Highway pileup in Illinois dust storm causes multiple fatalities, at least 30 injured
May 02, 2023 6:04 AM Dust storm cuts visibility to near zero, triggering a series of chain-reaction crashes. Read More
Not easy to get English-speaking foreign workers for customer-facing roles, recruiters say
Foreign workers who can speak English are sought after in many countries, where they can get a higher salary than what Singapore companies offer, employment agencies say.Read More
Biden tells Marcos US commitment for defence of Philippines is ‘ironclad’
May 02, 2023 4:32 AM Marcos stresses the importance of the US as a treaty ally in a geopolitically complex region. Read More
Initial autopsies show children starved, asphyxiated in Kenyan cult
May 02, 2023 4:06 AM Over 100 bodies linked to a doomsday cult were discovered in April in shallow graves. Read More
Biden urges US Republicans take debt default off table, warns interest rates would jump
May 02, 2023 3:55 AM “America is not a deadbeat nation,” he tells a small business event at the White House. Read More
US intel says 100,000 Russian dead, wounded in Bakhmut
May 02, 2023 3:17 AM Around half of those killed were soldiers recruited by the private military company Wagner. Read More
US hosts Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks
May 02, 2023 2:40 AM With Russia bogged down in its invasion of Ukraine, the US and EU have sought to steer a thaw in ties. Read More
Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng gets delay in starting his prison term
May 02, 2023 2:09 AM Ng’s defence lawyer made the request so Ng could spend more time with his wife and daughter. Read More
Singer Lionel Richie gets coveted seat at coronation of Britain’s King Charles
May 02, 2023 1:36 AM Buckingham Palace has kept the full guest list tightly under wraps. Read More
Macron minister raises eyebrows with racy novel, amid turbulent times in France
May 02, 2023 12:57 AM Questions are being asked as to how a minister can afford the time to write such works. Read More