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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.
Singapore's next PM to contend with rising prices, aging population
Published on 14/05/2024
» SINGAPORE: Skyrocketing prices and an aging population are among the challenges facing Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, who will become the country's new premier on Wednesday.
62 dead in flooding in northern Afghanistan
Published on 11/05/2024
» KABUL - The death toll from the devastating flash floods that swept through northern Afghanistan on Friday has climbed to 62 people, with the majority being women and children, an official said.
Pope urges governments to tackle demographic crisis
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2024
» ROME - Governments have to implement "serious and effective" policies in favour of families to tackle the issues of falling birth rates and aging populations, Pope Francis said on Friday, urging young people to have confidence in the future.
Singapore introduces AI in classrooms
Published on 08/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - At Lakeside Primary School in Singapore, a trolley full of laptops is wheeled to the door of a fifth grade classroom where 30 or so students rush out to a hallway to retrieve them to learn mathematics using artificial intelligence.
Death toll from southern Brazil rainfall rises to 78, many still missing
Reuters, Published on 06/05/2024
» PORTO ALEGRE/CANOAS/SAO PAULO: The death toll from heavy rains that have caused flooding in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 78, local authorities said on Sunday, with more than 115,000 people displaced.
Parts of Gaza in ‘full-blown famine’, UN aid official says
Published on 05/05/2024
» JERUSALEM — The leader of the World Food Program said parts of the Gaza Strip are experiencing a “full-blown famine” that is spreading across the territory after almost seven months of war that have made delivering aid extremely challenging.
Hong Kong gets a soaking
Published on 04/05/2024
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong took a weather roller-coaster ride on Saturday, with forecasters warning of a possible black rainstorm alert, but they eventually lowered their red warning to amber within hours as thunderstorms and flooding left hikers stranded, schools suspended, traffic disrupted and businesses closed.
Sperm bank to be set up in Tokyo for donors ready to disclose identity
Kyodo News, Published on 02/05/2024
» TOKYO - A sperm bank only for donors who agree to disclose their identity will be set up at a Tokyo clinic, its organiser said Thursday, in a first for Japan.
Southeast Asia heat breaches records, prompts gas buying
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/04/2024
» Southeast Asia's severe heat wave is pushing temperatures and power demand to new records, straining grids and prompting traders in the region to bulk up on natural gas cargoes.