May's Brexit deal in chaos as Speaker sparks 'constitutional crisis', World News,LONDON – Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans were thrown into further turmoil on Monday when the speaker of parliament ruled that she could not put her divorce deal to a new vote unless it was
All the wild horses are extinct: study, World News,All the world's wild horses have gone extinct, according to a study Thursday that unexpectedly rewrites the horse family tree based on a new DNA analysis of their ancestry. What most people thought were the last remaining wild horses on Earth –
Vietnam cops seize US$2.5m heroin in China border drug bust, Asia News,Hanoi – Five men were arrested in Vietnam for allegedly attempting to smuggle $2.5 million (S$3.3 million) worth of heroin into China after police shot at their drug-packed vehicle as they tried to flee, local media reported Mond
US woman found with eye worm previously known only in cattle, Health News,NEW YORK – An Oregon woman has become the first person worldwide known to have had an eye infestation by a tiny worm species previously seen only in cattle that is spread by flies that feed on eyeball lubrication, US governmen
Three airports shut, five bus stops collapse after heavy snowfall in China, China News,SHANGHAI – At least three Chinese airports have been shut and nine others are experiencing extensive delays because of heavy snowfall, Chinese aviation data provider VariFlight said on Thursday (Jan 4). The nation
Actors Watson, Foy star in Romeo and Juliet-inspired 2020 Pirelli calendar, Entertainment News,VERONA, Italy – Italian photographer Paolo Roversi took inspiration from William Shakespeare's \”Romeo and Juliet\” for the 2020 Pirelli calendar, which features Hollywood names such as Emma Watson and
Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Dell join legal battle against hacking company NSO, Digital News,Tech giants including Microsoft and Google on Monday joined Facebook’s legal battle against hacking company NSO, filing an amicus brief in federal court that warned that the Israeli firm’s tools were “powerful
Masks reduce infection risk, likely preventing thousands of Covid-19 cases: Study, Lifestyle News,Requiring the wearing of masks to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in areas at the epicentre of the global pandemic may have prevented tens of thousands of infections, a new study suggests. M
UN urges rethink of Rohingya repatriations to ensure safeguards, Asia News,PALONG KHALI, Bangladesh/NAYPYITAW, Myanmar – The UN refugee agency and other groups have urged a rethink of the plan to send Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar amid fears of forced repatriations and the inability of aid agenc
Dead fish, possibly numbering a million, cause environmental stink in Australia, World News,SYDNEY – As many as a million fish are believed to have died along the banks of a major river system in drought-battered eastern Australia, and the authorities warned Monday (Jan 14) of more deaths to come. T
