Fico’s win in Slovakia shows war fatigue in CEE but no major policy turn
October 02, 2023 9:28 PM BUDAPEST/ Robert Fico’s election win in Slovakia after he had campaigned to end military aid to Ukraine shows creeping discontent in Central Europe over the…
Close to 500 hospital and nursing home beds added to healthcare facilities, with more to come this year
Singapore is on track to meet its target of adding 1,300 beds by the end of the year, says Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.Read More
Five things to know about Singapore’s sprint queen Shanti Pereira
Shanti Pereira has won two medals at this year’s Asian Games – taking gold in the women’s 200m and silver in the 100m.Read More
Algeria says Niger accepts its mediation in resolving political crisis
October 02, 2023 8:48 PM Niger has accepted Algeria’s offer of mediation to help resolve its political crisis, Algerian state TV reported on Monday. Read More
Live Aid the musical coming to London decades after fundraising extravaganza
October 02, 2023 8:28 PM Live Aid, the transatlantic concert that raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia, is being turned into a stage musical that will premiere at London’s…
Serbia lowers number of troops near Kosovo, army chief of staff says
October 02, 2023 8:08 PM Serbia has withdrawn some troops stationed near the border with Kosovo, after having increased the numbers deployed there following a gun battle in northern Kosovo…
In Burkina Faso, a million children out of school due to insecurity– UNICEF
October 02, 2023 8:03 PM More than one million children and 31,000 teachers have been unable to return to their classrooms in Burkina Faso due to violence and insecurity as…
Ugandan court moves toward hearing challenge to anti-gay law
October 02, 2023 8:03 PM Uganda’s Constitutional Court on Monday took a first step toward hearing a challenge to an anti-gay law that rights activists and Western governments have denounced…
Singapore’s Shanti Pereira wins historic 200m Asian Games gold
This is Shanti Pereira’s second medal at this year’s Asian Games.Read More
UN migration chief voices concern over Mediterranean deaths, pledges new solutions
October 02, 2023 7:43 PM The new head of the UN migration agency on Monday voiced concern that the deaths of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean were being “normalised”…