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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.
Maths scores drop globally, but US still trails other countries
New York Times, Published on 06/12/2023
» The math performance of US teenagers has sharply declined since 2018, with scores lower than 20 years ago and with American students continuing to trail global competitors, according to the results of a key international exam released on Tuesday.
Djokovic storms into controversy, again
New York Times, Published on 01/06/2023
» PARIS: After everything that Novak Djokovic had put himself through over the past few years, the French Open began with the possibility, finally, of a Grand Slam tournament free of drama.
Jail time for man guilty in hate-crime killing of Asian
New York Times, Published on 01/04/2023
» NEW YORK: A man who admitted to brutally, and fatally, attacking a 61-year-old immigrant in East Harlem two years ago because the victim was Asian was sentenced to 22 years in prison Friday.
Pregnancy and Covid: What women need to know
New York Times, Published on 16/03/2023
» Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19, and new government data show that maternal mortality rose sharply in 2021, the second year of the pandemic. Here is what women need to know to keep themselves safe.
Baldwin charges spur debate on responsibility for guns on set
New York Times, Published on 20/01/2023
» The prosecutors in New Mexico who made the decision to charge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the “Rust” movie set said Thursday that he bore responsibility for ensuring that the gun he was handed did not contain live rounds.
Journalist dies at World Cup after collapsing at Argentina game
New York Times, Published on 10/12/2022
» Grant Wahl, a highly regarded football journalist who wrote extensively on the game, died Friday in Qatar, where he was covering the World Cup quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands in Doha.
Protest against Covid-19 lockdown after fire kills 10 in Xinjiang
New York Times, Published on 26/11/2022
» A deadly fire in an apartment building in China’s far western region of Xinjiang set off an outpouring of anger online and street protest in the region’s capital Friday, with residents calling for the lifting of lockdowns that have confined many to their homes for more than three months.
Decades after infamous beating death, recent attacks haunt Asian Americans
New York Times, Published on 16/06/2022
» MADISON HEIGHTS, Michigan: When Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man who lived near Detroit, was beaten to death with a baseball bat after being pursued by two white autoworkers in 1982, it horrified and mobilised Asian Americans across ethnic and linguistic lines.
Food export bans in Asia prompt fears of more protectionism
New York Times, Published on 11/06/2022
» As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine helped push global agricultural prices to soaring heights, some Asian governments restricted the export of products they viewed as essential to domestic food security.