Five people were killed in a predawn tornado that ripped through southeastern Missouri on Wednesday (April 5), shearing off roofs, splintering trees and taking down power lines in devastated Bollinger County, officials said. First responders from multiple agencies combed through destroyed homes and businesses in the rural area that Missouri Governor Mike Parson said faces "a...
Italian ex-prime minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday (April 5) he would take up a new job as the editor of a newspaper — without quitting his political career as a senator and leader of a centrist party. He will lead Il Riformista, a small libertarian newspaper known for its criticism of Italy's justice system, a subject on...
Most of us hope that our health issues would disappear, and sometimes they do. On Tuesday (March 28), veteran actor Moses Lim shared on local Christian platform Hai Hao Ma a health scare he had after a routine visit to the cardiologist half a year ago. It was revealed during the check-up that his pulse was slower...
After refusing to sell his house to developers working on a luxury condo project, this homeowner in Geylang has found himself in a pickle. As the contractors have begun their work constructing the new condo, his two-storey house is now sandwiched between the two imposing buildings, reported Shin Min Daily News on Tuesday (March 28). The 50-unit condo project, NoMa developed by Macly...
Malaysia's top court on Friday (March 31) dismissed a bid by jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to review his corruption conviction over the multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, ending Najib's judicial efforts to challenge the guilty verdict. Najib was jailed last year after Malaysia's Federal Court upheld a guilty verdict and 12-year prison...
At least five people have been killed in recent weeks and more injured in Pakistan in stampedes at sites distributing free flour under a government-backed scheme to help families struggling with soaring costs of basic staples. Thousands of people gathered at the centers set up across the country as part of the government's efforts to ease...
The US on Thursday (March 30) said it had imposed sanctions on a Slovakian man for trying to arrange the sale of over two dozen types of North Korean weapons and munitions to Russia to help Moscow replace military equipment lost in its war with Ukraine. The action, which comes as Washington warned that Russia is seeking...
Once the chief judge on reality-singing competition Singapore Idol, Ken Lim Chih Chiang was on Thursday (March 30) made to stand before a district judge after he was accused of molestation. Lim, the executive director of record label Hype Records, is said to have molested a 25-year-old woman by touching her breast. The alleged incident happened on...
Investors are piling into China's tech, media and telecom shares, with speculative bets on chatbot development crowding out other sectors in a scenario that offers a stark contrast with global caution. Mainland China computer, communications equipment and media indexes have surged between 29 per cent and 35 per cent this year, outstripping a rise of just 3.5 per...
Bangladesh needs better coordination with neighbouring South Asian countries in its quest for cleaner air, a World Bank report said on Tuesday (March 28). Air pollution, which can comprise a mixture of solid particles, liquid droplets and gases, is causing about 20 per cent of the total number of premature deaths in Bangladesh, the World Bank...
