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Singapore's riches grew under its leader, so did discontent
New York Times, Published on 15/05/2024
» SINGAPORE — Singapore was once known as an affluent and strait-laced city-state. Today, it is a glitzy international destination. It has hosted Taylor Swift concerts and Formula One-night races. And it is substantially richer, per capita, than the United States.
Russian forces push deeper into northern Ukraine
New York Times, Published on 13/05/2024
» KHARKIV, Ukraine - In the past three days, Russian troops, backed by fighter jets, artillery and lethal drones, have poured across Ukraine’s northeastern border and seized at least nine villages and settlements, and more territory per day than at almost any other point in the war, save the very beginning.
New 'Lord of the Rings' movie will put Gollum centre stage
New York Times, Published on 11/05/2024
» NEW YORK - The next movie in the "Lord of the Rings" franchise will focus on Gollum, one of the series' most recognisable characters, Warner Bros Pictures announced on Thursday.
Steve Albini, studio master of '90s rock and beyond, dies at 61
New York Times, Published on 09/05/2024
» NEW YORK - Steve Albini, a rock musician and revered studio engineer who played a singular role in the development of the sound of alternative music in the 1980s, '90s and beyond — recording acclaimed albums by Nirvana, PJ Harvey and Pixies, along with hundreds of others — while becoming an outspoken critic of the music industry, died Tuesday at his home in Chicago. He was 61.
Biden: US will not supply Israel with weapons to attack Rafah
New York Times, Published on 09/05/2024
» RACINE — United States President Joe Biden acknowledged Wednesday that American bombs have been used to kill Palestinian civilians as he warned that the US would withhold certain weapons if Israel launches a long-threatened assault in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israel steps up attacks after Hamas shifts position on cease-fire
New York Times, Published on 07/05/2024
» JERUSALEM — Israel stepped up attacks Monday in the southern city of Rafah hours after Hamas said it would accept the terms of a cease-fire plan drawn from a proposal by Egyptian and Qatari mediators.
What is a song?
New York Times, Published on 03/05/2024
» NEW YORK - For most music fans, a song is a simple thing to define: It is the melodies, the lyrics, the grooves that come out of your speakers.
8 officers shot, 4 fatally, while serving warrant in US
New York Times, Published on 30/04/2024
» CHARLOTTE - Eight law officers were shot Monday, four fatally, as a United States Marshals fugitive task force tried to serve a warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina, police said, in one of the deadliest days for law enforcement in recent years.
Why Myanmar’s war matters, even if the world is not watching
New York Times, Published on 20/04/2024
» SEOUL — An escalating civil war threatens to break apart a country of roughly 55 million people that sits between China and India. That has international consequences, but the conflict has not commanded wide attention.
Israeli officials claim strikes on Iran
New York Times, Published on 19/04/2024
» The Israeli military struck Iran early Friday, according to two Israeli defence officials, in what appeared to be Israel's first military response to Iran's attack on Israel five days earlier.