More transparency needed in choosing next PM: survey
Nine in 10 people surveyed feel that the process of selecting Singapore’s next Prime Minister should be made more transparent. Leadership renewal »
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Drug lords killed, injured in Philippine jail
A man accused by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte of being the nation's top drug trafficker was injured and a gang member killed during jailhouse knife attacks on Wednesday, authorities said. Two other high-profile inmates were injured in the violence at Manila's notorious Bilibid National Penitentiary, from where Duterte has said much of the nation's illegal drug trade is run. "It appears there was a knife fight," Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said.
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Katy Perry Sheds Her Clothes to Boost Voter Turnout: 'Let Those Babies Loose'
The "Firework" singer teamed up with FunnyOrDie.com to spread the message.
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DPM Tharman on Yahoo survey: I’m not the man for Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam ruled himself out as a candidate to become Singapore’s prime minister on Wednesday (28 September), saying that a few of the fourth-generation leaders have the potential to be “first among equals”. Tharman was responding to a question from the media on the results of a survey commissioned by Yahoo Singapore, which showed that 69 per cent of 897 Singaporean respondents would support him as a candidate to be prime minister.
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Trump has turned over tax returns _ for lawsuits and loans
While Donald Trump won't publicly release his income tax returns, the New York businessman has turned them over when it suited his needs — if he stood to make a profit, needed a loan or when a judge forced ...
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Rod Stewart bans wife from making supper
Spaghetti bolognese is a favourite in the Stewart family kitchen.
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BlackBerry is giving up on making its own phones
Reuters John Chen, CEO of BlackBerry. It’s the … Continued The post BlackBerry is giving up on making its own phones appeared first on Business Insider.
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Mourinho 'feels sorry' for Allardyce
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said Wednesday he "feels sorry" for Sam Allardyce and still respects him, a day after his reign as England boss came to a sudden and premature end. After a mere 67 days in charge of the national side, Allardyce paid the price on Tuesday for indiscreetly talking with undercover Daily Telegraph reporters posing as Far East businessmen. The 61-year-old was secretly filmed giving advice on how to get around transfer rules as he also criticised the Football Association's decision to rebuild Wembley and mocked his England predecessor Roy Hodgson.
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McDonald's New "Loaded Fries" Are Totally Over-the-Top
They look pretty damn bellissimo .
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Kiefer Sutherland praises Julia Roberts for ending engagement
The actress ended the relationship days before the couple's wedding.
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Malaysian opposition MP gets 3 months' jail for sedition
A top Malaysian opposition MP was sentenced Wednesday to three months in jail after being found guilty of sedition over statements urging protests against Prime Minister Najib Razak's government, lawyers said. Najib has come under fire for using repressive laws against critics and stifling scrutiny of a massive corruption scandal involving state investment fund 1MDB that he is allegedly embroiled in. Chua Tian Chang, better known as Tian Chua, was found guilty of sedition for inciting Malaysians to take to the streets to rally against corruption in 2013.
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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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A Rare Black Moon Will Rise In the Sky on Friday Night
Get ready for some excellent stargazing.
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Energy stocks surge on oil deal hopes, sending market higher
Energy companies powered to big gains Wednesday, leading the broader stock market higher, on reports that OPEC nations were moving closer to an agreement to cut oil production. Stocks switched between ...
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Muslim workers lose prayer dispute lawsuit against company
A judge has ruled in favor of a meat company accused of mistreatment of Somali Muslim workers. The Grand Island Independent reports (http://bit.ly/2dhhvKI ) that the judge ruled in U.S. District Court ...
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Inquiry says MH17 shot down by missile brought into Ukraine from Russia
The missile that downed flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine was transported from Russia, a criminal inquiry revealed Wednesday, as it announced that about 100 people were being investigated for playing "an active role" in the disaster. Saying they had "irrefutable evidence" that the BUK missile system was used to blow the Malaysia Airlines plane out of the sky, investigators also for the first time pinpointed that the device was fired from a field in a part of eastern Ukraine then controlled by pro-Russia separatists. The findings of the Dutch-led probe stopped short of directly accusing Moscow of involvement in the tragedy in July 2014, and both the rebels and Russia issued fresh statements denying any responsibility.
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Tourists flee volcano at popular Indonesia hiking spot
Hundreds of tourists have fled a volcanic eruption at a popular Indonesian hiking destination, an official said Wednesday, expressing fears some may have stayed behind to document the natural wonder. Around 1,000 tourists, including about 600 foreigners, were believed to be in the area when Mount Barujari sent columns of ash and smoke shooting high into the sky over holiday island Lombok Tuesday, according to the official disaster agency. Barujari is a small cone within the crater of Mount Rinjani, Indonesia's second-highest volcano and a major attraction for foreign tourists visiting the archipelago.
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Pilots, air traffic controllers shifting to text messaging
Airline pilots and air traffic controllers are on schedule to switch to text communications at most of the nation's busiest airports by the end of the year, a milestone that holds the potential to reduce ...
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Penang factory workers protest 24-hour dismissal
SEBERANG PERAI, Sept 28 ― More than 100 factory workers from a solar cell manufacturing factory at the Penang Science Park here staged a demonstration outside the plant this morning, claiming...
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Malaysia drops seven places in WEF’s Global Competitiveness Report
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — Malaysia has slipped seven places to be ranked 25th out of 140 countries in the Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017, compared to last year where it was placed 18th out...
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Deutsche Bank drops further as Merkel gives no sign of help
Deutsche Bank shares are down further after German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave no indication that her government might help the group with a U.S. demand for a $14 billion legal settlement. Merkel told ...
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