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LTA: Officers could have been 'more sensitive' after elderly cyclist knelt on bridge
Singapore's Land Transport Authority says its officers could have handled an Aug 27 enforcement encounter with greater e...
Investing.com’s BTC/EUR Converter Page Doubles as a Forum Rulebook
The page displays a conversion of €67,575.7 per bitcoin, but its main text is a comment-section policy: Spanish-only pos...
Hong Kong Court Rejects Ex-Evergrande President's Request to Fund Dior, Chanel Bags From Frozen Assets
Judge Gao Haowen refused Xia Haijun's bid to raise his monthly allowance from HK$50,000 to HK$335,000, saying 'I don't t...
How NASA Plans for Gaps in Its Earth-Observing Satellite Record
NASA Langley's NESSIE team is building planning tools to spot potential gaps in Earth-observing satellite coverage befor...
Traditional Ruler Abducted With Residents in Kwara as Kidnapping Fears Spread
Armed men seized the Onigbesi of Igbesi land and other residents late Saturday, deepening anxiety over recurring kidnapp...
NDLEA Seizes N4.4bn in Thai 'Loud' at Lagos Ports, Arrests 101-Year-Old Dealer
Nigeria's drug agency reports its first maritime interception of Thai-sourced synthetic cannabis at Apapa and Lekki, alo...
Singapore Air Quality Nears Unhealthy Range as Haze From Regional Fires Spreads
Singapore's 24-hour PSI hit 92 in central areas on Aug 24, approaching the unhealthy range as haze from Kalimantan and S...
Astronomers Find a Super-Earth 25 Light-Years Away in a Habitable Zone
GJ 3378b orbits a red dwarf at a distance where liquid water could exist, making it a promising target for the next gene...
Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee Win Locarno Awards for 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes'
The Korean director and actor were both honoured at Locarno, with Kim sharing the best performance prize with Monica Bel...
German Parents: Godparents Are Not Automatic Guardians — Here’s the Legal Fix
A guardianship directive lets parents in Germany name who should raise their minor children if both die. Experts explain...
Ronaldo Says Coming Year Could Be His Last in Football
Cristiano Ronaldo says the next year is likely to be his final one as a player, as he stays with Al-Nassr and nears 1,00...
Gilinski Family, Colombia's Richest, Pledges US$48 Million to Rebuild Cali Hospitals and Schools
President Abelardo de la Espriella announced the donation from Jaime Gilinski and his wife Raquel, but no specific facil...
Faria Lima Founder Ivo Kos Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges
The Virgo co-founder is being held after his wife accused him of punching her and threatening her with a Taser. The crim...
Police identify 40-year-old after 73-year-old shoved at East Coast coffee shop
Singapore police say they have identified a 40-year-old man in connection with the assault of a 73-year-old at 50 East C...
One Dead, 50 Evacuated in Early-Morning Jurong East HDB Fire
A 67-year-old man died and about 50 residents were evacuated after an early-morning fire broke out in a Jurong East HDB ...
Indonesia Rescuers Search for Survivors After 7.7 Quake Off Flores Kills at Least 47
A shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores, killing at least 47 people and injuring 50, while aftershocks and ...
India and China Play Out 2-2 Draw in Women's Hockey World Cup Opener
Navneet Kaur scores early but India are pegged back twice as Pool D rivals take a point each in Amstelveen.
15 Unclaimed Veterans Receive Full Military Honors at Pennsylvania Cemetery
A 90-mile procession from Delaware County to Indiantown Gap National Cemetery ended with full military honors for 15 vet...
Bruce Willis Attends Daughter Tallulah's Wedding in Idaho as Family Shares Emotional Photos
Demi Moore posted an image of Bruce Willis with newlyweds Tallulah Willis and Justin Acee at an intimate ceremony in Sun...
Dolly Parton, 80, Cancels Dollywood Appearance, Citing Dizziness and Dehydration
The country singer told fans in a video from Nashville that her doctor said not to travel this week, forcing her to miss...
Olivia Valère's Widower Details Estate Fight With Her Children Over Paris Home, Marbella Business
Philippe says a French court upheld Olivia Valère's will, but her children are contesting it in Spain while disputes ove...
Tropical Storm Lala Eyes Hawaii as El Niño Raises Central Pacific Storm Risk
Forecasters expect the system to approach Hawaii this weekend, prompting watch warnings and renewing attention to the st...
From Elizabeth Taylor's Neck to a Botswana Hospital: The Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Famous Diamond
How Richard Burton's record-setting 1969 purchase became a multimillion-dollar sale that helped fund a hospital in Botsw...
Indonesia Hit by Two Powerful Earthquakes in One Day; Dozens Dead on Flores
A magnitude 7.7 quake near Flores and a 6.9 tremor in Sumatra struck hours apart, triggering a brief tsunami warning and...
UK higher education sector pays tribute to Mark Garratt
Colleagues remember a four-decade career in university marketing and recruitment marked by mentorship, generosity and ne...
Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake in Eastern Indonesia Kills at Least 47
Rescue teams are struggling to reach Nagekeo after landslides blocked roads and communications, leaving the death toll l...
Five Wounded in Shooting at Virginia State University; Campus Lockdown Lifted
Five people were wounded near a Virginia State University dormitory early Saturday, including at least one student. Poli...
Ants, Bees and Wasps: Genetics Alone Didn't Build Their Complex Societies
A 69,000-species study in Current Biology finds that the link between haplodiploidy and eusociality is concentrated in o...
Lokomotiv Held 1-1 at Orenburg and Still Chase First Win
Alexei Batrakov put Lokomotiv ahead early, but Orenburg equalised through Andrei Kasadzhikov and then missed a penalty a...
Russia Rises to Third at European Aquatics Championships After Five-Medal Friday
Evgeniya Chikunova won the 200m breaststroke and Russia's mixed 4x100m freestyle relay took gold in Paris, lifting the t...