Tibetan activists removed from site of Beijing Games torch ceremony, World News,ANCIENT OLYMPIA – Four Tibetan activists were removed from outside the archaeological site of ancient Olympia and detained on Monday (Oct 18), an hour before the start of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics torch lighting c
US Fed bars Goldman executive for role in 1MDB scandal, World News,WASHINGTON – The US Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that it permanently barred a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc executive from the banking industry over his role in Malaysia's multi-billion-dollar 1MDB corruption scandal. Andrea
IAAF upholds ban on Russian athletes over doping, World News,The IAAF said on Monday that it will maintain its ban on Russian athletes over doping that it imposed in 2015, following a council meeting of top officials in Qatar. Rune Andersen, head of the doping task force for the International Associ
Singapore diplomat executes spot-on civil servant outfit at World Cosplay Summit 2019, Digital News,The World Cosplay Summit (WCS), as the name implies, is a pretty huge event in the realm of Japanese pop-culture fandom. This year’s outing is the 17th edition of the international cosplay event, with
Ukraine jails 2 Russian soldiers for 11-1/2 years for shelling civilians, World News,KYIV – A Ukrainian court sentenced two captured Russian soldiers to 11 and a half years in jail on Tuesday (May 31) for shelling a town in eastern Ukraine, the second war crimes verdict since the start of Russia
Lady Gaga opens Grammys with 'time's up' reference, Entertainment News,NEW YORK – Rapper Kendrick Lamar and pop superstar Lady Gaga opened the Grammy Awards (Jan 29 morning, Singapore) with immediate if understated political touches. With a US flag in the backdrop, Lamar launched into
