No proper exit in Polish 'escape room' where blaze killed 5: fire brigade, World News,WARSAW – Five teenage girls killed by a fire in an \”escape room\” attraction in Poland might have survived if there had been a proper evacuation route, a senior firefighter said on Saturday. In \”escape roo
Mexico finds 20 bodies, 17 of them burned, near US border, World News,MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities discovered 20 bodies on Wednesday, 17 of them burned, near the city of Nuevo Laredo, close to the US border, a security official said. Five burned vehicles were also found near the bodies in the t
Hundreds of thousands of Indians gather for holy dip, defying Covid-19 surge, Asia News,PRAYAGRAJ – Hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers gathered on the banks of India's Ganges river on Friday (Jan 14) for a holy bathe despite a 30-fold rise in coronavirus cases in the past month. Hindus
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
Stay in this Swedish hotel room amid 350 birdhouses, Lifestyle News,With Singapore reopening to the world at large, there’s licence again to start searching for unique getaways. So picture this: waking up in a hotel room sequestered in a secluded Swedish forest to the bright chirping of not one just
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
21 dolphins die after washing up on Mexico beach, World News,Twenty-one dolphins that were apparently attacked by another species of dolphin have died after washing up on a beach in northern Mexico, authorities said. Environmental activists launched a frantic operation to try to save the dolphins af
Hong Kong fire leaves 20,000 households without power for 2 days, China News,HONG KONG — A fire in global financial hub Hong Kong has left 20,000 households without electricity for two days amid hot and humid weather. The city's government is requesting an investigation into the accident, which
Gamescom 2022: Eco-tycoon sim Among Ripples: Shallow Waters wants you to save, not exploit, the world, Digital News,Management and tycoon games are certainly a key part of the gaming landscape, but while most have something to do with making money or exploiting the world in some form, that is not th
Facebook plans cryptocurrency launch next year: BBC, Digital News,Facebook has been in contact with US and British financial regulators with a view to launching its own cryptocurrency next year, the BBC reported on Friday. \”GlobalCoin\” would work with a new digital payments system in about a dozen c
Warning level raised on another Japanese volcano a week after fatal eruption, Asia News,TOKYO – Japan raised the warning level on another volcano on Tuesday, exactly a week after a dramatic eruption at another peak killed one man, injured nearly a dozen others and stranded scores of skiers – includi
Tourists line up to scale Australia's Uluru hours ahead of climb ban, World News,YULARA, Australia – Hundreds of tourists formed long queues to climb Australia's Uluru soon after dawn on Friday (Oct 25), the day before a permanent ban on the climb takes effect following a decades-long figh
