David Beckham handed driving ban for using phone at the wheel, Entertainment News,LONDON – Former England footballer David Beckham was on Thursday (May 9) disqualified from driving for six months after using his phone while behind the wheel. The 44-year-old admitted to the offence after being spotte
Singapore finds Delta most prevalent among Covid-19 variants locally, Singapore News,Singapore has found the Delta variant of the coronavirus to be the most prevalent among local cases of variants of concern (VOCs), according to health ministry data, highlighting its level of infectiousness. There w
Philippine military grounds Black Hawk helicopters after crash kills 6, Asia News,MANILA – Philippine defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday (June 24) ordered the grounding of the military's fleet of Black Hawk helicopters after a crash during a training mission in a province north of t
China's Huawei gets India nod to participate in 5G trials, Digital News,The Indian government has allowed Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co to participate in trials for 5G networks, a company spokesman said on Monday. India's nod to Huawei comes at a time when the global rollo
Britain at its best in a crisis, says Prince William, World News,Prince William has said Britain is at its best in a crisis, his office said on Sunday, the latest in a series of messages from the royal family seeking to galvanise the nation during the coronavirus pandemic. Queen Elizabeth has twice
2nd Abbott milk product possibly contaminated, 9 hospitals used them, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Batches of a product to fortify breast milk that is made by Abbott Laboratories have been recalled by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) due to the possibility of bacterial contamination, making it the seco
IOC condemns 'breach of Olympic Truce' after Russia invades Ukraine, World News,The International Olympic Committee (IOC) condemned Russia for invading Ukraine on Thursday (Feb 24), saying the Russian government had breached the Olympic Truce that is currently in effect and which aims to h
Dutch police arrest alleged Asian drug syndicate kingpin, World News,AMSTERDAM/SYDNEY – Dutch police have arrested the alleged leader of a large Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world’s most-wanted fugitives and has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Tse Ch
US court orders North Korea to pay US$501 million in death of US student, World News,WASHINGTON – A US court on Monday (Dec 24) ordered Pyongyang to pay US$501 million (S$689 million) in damages for the torture and death US college student Otto Warmbier, who died shortly in 2017 after being released
Singaporeans 6th most vacation-deprived globally, will take pay cut for holiday: Poll, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Nearly two-thirds of full-time workers in Singapore felt 'vacation-deprived' last year, with about four in 10 saying they could not get enough time off work to use up their ann
