Conservative Cardinal Burke says he is ‘still alive’ after rare pope meeting
December 29, 2023 8:33 PM Conservative American Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of Pope Francis’ fiercest critics, had his first private audience with the pontiff in seven years on Friday, a…
Don’t click: Police urge caution after bank impersonators scam 103 people of S$161,000
Victims would receive SMSes from “+65” numbers claiming to be from their bank.Read More
In Gaza, rows of white shrouds symbolise mounting civilian deaths
December 29, 2023 7:52 PM GAZA, RAFA, “My life, my eyes, my soul,” a husband writes on the white shroud wrapped around his wife after the war devastating Gaza took…
In Nigeria and much of Africa, Catholic same-sex couples see no blessings soon
December 29, 2023 7:52 PM Nigerian Catholic couple Jane and Lucy have little hope their local parish church will bless their same-sex union anytime soon, as conservative priests across Africa…
In Gaza, rows of white shrouds symbolise mounting civilian deaths
December 29, 2023 7:50 PM Sometimes, multiple bodies have to be wrapped with one shroud, owing to the escalating death toll. Read More
Electricity in the air for one Cuban couple’s two-wheeler wedding procession
December 29, 2023 7:12 PM Wedding processions on wheels are nothing new along Havana’s famous seafront drive, the Malecon, but this week electric motorcycles and scooters joined a tradition that…
NATO air forces scrambled over 300 times in 2023 due to Russian military aircraft
December 29, 2023 6:42 PM NATO air forces were scrambled more than 300 times in response to Russian military aircraft in 2023, the treaty organisation said on Friday. Read More
Kremlin says it has a list of Western assets to be seized if Russian assets are confiscated
December 29, 2023 6:27 PM Russia has a list of Western assets that would be seized if G7 leaders decide to confiscate $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank assets,…
Seniors play modified versions of sports like floorball, badminton as active ageing centres aim to inject fun
Among other programmes funded by the Agency for Integrated Care are coding, making kombucha and drumming.Read More