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New warmth between the Taliban and India, as visa restrictions eased for Afghans
India is moving cautiously to engage with the Taliban, a group it once shunned. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Medvedev says Russia seeks victory, not compromise, in talks with Ukraine
MOSCOW - Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that the point of holding peace talks with Ukraine ...
Eldercare services provider fined $7k after client in wheelchair rolled off van platform and died
Mr Hassan Mohamed Karchi Arsan Osman, 76, fell after his wheelchair rolled off a van platform. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NIE teacher training for degree holders to be reduced from 16 months to a year: Desmond Lee
MOE is committed to growing and strengthening the teaching profession, he added. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Little Paddington Preschool to close Bishan branch with one week’s notice; ECDA investigating
Parents were initially informed on May 30 that the school would close the next day due to a failure to renew its lease. Read ...
Actress Vanessa Kirby reveals pregnancy at Fantastic Four event
The 37-year-old plays a pregnant Sue Storm in superhero film The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Read more at straitstimes.com.
UK threatens to sue Abramovich over use of money from Chelsea sale
LONDON - Britain has threatened to take Russian businessman Roman Abramovich to court over the frozen 2.5 billion pounds ...
Dutch far-right leader Wilders quits coalition, toppling government
AMSTERDAM - Dutch far right leader Geert Wilders said on Tuesday his PVV party would leave the governing coalition, toppling ...
Van driver arrested after accident with lorry driver and motorcyclist in Hougang
The motorcyclist and two lorry passengers were injured. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Suspected bomb kills two near shrine in Uganda's capital, local media report
KAMPALA - A suspected bomb blast killed two people near a Roman Catholic shrine in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Tuesday morning, local media reported, while the army said two armed people had been \ ...
Interest in floating loans in S’pore picking up amid falling rates, say mortgage brokers
Even with the uptick, many homeowners are still keen on fixed rate loans for financial certainty. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.