UN Security Council told Maldives crisis may get worse, World News,UNITED NATIONS – A senior United Nations official warned the Security Council on Thursday (Feb 8) that the situation in the Maldives where the president has declared a state of emergency may deteriorate even further. The top UN body
Chinese mother detained after protest against faulty vaccines, China News,BEIJING – A Chinese health activist has been detained for more than a month, her husband said on Wednesday (April 17), after she participated in a protest over faulty vaccines – a re-occurring issue in China. According to poli
Victoria Beckham teases beauty launch, Women News,Victoria Beckham has officially announced the imminent launch of her beauty empire. The fashion designer has taken to Instagram to share the news of her upcoming project with her 24 million followers, posting a video clip alongside the caption: \”SO e
What we know about the origins of Covid-19, World News,WASHINGTON – Scientists are revisiting a central mystery of Covid-19: Where, when and how did the virus that causes the disease originate? The two prevailing competing theories are that the virus jumped from animals, possibly originating with ba
Cruise to somewhere: Royal Caribbean opens bookings for 2022 sailings from Singapore to Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, Lifestyle News,Unless you're high-SES enough to jet off to Germany, staycations and cruises to nowhere have pretty much been the closest thing you've had to an overseas v
Coronavirus: Man sentenced to 7 months' jail for offences including hurling vulgarities at cop, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A recalcitrant offender, who hurled vulgarities at a police officer and verbally abused two public servants enforcing safe distancing measures four days later amid the coro
Man boasts online about misguidedly busting traps used by foreign workers to 'eat stray dogs', Digital News,A man thought himself a hero when he personally dismantled what he believed were metal traps used by foreign workers to capture stray dogs for the purpose of eating the animals. He e
Teenage singer Billie Eilish to perform theme song for upcoming James Bond film, Entertainment News,NEW YORK – Pop iconoclast Billie Eilish will perform the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film No Time To Die, its producers announced on Tuesday (Jan 14). The 18-year-old Grammy nominee is the
Philippines' Supreme Court rules parts of terrorism law unconstitutional, Asia News,MANILA – The Philippines' Supreme Court declared two parts of a controversial anti-terrorism law unconstitutional on Thursday (Dec 9), dismaying activists and rights groups who sought the scrapping of the l
