Greece suffers new round of Saharan dust pollution
A yellow-orange haze smothered several regions after several days of strong winds from the south. Read More
‘Stop arming Israel’ Passover protest in Brooklyn harkens back to 1969 Freedom Seder
NEW YORK – Gathered around a banner emblazoned with the words “stop arming Israel,” thousands of protesters joined with Jewish-led peace groups in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday evening to…
Commentary: As a small country, soft power is particularly important for Singapore
Singapore is already widely known and admired abroad, but its soft power can be significantly enhanced, says the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy’s Terence Ho.Read More
‘Fake friend’ scammers could be using PayNow to search for victims, experts suggest masking users’ names
Simply searching for a phone number on PayNow, using banking apps, throws up the display name that the account holder uses. For many users, this is their real name.Read More
Commentary: Have you ever tried to prank a scammer?
In the never-ending battle against scams, some people are finding solace in turning the tables on scammers. SUSS law lecturer Ben Chester Cheong weighs in.Read More
When this chef left Japan to strike out on his own, his father tore down the family restaurant so that he will not look back
Today, Nobuhiro Nishi’s father would be proud of his son’s fine cuisine that melds culture and tradition with surprise twists at his eponymous restaurant Nishikane by Nobuhiro Nishi.Read More
Bleach blond? Biden mocks Trump’s hair in personal barb
The political rivalry between Biden and Trump has delved into personal animosity as election campaigning heats up. Read More
Vaccines saved at least 154 million lives in 50 years, says WHO
Infants accounted for 101 million of the lives saved through immunisation over the five decades. Read More
Hamas issues video showing Israeli-American hostage Goldberg-Polin
JERUSALEM – The Islamist movement Hamas published a video on Wednesday apparently showing Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American seized during Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel and taken into Gaza, alive.…
Cuba apologizes to Canada for delivering wrong body to grieving family
HAVANA – Cuba apologized to Canada on Wednesday after authorities accidentally delivered the remains of another man to a Canadian family grieving the loss of a loved one who died…