Life
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The one who got away: Ex-staff of fugitive linked to S$3b money laundering bust lifts veil on boss’ high life
JUST hours after police raided several luxury homes across Singapore on Aug 15, 2023, a white Toyota Alphard drove past a good class bungalow (GCB) in Third Avenue. Through darkened windows, the…
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‘Get Back Up’: Biden Life Story Shapes Political Fight
Anyone expecting Joe Biden to step aside from the US presidential race without a fight had not fully considered the life story of a proud but often stubborn man. From…
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‘This Poor, Miserable Life’: New Myanmar Clashes Turn Town To Rubble
Residents of Kyaukme in northern Myanmar are counting their dead and picking through rubble following fresh fighting that shredded a Beijing-brokered ceasefire between the junta and an alliance of armed…
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Taliban Told To ‘Include Women’ In Public Life At UN Talks
Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official…
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Use of AI for self-prescription poses risk to human life, warn doctors
AIINTERNET Use of Artificial Intelligence (IA) for self-diagnosis and prescription poses significant risk to human life, warn healthcare professionals. On Doctors’ Day, they voiced concern over the growing trend of…
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Julian Assange ‘Rediscovering Life’ As Free Man In Australia
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is “rediscovering life” as he tastes freedom in Australia after a five-year stretch in a London high-security prison, his wife said Thursday. The 52-year-old landed in…
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West Virginia Mother Suffering from Postpartum Depression Squeezes Life Out of 16-Day-Old Baby
A West Virginia mother was charged on Monday, June 24, with killing her 16-day-old daughter, who died of multiple injuries. Brooke Kessler, 32, of Hurricane is charged with death of…
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‘Shot Of My Life’ Helps Lift DeChambeau To Second US Open Title
Bryson DeChambeau, needing to get up and down from a bunker at 18 to win, delivered one of his greatest shots Sunday and sank a tension-packed putt to win the…
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Shocking! Gunman Opens Fire at Michigan Splash Pad in a Random Attack, Injures 8 Before Taking Own Life
A quiet day at a splash pad in Rochester Hills, Michigan, turned into a scene of horror on Saturday. An unidentified gunman opened fire on children and families, injuring eight…
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S Korea extends short-selling ban, threatens life in jail for illegal bets
SOUTH Korea is extending a ban on stock short selling to Mar 30 next year and planning harsher penalties for illegal trades. “If short selling is resumed without a monitoring…
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Who is Richard Barrett? Prominent California Rock Climber Sentenced to Life for Sexually Assaulting a Woman
A California rock climber received a life sentence on Tuesday for sexually assaulting a woman in Yosemite National Park. The climber, Richard Barrett, 40, was found guilty in February of…
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A Young Russian’s Life Transformed By Ukraine Conflict
Two years ago, Anastasia was working for a spa in Moscow and “life was good”. Russia’s offensive in Ukraine changed everything and turned her into an activist. Aged 29, the…
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Life In Water And Mud: Colombians Fed Up With Constant Flooding
The Berrio family moves around their home on raised planks, upon which their beds and furniture have been raised, to avoid the knee-high, murky waters that have invaded their modest…
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Prosecutors Demand Life Imprisonment For Guinea Ex-dictator Dadis Camara
Guinean prosecutors on Wednesday demanded life sentences for former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and six other military or government officials over a 2009 massacre, saying they were guilty of crimes…
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Aviva completes takeover of AIG’s UK life insurance business
BRITISH insurer Aviva said on Tuesday (Apr 9) it had completed the £453 million (S$772.2 million) acquisition of AIG’s UK life insurance business, sealing the largest takeover under CEO Amanda…
