Singapore launches matchmaking service for government workers
The launch of FirstDate comes as the ageing nation wrestles with a record-low fertility rate.
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US woman’s execution halted an hour before sentence due to be carried out
A US woman due to be executed by lethal injection has won a stay of execution just an hour before her sentence was scheduled to
Video: Bangladesh Dengue deaths surpass 233 in deadly outbreak
Bangladesh’s health authorities report that at least 233 people have died from dengue fever.
Strong indications’ Iran linked to suspected UK airbase plot
UK Prime Minister says there are ‘strong indications’ Iran played a part in the suspected RAF Fairford airbase plot.
Trump set to announce $200bn in energy investments from South Korea
The investments come as Trump seeks to tout the Republican Party’s economic record ahead of the US midterm races.
Senate Democrats block Sen. Husted-led bill on data centers, calling it ‘toothless’
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats blocked legislation Wednesday aimed at protecting consumers from paying higher prices when new data centers are built in their communities.
What we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to Israel
The captain and first officer were injured, and one pilot has been arrested, officials say.
U.S. ends ISIS-fighting mission in Iraq as regional security fears mount
The last American troops assigned to fight ISIS in Iraq pulled out of the country Wednesday, ending the mission that dismantled the extremists’ self-declared caliphate
Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster
Thirty-one migrants died when their boat went down in November 2021. The trial found that the guilty men were part of two smuggling networks.
UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migrant scheme scrapped
Some 1,500 people have been removed to France since the scheme began just over a year ago.
Passengers describe stabbing on Israel-bound plane
Passengers on the Flydubai flight bound for Israel filmed the moments following the stabbing.
Garvaghy Road standoff brings Northern Ireland’s old wounds back to surface
Residents block an Orange Order parade in a standoff that has revived tensions, legal disputes and political conflict.
China extends 52-year unbeaten record as Asian Games organisers apologise
Chinese divers were unstoppable as the country’s sizeable overall tally of gold medals swelled to 150.
Is Spain’s anti-eviction decree a fix for its housing crisis?
The government blames ‘savage speculation’ as critics say new measures leave small landlords ‘out in the cold’.