Boy in Sembawang Drive flat rescued after 17 hours
Police broke into a flat at 462 Sembawang Drive at about 12pm after a man held a two-year-old hostage. Standoff began Tuesday night »
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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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Premier League managers accused of taking kick-backs
Eight current or former Premier League football managers were on Tuesday accused of taking kick-backs for player transfers, as part of a broader newspaper sting which led to England manager Sam Allardyce being axed. Three agents were filmed discussing corruption in football and the use of illegal "bung" payments to sign players, which the Daily Telegraph said involved eight current or former Premier League managers and two second-tier Championship bosses. Italian agent Giuseppe Pagliara said he opened Swiss bank accounts for managers and worked through intermediaries to cover the illegal payments.
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Trump brags about not paying taxes: 'That makes me smart'
Donald Trump's claim came as Hillary Clinton accused him of hiding something in not releasing his federal income tax returns.
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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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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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Asian markets down, energy firms hit by oil deal woes
Tokyo stocks led a retreat in Asian markets Wednesday as the yen recovered, while regional energy firms struggled with crude prices on concerns about the chances of success at an upcoming producers meeting.
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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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'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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Son sparks Spurs in Moscow
South Korean winger Son Heung-min got Tottenham Hotspur's Champions League campaign up and running with a 1-0 win at CSKA Moscow on Tuesday. Son picked up a pass from Erik Lamela after 71 minutes to score his fifth goal in five games for the north Londoners. The three points put Tottenham second, one point behind French Ligue 1 side Monaco, who drew 1-1 with Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen in the other game in Group E. "We've played much better tonight (than against Monaco) but it was a tough game as it's always difficult to play here in Moscow," Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said.
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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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Clinton, Trump take debate battle on critical state swing
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump battled to break out of deadlocked polls after clashing in their first televised debate, lashing each other with insults on the campaign trail in critical states. An exuberant Clinton came out swinging, condemning her Republican rival as "dangerously incoherent" with an energy that suggested she was exiting perhaps the worst period of her 15-month campaign beset by blunders in belittling Trump supporters and laid up with pneumonia. The Manhattan billionaire retaliated, telling a rally of thousands of supporters in the battleground state of Florida "we're going to get rid of that crooked woman" and accusing the press of alleged bias.
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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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Armed men kidnap fisherman off Malaysia
Armed men seized a fisherman off Malaysia's eastern Sabah state, an official said Wednesday, an area where militants from the Abu Sayyaf group have been blamed for a series of abductions. "One fisherman was snatched late last night," Wan Abdul Bari Abdul Khalid, head of Malaysia's Eastern Sabah Security Command, told AFP. "The attack was carried out by six suspects, some armed with M-16 rifles." Malaysian marine police chief Abdul Rahim Abdullah told AFP that the kidnappers came in a fast craft and headed in the direction of southern Philippine waters after the incident.
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Roach slams 'dirty' Kwanpichit as title bout announced
Legendary trainer Freddie Roach accused Thailand's Kwanpichit Onesongchaigym of fighting dirty on Tuesday as a world title showdown with Chinese Olympic star Zou Shiming was confirmed in Las Vegas. Roach, who trains Zou, said he has warned the 35-year-old to beware bruising tactics from Kwanpichit when the two boxers fight for the vacant World Boxing Organization flyweight world title on November 5 in Las Vegas. Zou has beaten Kwanpichit once before, pummeling the Thai to defeat in an unanimous decision victory in Macau in 2014.
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Colleges lavishing more financial aid on wealthy students
Spencer Mulligan knew his family could pay for his college education, even without loans or grants. So when the University of Connecticut offered a merit award of $20,000 over four years, he saw it as ...
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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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Billionaire Elon Musk outlines plans for humans to colonize Mars
By Irene Klotz GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - SpaceX is developing a massive rocket and capsule to transport large numbers of people and cargo to Mars with the ultimate goal of colonizing the planet, company chief and tech billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Musk outlined his plans for the Mars rocket, capable of carrying 100 passengers plus cargo per voyage, even as SpaceX is still investigating why a different rocket carrying a $200 million Israeli satellite blew up on a launch pad in Florida earlier this month. SpaceX intends to fly to Mars about every 26 months when Earth and Mars are favourably aligned.
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New US$299 Xiaomi 5s boasts dirt-resistant ultrasonic fingerprint scanner
The new Xiaomi 5s and 5s Plus will go on sale in China on September 29 ‘Tis the season of smartphone launches: the top dogs in the smartphone industry — Apple and Samsung — have both launched their new flagship models for the year; Google is also set to launch a new smartphone next week.... The post New US$299 Xiaomi 5s boasts dirt-resistant ultrasonic fingerprint scanner appeared first on e27.
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Tokyo shares drop by break on dividend payments
Tokyo shares fell Wednesday morning after the previous day's rally as more than half the firms on the Topix index traded without the right to a September dividend payment. A strong yen also hit exporters, ...
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Power fault stalls train service on Bukit Panjang LRT
A power fault has disrupted LRT service on the Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) early Wednesday morning. Commuters should expect a half-hour delay, said SMRT.
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