Nasa panel calls for agency to play larger role in studying UFOs
September 14, 2023 9:59 PM The US space agency has existing and planned Earth- and space-observing assets that can be used to understand UFOs. Read More
U.S. Treasury official says Iraq must act to avoid further action on banks
September 14, 2023 9:38 PM Iraq’s central bank must address continued risks of the misuse of dollars at Iraqi commercial banks to avoid new punitive measures targeting the country’s financial…
In pictures: Inauguration of Singapore’s new President Tharman Shanmugaratnam
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, in his first speech, swore that he would be “scrupulous and independent” in making judgements on Singapore’s reserves.Read More
Singapore government says report on rising minimum income standards ‘may not be accurate reflection of basic needs’
The findings in Minimum Income Standard 2023: Household Budgets in a Time of Rising Costs should be interpreted as “what individuals would like to have”, say three ministries in a…
Russia expels two US embassy staff it accuses of collaborating with spy
September 14, 2023 8:38 PM A Russian national has been accused of collecting information on the Ukraine war and other issues for Washington. Read More
President Tharman vows to be ‘scrupulous and independent’ in decisions on reserves
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam was sworn in as Singapore’s ninth President on Sep 14 evening.Read More
Italy’s PM: Legal migration won’t solve Europe’s demographic crisis
September 14, 2023 8:20 PM Some legal migration can benefit European economies but migration is not the solution to the continent’s demographic crisis, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on…
Kremlin calls businessmen who criticise Russia to get sanctions relief ‘traitors’
September 14, 2023 8:19 PM The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russian businessmen who voiced anti-Russian views in an effort to get personal Western sanctions on them lifted were traitors…
Singaporeans have chosen a President who is ‘eminently qualified’: PM Lee
Voters showed that “race is a smaller factor now” by electing a head of state from a minority community “on his merits, by an overwhelming majority”, says Prime Minister Lee…
Detroit’s Big 3 automakers, unions still far apart as strike deadline nears
September 14, 2023 8:15 PM The UAW is planning a series of work stoppages targeting individual US plants if no deal is reached. Read More