Commentary: The unexpected power of the pineapple in Singapore’s Presidential Election
Cheers of “Ong lai, huat ah” resounded throughout Singapore last week as Tharman Shanmugaratnam clinched the presidency. Strategic communications lecturer Ian YH Tan looks at the unexpected power of the…
S.African rhino farm, world’s largest, bought by NGO
September 05, 2023 5:37 AM South Africa is a poaching hotspot, driven by demand from Asia. Read More
U.S. Consulate in Mexico border town tells staff ‘to shelter in place’ amid gun violence
September 05, 2023 3:40 AM The U.S. Consulate in the northern Mexican border town of Matamoros on Monday said its “employees are currently under a shelter in place order” due…
Nobel-winning Russian journalist to challenge ‘foreign agent’ designation
September 05, 2023 1:37 AM Nobel Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov will mount a legal challenge to try to overturn his designation as a “foreign agent” by the authorities in…
Burning Man festival exodus begins through drying mud
September 05, 2023 1:28 AM Organisers posted online that they expected to formally allow vehicles to leave at noon Monday local time. Read More
France’s Macron: wants to see Germany-style public transport subscription
September 05, 2023 1:10 AM French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he wants to see a Germany-style system of low-cost monthly subscription for regional trains and said he has…
Measuring the retreat of Italy’s largest glacier
September 05, 2023 12:50 AM Like other Alpine glaciers, the Adamello is suffering from reduced snowfall – down 50 per cent last year. Read More
Belgium struggles with spread of ‘invasive’ raccoons
September 05, 2023 12:44 AM Native to the North America, raccoons invaded Belgium in an east-west pincer movement. Read More
Photo purports to show Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ for first time since Wagner mutiny
September 05, 2023 12:44 AM A new photo appearing to show Russian General Sergei Surovikin, who has not been seen in public since a brief mutiny by the Wagner mercenary…
Nigerian court remands dozens in prison over alleged gay wedding
September 05, 2023 12:22 AM YENAGOA, Nigeria – More than 60 people arrested last week in Nigeria in connection with an alleged gay wedding, which is illegal in the country,…