Japan toddler, 2, found alive and well after missing for 3 days in forest, Asia News,TOKYO – A two-year-old boy who went missing in the woods in western Japan has been found unharmed after three days, apparently having survived on river water. Yoshiki Fujimoto disappeared on Sunday morning (Aug 12)
Russia to bid to host Euro 2028 or 2032 despite ban, World News,Russia will launch a bid to host the European Championship in 2028 or 2032, a board member from the country's football federation (RFU) said, even though the nation is banned from international competitions following its invasion o
Linda Evangelista files $50m lawsuit over disfiguring cosmetic treatment, Entertainment News,LOS ANGELES – Former supermodel Linda Evangelista has filed a $50 million (S$67 million) lawsuit over cosmetic procedures that she says left her \”brutally disfigured\” and turned her into a recluse. The Canad
China reports highest daily local Covid-19 cases in nearly a month, China News,BEIJING – China detected 91 domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases with confirmed symptoms on Tuesday (Nov 30), marking the highest daily count since Nov 2 and a significant jump from 21 cases a day earlier, as the count
North Korea conducts experiment in preparation for possible nuclear test, South Korea says, Asia News,SEOUL – North Korea appears to have conducted an experiment with a detonation device in preparation for its seventh nuclear test, South Korea's deputy national security adviser Kim Tae-hyo said
'Crazy Rich Asians' sparkles at N.America box office, Entertainment News,Highly anticipated rom-com \”Crazy Rich Asians\” — the first Hollywood film with a mainly Asian cast in a generation — dazzled the North American box office in its debut weekend, claiming the top spot, industry estima
Chinese plan to boost 'masculinity' with PE classes sparks debate, China News,BEIJING – A plan in China to get boys to do more sports as a way of making them more manly has reopened a debate between those who urge more diversity and those backing a more masculine society. The education min
Cholera scare on Algeria-France flight, Health News,A sick eight-year-old triggered a cholera scare onboard a flight from the Algerian city of Oran to Perpignan in southern France on Wednesday. The child was among 147 passengers on the ASL Airlines flight who were kept on the plane for about an hour
Tesla names Telstra exec Robyn Denholm as chair, Business Wires News,Electric carmaker Tesla Incsaid Robyn Denholm, currently CFO at Australian telecoms operator Telstra Corp Ltd, will replace Elon Musk as its chair. Denholm will leave her role as CFO and head of strategy of Telstra once her six-mon
Housewife punched maid, used meat pounder to hit her in the mouth, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Unhappy that fingerprints were found on her kitchen windows, a housewife forced her domestic worker to hit her own teeth with a meat pounder about 50 times as she wanted the maid to lose her teeth. Ms Yuni
