Vivian Balakrishnan mistaken for female Indian minister
The UN General Assembly head mistook India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. Updated tweet »
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Clinton-fuelled stocks rally slips on oil
A stocks rally triggered by Hillary Clinton's upbeat performance in the first US presidential debate over Republican rival Donald Trump slid away Tuesday on a dim outlook for an oil deal. The London stock market shed 0.7 percent, Frankfurt was down 1.1 percent and Paris pared 0.9 percent in value in afternoon deals, reversing early gains. "Stocks had opened moderately higher in a small nod to establishment candidate Hillary Clinton winning the US presidential debate," said Jasper Lawler, analyst at CMC Markets.
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Altantuya’s family gets private firm to serve documents on Oz-based killer
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The family of murdered Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu has engaged a private company to serve court documents to one of her two convicted killers who is currently in...
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Philippines' Duterte pivots to China, Russia as investors flee
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he would seek closer economic ties with China and Russia, as the local currency and stock market extended declines following Western criticism of his deadly war on crime. The peso hit a seven-year low to the dollar on Monday and foreign investors pulled out from local shares for a 23rd straight day, which analysts said was due to growing uncertainty over Duterte's handling of what has been one of Asia's best-performing economies in recent years. "I will open trade alliances with Russia and China so all you other investors, just go.
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S. Korea football coach Stielike warns Spurs star Son over attitude
South Korea coach Uli Stielike has slammed the attitude of Son Heung-Min, despite the attacker earning rave reviews for his match-winning performances for Tottenham in the English Premier League (EPL). Stielike rebuked the 24-year-old Son, who has scored four goals in his last two league games as Tottenham rose to second in the English Premier League table, for his "problematic" behaviour. "As many people have already seen from the stands or on television, I think his behaviour away from the field can be problematic," warned Stielike Monday as he selected Son as his first-choice front man in a 23-man squad for World Cup qualifiers against Qatar and Iran next month.
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Justin Theroux opens up about wedded bliss with Jennifer Aniston
The couple married in a surprise star-studded ceremony in 2015 after four years of dating.
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Actress AnnaLynne McCord: 'I sold my body for love'
The former 90210 star has been encouraged by all the messages of support and thanks she has received from other victims.
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Gigi Hadid: 'My inner fighter defended me in Milan'
Gigi Hadid couldn't believe people disputed her actions when she was lifted up by prankster Vitalii Sediuk in Milan.
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Singapore urged to get tougher on money-laundering
Singapore must take more aggressive action against complex cross-border money-laundering including prosecuting individuals and seizing illicit proceeds, a global financial crimes watchdog said Tuesday. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said in a review the city-state has made significant improvements in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework since the last assessment in 2008. It said, however, that Singapore needs to do more, especially in prosecuting bigger cases where the crime is committed in another country and the proceeds are laundered in Singapore, one of Asia's top financial centres.
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Teenage Uber passenger dies in accident on Seletar Expressway
A 19-year-old female car passenger has died after an accident involving the vehicle she was in, a lorry and a van on Seletar Expressway (SLE). The police were alerted on Sunday (25 September) at 3.47am to the accident along SLE toward Bukit Timah Expressway. The 22-year-old van driver and two car passengers, aged 19 and 20, were conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, where the 19-year-old passenger succumbed to her injuries, the police added.
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'Pokemon Go' fervor has cooled, but the game isn't dead yet
Does "Pokemon Go" have a second act? The mobile phone app was an instant hit when it debuted in July. Crowds stampeded after a Vaporeon in Central Park and people fell off cliffs playing it in ...
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BN could win with just 35pc of votes, researcher claims
SHAH ALAM, Sept 27 — The redelineation proposed by the Election Commission (EC) could allow Barisan Nasional to keep federal power with just one in three votes based on current trends,...
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Julia Roberts and husband all loved-up at kid's soccer game
The Pretty Woman star and cameraman Danny Moder have been married for 14 years.
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'Little pea' Chicharito is Leverkusen's big deal
His nickname 'Chicharito' means 'little pea', but ex-Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez is proving to be a big deal for Bayer Leverkusen ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match at Monaco. The 28-year-old netted a hat-trick -- his second in Germany's top flight -- in helping Leverkusen come from 2-1 down to claim a 3-2 win at Mainz on Saturday. "Thank God, he's in form at just the right time," said Leverkusen's coach Roger Schmidt after the Mainz fightback.
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Amber Rose upset at being 'bullied' for her past
Amber Rose would still be stripping if she didn't have a son, as she loved the feeling of being thrown money.
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The Unspoken Problem: Gynecomastia (aka Man Boobs) And Its Silent Sufferers
Men or women, we all have insecurities. Some of us dislike how our arms are a little too thin, while some of us dislike the way that our jawline isn’t as masculine as we wishy they were. All of these … The post The Unspoken Problem: Gynecomastia (aka Man Boobs) And Its Silent Sufferers appeared first on Vulcan Post.
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Sales of new homes tumbled 7.6 percent in August
Sales of new homes retreated in August, one month after surging to the highest level in nearly nine years. Activity fell in all regions of the country except the West. New home sales dropped 7.6 percent ...
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Anwar ahead of Dr M as most popular opposition figure in Selangor
SHAH ALAM, Sept 27 — Imprisoned PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim remains the most popular Opposition personality among Selangor voters, a survey by Institut Darul Ehsan (IDE) has...
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I wore the helmet of America’s most expensive war machine and there's nothing quite like it
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The F-35 Lightning II is without doubt one of the most intricate weapons...
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Taiwan's third typhoon of the month kills at least four, injures hundreds
By J.R. Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) - The third typhoon to hit Taiwan this month killed at least four people and injured hundreds on Tuesday, knocking down trees and cutting power to millions. Major cities in Taiwan announced schools and offices would be shut for a second day on Wednesday as the island's weather authorities said that due to the large diameter of the typhoon, heavy rain and strong wind would not significantly abate until Wednesday afternoon. At least 329 people were injured and more than 14,000 evacuated, the government's Central Emergency Operation Centre said late Tuesday.
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Two Philippine airliners abort flights due to problems
A Philippine passenger jet heading to Japan was forced to turn back Monday after smoke was detected in the aircraft, while the wheel of a second plane caught fire after it aborted taking off from a separate airport, an aviation official said. The first incident involved a Philippine Airlines flight to Haneda which had just taken off from Manila, said Eric Apolonio, spokesman for the civil aviation authority. PAL said there was no panic and the passengers all disembarked safely and would travel to Japan on another aircraft.
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