperatures scorched swathes of the country, while torrential rain pummelled other regions.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM
New book claims to reveal identity of ‘Jack the Ripper’
The great-great-granddaughter of a police officer who investigated the “Jack the Ripper” murders in 19th century London believes she has uncovered the killer’s true identity, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Canada wildfires burn over 10 million hectres this year
Canadian wildfires have burned more than 10 million hectares (24.7 million acres) this year, a record-breaking figure which will continue to rise in the coming weeks, government data showed yesterday.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
SKorea seeks China’s ‘constructive role’
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Park Jin on Friday called on China to play a “constructive role” in curbing North Korea’s threats, after Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this week.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Sudan mediation to resume in Saudi
Sudanese army representatives have returned to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia for talks with their paramilitary foes, a government source said yesterday as the war between rival generals entered its fourth month.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Meet ‘halfway’ on border issue
China’s top diplomat urged India to focus on “common interests” and meet China “halfway” to defuse border tensions between Asia’s most populous neighbours, the Chinese foreign ministry said yesterday.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
4 indigenous kids leave hospital
Four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Colombian Amazon have been released from a military hospital after a monthlong stay, authorities said Friday, adding that the siblings were doing “very well.”
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
22 killed in South Korea rain, flood
At least 22 people have died and 14 are missing after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in South Korea, said officials yesterday, with thousands more ordered to evacuate their homes.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Pita to withdraw if loses next vote
The liberal frontrunner to become Thailand’s next prime minister said yesterday he would withdraw his candidacy if parliament did not endorse him next week, after military-appointed lawmakers foiled his first attempt.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
South Korea to ‘expand scale’ of aid to Ukraine
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged yesterday to “expand the scale” of his country’s humanitarian and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, in his first visit to the war-torn country.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Colombian kids rescued after 40 days in jungle leave hospital
Four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Colombian Amazon have been released from a military hospital after a monthlong stay, authorities said Friday, adding that the siblings were doing "very well"
15 July 2023, 02:41 AM
165m fell into poverty in three years of crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people into poverty since 2020, the United Nations said Thursday, calling for a pause in debt repayments for developing countries.
14 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Bodies of 13 migrants recovered off Tunisia coast
The Tunisian coastguard said Thursday it had recovered the bodies of 13 migrants after a shipwreck off Sfax, the port where violent clashes erupted last week between migrants and residents.
14 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Historic moon mission: Indian rocket blasts into space
India’s space agency yesterday launched a rocket that sent a spacecraft into orbit and toward a planned landing next month on the lunar south pole, an unprecedented feat that would advance India’s position as a major space power.
14 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Soft drink sweetener ‘possibly carcinogenic’
The WHO said yesterday it was now classifying aspartame, an artificial sweetener commonly used in soft drinks, as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” -- though the acceptable daily intake level remains unchanged.
14 July 2023, 18:00 PM