World food price index falls back to two-year low -FAO
September 08, 2023 4:03 PM The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in August to a new two-year low, reversing a rebound seen the previous month, as a…
MCI warns The Economist’s Singapore bureau chief for interfering in domestic politics
In a public endorsement of online publication Jom, Dominic Ziegler “encouraged Singaporeans to embrace an alternative vision”, said the Ministry of Communications and Information.Read More
As deadly Greek rainstorm ebbs, a trail of devastation emerges
September 08, 2023 3:46 PM Hundreds of people remained trapped on Friday in their homes or on high ground. Read More
Part-time religious teacher sexually abused underage boys, including after contracting HIV
The 34-year-old man sexually abused several boys between 2014 and 2018, buying some of them gifts and offering money for sex acts.Read More
CIA seeks to recruit Russian officials with silky video about truth
September 08, 2023 3:35 PM The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, which is trying to recruit more Russians as spies, has released a video targeting Moscow officials with an appeal to…
Passengers stuck in SIA plane on Shanghai tarmac for hours; flight later cancelled
A spokesperson for SIA said that SQ833 “encountered technical issues when the aircraft was still on the ground”. Read More
As deadly Greek rainstorm ebbs, a trail of devastation emerges
September 08, 2023 3:14 PM KARDITSA, Greece – Receding floodwaters have revealed a trail of devastation in central Greece left by a rainstorm that raged for three days, killing at…
Kerry wants China to contribute to fund for climate-hit nations
September 08, 2023 3:06 PM He says China and other “large economies” need to play a global role in helping poorer countries cope with the impacts of climate change. Read…
Singapore gives conditional nod for 2GW of electricity imports from Indonesia
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US Open semifinal disrupted by climate protestor who glued feet
September 08, 2023 2:59 PM The environmental group Extinction Rebellion characterised it as no more inconvenient than a rain delay. Read More