Russia, China find payments workaround as US sanctions net widens, sources say
MOSCOW – Russia-China trade options have narrowed since the U.S. imposed sanctions last week on the only Russian bank branch in China, but President Vladimir Putin’s Chinese visit last month…
Venezuelan presidential candidates agree to respect election results, main opposition abstains
CARACAS – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and seven other candidates for July elections on Thursday signed an agreement to respect the results, although the country’s main opposition abstained, saying the…
Taiwanese singer Rainie Yang will have a one-night Singapore concert this August
Yang returns to Singapore after five years, performing at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Aug 24.Read More
Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties
Moscow’s influence over the company was found to pose a significant risk, the US Commerce Secretary said. Read More
Biden touts refugee resettlement milestone after asylum crackdown
The milestone was announced on June 21 to coincide with World Refugee Day. Read More
Deep Dive Podcast: When flights run into trouble, how much money should you get?
Singapore Airlines (SIA) made compensation offers to all 211 passengers on the turbulence-hit SQ321 flight. How are amounts derived?Read More
Actor Peter Yu and influencer Simonboy open Singabola, a new chicken rice stall in Yishun
The team plans to open a second outlet at Choa Chu Kang in July.Read More
Alberto weakens to tropical depression over northern Mexico, 4 dead
Alberto, the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, has weakened into a tropical depression as it moves inland over northeastern Mexico, bringing more heavy rains and flooding…
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 21
A selection of news stories that happened overnight, June 21, 2024. Read More
Hundreds in Paris protest over ‘anti-Semitic’ gang-rape
PARIS – Several hundred people protested against anti-Semitism and “rape culture” in Paris on June 20 after the gang-rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl at the weekend sparked nationwide outrage.…